40 TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS __ 



from the drying winds. They prefer a moist soil. Sometimes the trees 

 have a tendency to grow quite straggly and should be frequently topped 

 to maintain a dense growth of the lower branches. 



Arbor Vitae. These evergreens, commonly known as the white cedars, 

 are usually small growing, formal shaped trees. They are quite different 

 in texture from other evergreens and very beautiful when properly used. 

 The varieties vary much as to their form, size and color of foliage but the 

 pyramidal varieties are most largely used. These may be especially 

 valuable in grouping with other evergreens or in planting as screens or 

 hedges. They stand pruning very well and can be trained to almost 

 any shape. They prefer a moist deep soil but will thrive on any moder- 

 ately fertile, well drained soil. They may be found growing wild in many 

 of the low moist places in the central western states and if transplanted 

 while still small, will produce excellent specimens. 



TREES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 



a. Street Planting. 



Acer saccharum Ulmus americana 



Sugar Maple American Elm 



Acer platanoides Quercus palustris 



Norway Maple Pin Oak 



Quercus rubra Tilia vulgaris 



Red Qak Linden 



b. Trees for Specimen Planting. 



Acer platanoides Schwedleri Pyrus (In Variety) 



Purple Norway Maple Flowering Crabapple 



Magnolia soulangeana Cercis canadensis 



Soulange's Magnolia Redbud or Judas Tree 



Crataegus coccinea Betula (In Variety) 



Scarlet Thorn Birch 



Cladrastis lutea Prunus cerasifera Pissardii 



Yellow-Wood Purple-leaved Plum 



Cornus flprida Morus alba pendula 



Flowering Dogwood Tea's Weeping Mulberry 



Quercus (In Variety) Thuja (In Variety) 



Oak White Cedar 



Populusjiigra italica Picea (In Variety) 



Lombardy Poplar Spruce 



Sorbus americana Fagus (In Variety) 



Mountain Ash Beech 



c. Trees for Exposed Lake Front. 



Caragana arborescens Betula populifolia 

 Siberian Pea Tree American White Birch 



Betula pendula Cratsegus Oxyacantha 

 European White Birch May Thorn 



