WEEPING TREES AND THEIR USES 81 



and pergolas ; for by planting the large-leaved 

 Weeping Elm or the Weeping Ash at the back and 

 on each side in the case of an arbour, or alternately 

 on each side of the walk for a pergola, a living 

 shelter may be made in a very few years. The 

 trees in this case are standards pollarded at about 

 8 feet from the ground, the form in which they 

 are generally sent out from the nursery. 



(i.) NATURALLY PENDULOUS SPECIES AND VARIETIES, 

 i.e. COMING TRUE FROM SEED 



Asterisk denotes those to choose first. 



Tilia (Lime or Linden) petiolaris. 

 Genista sethnensis (shrubby). 



* Prunus pendula (Weeping Japanese Cherry). 

 Forsythia suspensa (shrubby). 



* Salix (Willow) alba cserulea pendula. 



vitellina pendula. 



* ,, babylonica. 



,, annularis. 



Salamoni. 



elegantissima. 



(ii.) PENDULOUS VARIETIES THAT HAVE ORIGINATED AS 

 "SPORTS," PROPAGATED BY GRAFTS, CUTTINGS, OR 

 LAYERS 



* Ilex (Holly) Aquifolium (green and variegated). 

 Acer (Maple) Negundo pendula. 



Rhus Cotinus pendula. 



Laburnum vulgare pendulum (Weeping Laburnum). 



Cytisus scoparius pendulus. 



Caragana (Pea tree) arborescens pendula. 



Sophora japonica pendula. 



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