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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 Scdisburia.--ThG ginko is a tree of great botanical 



