THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — TREES 325 



Honey locust, Gleditschia triacanthos*'\ 



Tree of striking habit, with big branching thorns and very large pods; 

 there is also a thornless form. 



Kentucky coffee-tree, Gymnocladus Canadensis.^ 

 Light and graceful; unique in winter. 



Bitternut, Hicoria minima (or Carya amara).* 

 Much like black ash in aspect ; not appreciated. 



Hickory, H. ovata, (or Carya alba)*X and others. 

 Pecan, //. Pecan.^'\ 



Hardy in places as far north as New Jersey, and reportea still farther. 



Butternut, Juglans cinerea."^ 



Walnut, /. nigra.* 



Varnish- tree, Kcelreuteria paniculata. 



A medium-sized tree of good character, producing a profusion of golden- 

 yellow flowers in July; should be better known. 



European larch, Larix decidua (L. EuropcBa).^ 

 American larch or tamarack, L. Americana."^ 

 Gum-tree, sweet gum, Liquidambar styracijiua.*-\ 



A good tree, reaching as far north as Connecticut, and hardy in parts 



of western New York although not growing large; foliage maple-like; a 



characteristic tree of the South. 



Tulip tree or whitewood, Liriodendron Tulipifera.*f 



Unique in foliage and flower and deserving to be more planted. 



Cucumber tree. Magnolia acuminata.*^ 

 Native in the Northern states; excellent. 



White bay-tree, M. glauca.* 



Very attractive small tree, native along the coast to Massachusetts; where 

 not hardy, the young growth each year is good. 



Of the foreign magnolias hardy in the North, two species and one group of 

 hybrids are prominent : M. stellata (or M. Halleana) and M. Yulan (or M. 

 conspicua), both white-flowered, the former very early and having 9-18 

 petals and the latter (which is a larger tree) having 6-9 petals; M. Sou- 

 langeana, a hybrid group including the forms known as Lennei, nigra, Nor- 

 bertiana, speciosa, grandis. All these magnolias are deciduous and bloom 

 before the leaves appear. 



