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Deciduous Trees 



MAGNOLIA, continued 



Large-leaved. 7f/ macrophylla. This 

 tiee has the largest Mowers of 

 any plant of the temperate zone ; 

 they are like alabaster vases ; the 

 petals are of graceful form and 

 firm in texture ; when fully open 

 they are a foot across. The leaves 

 are proportionately large, being 

 2 feet long. It is one of the rarest 

 ornamental trees. (See illustra- 

 tion on preceding page. ) 



Cucumber. M. acuminata. The 

 Cucumber Tree is pyramidal in 

 form, of large size, resembling 

 its relative, the tulip tree, in 

 size, form and requirements. 

 The flowers are not especially 

 conspicuous, being greenish 

 white and partly hidden by the 

 foliage. 



Sweet Bay. M. glauca. The Sweet 

 Bay Magnolia is most commonly 

 known as the Magnolia flower 

 sold on the city streets in June. 



Weeping Silver Maple, Wier's Weeping Maple and Silver Maple on the lawn of 

 Mr. Edmund Wetmore, Glen Cove, L. I., moved by our tree-mover. 



The exceedingly fragrant flowers are creamy white, cups 3 inches 

 wide, with leaves about the same length. It forms a small tree or shrub. Native of Long Island. 



MAPIX. Acer 



As a result of their many good qualities, the Maples are the most extensively planted of all trees. 

 A comparison of the various species will show the wide range of their usefulness. The Sugar Maple is 

 a native of New England and westward, but rarely of Long Island. Along the north shore and on the 

 hills it frequently grows' well, especially where there is a deep loam soil, or clay or hard-pan subsoil. 

 On the plains region, with its subsoil of sand and gravel, the Sugar Maple, the Elm, the Kentucky 

 Coffee Tree, and some others do not reach the perfection of old age and feel at home. Although it 

 has had opportunity for thousands of years, the Sugar Maple has not established itself, and seed- 

 lings do not spring up around it. The foliage sometimes turns brown in summer, while the Nor- 

 way Maple foliage does not. The Norway Maple does thrive vigorously in this region, reaching its 

 highest development, and the young seedlings spring up freely under old trees. 



The Red, or Scarlet, Maple 

 is native to all parts of the 

 island, both along the streams 

 and on the upland. Its nearest 

 relative, the Silver Maple, is 

 native to rich river bottoms in 

 the Middle States. It is so 

 rapid in growth that its branches 

 have not the strength of other 

 Maples. 



Norway. A. platanpides. The 

 Norway Maple is the best 

 all-round shade tree for Long 

 Island. Its foliage is retained 

 in good health until late in 

 autumn, when it turns a clear 

 yellow. It is a tree which 

 may be depended upon to live 

 when transplanted, and grow 

 and thrive on poor and dry 

 soil, growing faster, of course, 

 when well fed. In form the 

 , head is a sphere, or in old trees 



a hemisphere, with broad 



Artificial lake at " Brookholt," the re=idence of Hon. O. H. P. Belmont. To shade spreading branches. For 

 the dock and rustic seat these lar^e Maples were moved from our Nursery, as well e t-rt.t t-vl-intinrr nr ti-ooc iro 

 as the screen of large evergreens bordering the public road. Photographed three >ireei planting ou 

 years after planting. trained With hlgn heads tO 



