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tree may be seen in Ithaca along the streams that descend from the surround- 

 ing gorges and are subject to overflow from the melting of ice. It is also 

 used along the Thames in the western part of London to prevent erosion of 

 the banks during the ebb and flow of the tide. 



TREES RECOMMENDED FOR GENERAL STREET PLANTINGS. 



Oak, Red (Quercus rubra L. ) 



Pin ( " palustris Du Roi.) 



Scarlet ( " coccinea Wang.) 



Black ( " velutina Lam. ) 



Shingle ( ' imbricaria Michx. ) 



Willow ( " Phellos L.) 

 Sycamore, Oriental (Platanus orientalis L. ) 



American ( " occidentalis L.) 

 Ailanthus (Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.) 

 Maple, Norway (Acer platanoides L.) 



TREES RECOMMENDED FOR FURTHER TRIAL. 



Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) 



Ash, American (Fraxinus Americana L. ) 



Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis L.) 



Sweet Gum (Liquidambar Styraciflua L.) 



Kentucky Coffee-tree (Gymnocladus dioica (L.) Koch.) 



TREES WHOSE CULTIVATION ON THE STREETS OF LARGE 

 CITIES is ATTENDED WITH CONSIDERABLE RISK.* 



Elm, American (Ulnms Americana L-.) 

 Maple, Silver (Acer Saccharinum L.) 

 Horse-chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum L.) 

 Locust, Honey (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) 

 Maple, Sugar (Acer Saccharum Marsh.) 

 Linden, American (Tilia Americana L.) 

 Tulip-tree (Liriodendron Tulipifera L.) 

 Locust, Black (Robinia pseudacacia L.) 

 Willow, Weeping (Salix Babylonica L.) 



*Many of these trees thrive well in villages and towns. After reading the previous dis- 

 cussion, several excellent trees might be selected from this list for a given locality. 



