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LAWN AND SHADE TREES. 



fine, with the addition of blossoming and ripening a long time 

 in succession, it is the best to plant. A rich, deep, loamy, well- 

 drained soil is best suited to the tree; and when possible, a 

 position sheltered from severe winds as Avell as strong suns in 

 winter, aids materially in its hardihood and productiveness In 

 our Northern States it can not be advised for street or park 

 planting, but in the Southern and Middle States both the raorus 

 and Broussonetia are valuable trees for such uses. 





Fig. 14. Mountain Ash. 



Mountain Ash Pyrus. Among professional as well as 

 amateur planters, the European mountain ash is a deserved and 

 general favorite. Its white flowers in the month of May, pro- 

 fusely spread out over its surface in thick, flat clusters, followed 

 by bunches of round scarlet berries in autumn, and which if not 

 destroyed or eaten by birds often hang on a great part of winter, 



