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POPLARS. 



The white and Lombardy poplars are closely related to the cotton- 

 wood, but are less hardy. They will succeed in many valley situa- 

 tions, but their value is slight. 



White poplar, sometimes erroneously called " silver maple," is a 

 nuisance, because of the numerous sprouts from the roots, and unless 

 protected from the wind generally stands slanting instead of straight. 



Lombardy poplar has admirers on account of its tall, slender form ; 

 but it, too, suckers from the roots, and is short-lived as well. When 

 the numerous lateral branches begin to die, all the beauty the tree 

 once had quickly disappears. 



WILD CHINA. 



The wild China, or chinaberry, is a native of southern Kansas and 

 the Southwest, so it has become inured to aridity. It is a small tree 

 with grayish bark, rather delicate compound leaves, and characteristic 

 clusters of translucent, golden berries containing black seeds. It is 

 hardy, and an excellent tree for occasional use in ornamental planting. 

 Wild China is also called " soapberry," since the berries of a closely 

 allied species are used in the place of soap. 



RUSSIAN WILD OLIVE. 



Russian wild olive, or oleaster, is a hardy tree of small size that 

 will evidently succeed over most of the State, though it has been little 

 planted as yet. More extensive trials in Nebraska and South Dakota 

 show it to be an excellent species for hedges and windbreaks in dry 

 regions. The growth is rapid and the grayish foliage pleasing in 

 appearance. 



OTHER SPECIES. 



Sycamore and coffeetree have been planted very little, but are excel- 

 lent for ornamental purposes. The former makes a particularly good 

 street tree. Both can be grow r n to a considerable extent in the 

 Arkansas Valley and similar situations. 



Blue spruce is considered to be hardy, but has not yet been planted 

 sufficiently to warrant conclusions. 



A few planters who are familiar with it think that Chinese arbor- 

 vitae w r ill give excellent results when more extensively tried. 



There is no doubt that as time goes on valuable new species will be 

 introduced and forest trees will be planted in increasing numbers. 

 The field for experiment is large, and many problems are yet to be 

 solved. 



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