HARDY WOODY PLANTS 



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llc.r iihihra. Inkkerky. Tliis ratlier conqiact evergreen shrub, native to Cape 

 Cod ,111(1 adjacent regions, lias been growing on the campus for the past few 

 years and gi\es promise of perfect Iiardiness here. Plants growing on the 

 soutli side of spruces wiiicii give some ^\inter protection thrive better tlian 

 those in full exposure. 



Ilex (ijjdCfi. A:mericax Hoii.v. A good native species common along the 

 .seaboard but not often planted in this neighborhood. It is not entirely hardy 

 here. The foliage is good and the species jiromises to be of considerable value 

 in general landscape architecture. 



Recent View of the College Campus Showing the Eevelopment of Tree Plantings. 



llc.v vf-rtiriUata, Com:mox WiNT?:iuiEuuY. A very hardy native shrub most 

 commonly found in swampy or wet ground and remarkable for its beautiful, 

 bright red berries, which are held late in the winter after the deciduous leaves 

 have fallen. Quite common and popular under the misnomer "l)lack alder." 

 It is not diiHcult to transplant and may be freely recommended for use in 

 suitable moist land. 



Jufilans cinerea, Butternut. A native timber tree of no particular value. 

 The tree is awkward and sprawling in growth, nearly always showing a con- 

 siderable amount of dead wood. It is suitable for planting in native wood 

 compositions, but hardly for use in lawns. 



Juijinns mandshurica, Maxchurian Walxut. A large, spreading walnut 

 tree with good foliage. The specimen on the campus bears nuts abundantly. 

 This is possibly the best of the oriental walnuts for use in this section. 



Jufllaii.t nigra, Black Walxut. This species is slightly out of its range at 

 Amherst. Trees have been growing on the college campus for many years but 

 they do not thrive. One walnut tree is known in this neighborhood, however, 

 which has attained considerable size and which habitually bears fruit. The 

 .>^]iecies is not to be recommended for general planting. 



