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English Elm. The 



English Elm is a tall, oval- 

 headed, compact, handsome 

 tree with leaves which arc 

 smaller than those of the 

 American Elm, and which 

 stay on much later inthefall. 

 It is at its best in the Puget 

 Sound region, equalling the 

 American Elm there and on 

 the coast of California ex- 



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pact than the American 

 Elm. It succeeds well in the 

 Pacific Coast states. 



Ginkgo. The Ginkgo or 

 Maidenhair Tree, which 

 was imported from China 

 and Japan, has taken fore- 

 most rank among the desira- 

 ble trees for shade purposes 

 in the cities of eastern Amer- 

 ica. Because of its hardiness 



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celling it. It also thrives in 

 the Sacramento and San 

 Joaquin Valleys and in the 

 Atlantic States from Wash- 

 ington to Georgia. 



Huntington Elm. The 

 Huntington Elm is a com- 

 paratively round-headed 

 European variety. It is a 

 large, handsome tree with 

 good foliage andismorecom- 



