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LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 



not flourish finely, and for use in planting on a rocky point or 

 hill in connection with the birch it is the best. 



For single trees on lawns of small extent, the cork-barked 

 elm {suberosa) has claims that commend it to every planter. It 

 is vigorous and hardy, foliage rich and dark, hanging late in 

 autumn, and its branches and twigs covered with a fungous 



Fig. 6. Japan Ginko. 



growth of a cork-like substance, so singular and curious as to 

 attract attention and admiration. The foliage of all the elms in 

 autumn is of a yellow tint. 



Ginko Salisburia. The ginko is a tree of great botanical 



