Deciduous Trees 



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OAK, continued 



Willow. Q. Phellos. The willow-like leaves are 

 a half-inch wide. It is a close pyramid of slen- 

 der gray twigs. 



White. Q. alba. The White Oak is the most 

 majestic of all native trees. 



Swamp White. Q. bicolor. This forms a tall tree 

 with light gray flaky bark. 



Mossy Cup, or Burr. Q. macrocarpa. A lofty 



..tree, rugged, rough and strong. The twigs are 

 ridged with cork, like the liquidambar. We 

 offer trees 10 to 23 feet. 



English, or Royal. Q. pedunculata ; syn., Q. 

 Robur. This is the Oak of the English parks. 

 It is a noble broad-spreading tree with powerful 

 horizontal branches, and closely resembles our 

 White Oak. In this region it grows rapidly ; 

 sometimes 4 feet per year. 



Pyramidal English. Q. pedunculata, var. fastigiata. 

 It is a narrow columnar tree like the Lombardy 

 Poplar. 



Golden English. Q. pedunculata, var. Concordia. 

 The foliage is bright yellow in spring. 



Besides the above list, we have specimens of many 

 rare species of Oak. 



PAULOWNIA. impress Tree 



P. imperialis. In early May this tree sends out a 

 pleasant perfume, and it is rather surprising to 

 find the cause in flowers so nearly like the sky in 

 color as not to be noticed at first sight. The 

 flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3 inches long, borne 

 in panicles a foot in length. The large tall tree 

 resembles its relative the catalpa, but it is more 

 open and irregular. For tropical gardening, the 

 stem is cut to the ground, and annually shoots up 

 10 feet with leaves 2 feet wide. 



PE,ACH. Prunus 



Double-flowering. P. Persica, var. camelli&jlora 

 plena. These are clouds of beautiful color, being 

 masses of double rose-like flowers of white, pink 

 or crimson. They are small, short-lived trees, 

 benefited by close pruning and fertilizing it with 

 wood ashes. 



PE,PPE,RIDQE,. Nyssa 



N. sylvatica. Sour Gum. This is a tree native 

 to wet ground, remarkable for its horizontal 

 branches, shining leaves and flaming scarlet 

 autumn color. It transplants with difficulty. 



PERSIMMON. Diospyros 



D. Virginiana. It is not generally known that this 

 fruit tree of the South is native here, forming a 

 round-headed tree of healthy dark and glossy 

 foliage. 



PHE,LLODE,NDRON 



Chinese Cork Tree 



P. Amurense. Like many plants from the Amoor 

 Valley in China, finding the climate similar, this 

 thrives and grows rapidly here. It resists drought 

 and is free from insect attacks. The foliage and 

 form resemble the black walnut. 



PLANE. TREX. Platanus 



P. orientalis. Oriental Plane, or Sycamore. The 

 Plane is a vigorous and rapid-growing tree of the 

 largest size. The wide thick leaves withstand 

 salt spray. In winter the tree is ornamental 

 because of the light-colored bark. It has been 

 famous and largely planted since the days of the 

 ancient Greeks. It is a good street tree and does 

 not suffer from the fungous disease which kills, 

 the twigs of the native Buttonball, or American, 

 Plane. An excellent city tree. 



PLUM. Prunus 



Purple. P. cerasifera. var. atropurpurea ; syn., 

 P. Pissardii. The Purple Plum has especially 

 bright red foliage in midsummer and purple in 

 the autumn. 



POPLAR. Topulus 



The Poplars belong to the Willow family. A 

 prominent characteristic of the family is quickness 

 of growth, some members exceeding all other 

 trees of temperate regions. The wood is soft and 

 light. They are strong feeders and repay added 

 fertility and moisture with luxuriant growth. 



Carolina. P. deltoides, var. Carolinensis. This is. 

 the most commonly planted Poplar, quickly 

 forming a tall tree. Where quick results for a 

 few years are wanted it answers well. Many 

 thousands have been planted on real estate sub- 

 divisions, but after a dozen years only a small 

 proportion remain in good condition. On heavier 

 soil in the Prairie States, and along the streams, 

 it makes a large old tree. It is benefited by ferti- 

 lizing and bi-annually cutting back, which helps 

 it to overcome its fungous enemies. 



Lombardy. P. nigra, var. Italica ; syn., P f . fastig- 

 iata ; syn., P. dilatata. The Lombardy Poplar 

 is an exclamation point in the landscape. Its 

 vertical column of foliage strikes a new note in 

 the tranquillity of ordinary scenery, and is a 

 pleasing break in the sky-line of round-headed 

 trees. It is sometimes used for vistas and screens. 

 For immediate screens, tall trees of more perma- 

 nent species, as maples, on page 29, are prefer- 

 able. In France, long avenues of them are char- 

 acteristic. 



Japanese. P, suaveolens. This is by far the best 

 Poplar for this climate, as may be expected from 

 its origin. The foliage comes out earlier in 

 spring than other trees, and is a beautiful shade 

 of light green, maintained throughout the season. 

 It is free from the fungous attacks which frequently 

 cause the Carolina Poplar to drop its foliage 

 in late summer. It roots deeper than other Pop- 

 lars, therefore resists drought better. 



Prof. Sargent, director of Arnold Arboretum, 

 Harvard, writes us: "I believe your specimen 

 to be the northern China and northern Japan, 

 P. stiaveolens, which I see in this country for the 

 first time. I met with this tree in northern Japan, 

 where it grows to a very large size, but was 

 unable to introduce it into cultivation." As far 

 as we know, this is the only nursery offering it. 

 For transplanting on tree-mover, we offer trees 

 30 to 40 feet high, as beautiful and symmetrical 

 as the tulip tree. 



