Description of Trees 155 



Street- or Avenue-trees * 



Nothing adds so much to the beauty and comfort of our 

 streets and roadways, especially in the summer, as well- 

 grown trees on both sides, and we find many towns and 

 cities throughout our country noted for the large number 

 and beauty of their street- trees. City streets are difficult 

 to decorate, yet by constant care trees may be made to 

 grow as is shown in Fig. 86, while without the results are 

 as in Fig. 85. 



The following list includes those best suited for this pur- 

 pose: 



Elm, fringecWace form. Ash, White. 



Elm, American vase-shaped. Oak, Red. 



Elm, Slippery, fringed. Oak ; /Scarlet. 



Elm, European, urn-shaped. Chestnut, American. 



Maple, Sugar. Hickory, White. 



Maple, Silver. Tulip-tree. 



Walnut, Black. Cucumber Magnolia. 



American or White Elm (Ulmus americand), Fig. 88. 

 This is unquestionably the finest street or avenue shade- 



* The appended list of trees is offered by the Tree-planting Asso- 

 ciation of New York City as being the most suitable ,to . select from for 

 growth in that city: 



Norway Maple. Tulip Tree or Tulip Poplar. 



Sugar Maple. Balsam Poplar. 



Silver Maple. Lombardy .Poplar. 



Carolina -Poplar or' Cotton wood. 

 American White Elm. 



Scotch Elm. American Linden (or Basswood). 



Pin Oak. Lime (or European Linden). 



Red Oak. Nettle- tree (Hackberry). 



American White Ash. Oriental Plane-tree. 



Sweet Gum (or Liquidambar). 



American Sweet Chestnut. American Plane-tree (Buttonwood 



Common Horse-chestnut. or Sycamore). 



Hardy Catalpa. 



If the Ailanthus is desired for planting, use only pistillate trees, as 

 they give no unpleasant odor. 



