22 Farmers' Bulletin 1208. 



The linden, or European linden, has much smaller leaves than the 

 American linden or basswood, with more contrast between their 

 tipper and lower surfaces. It is about the same size, but is a little 

 more compact in growth and holds its leaves longer in the fall. It is 

 a useful tree for street planting in regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11. 



LOCUST. 



The locust, or black locust, is a desirable street tree in regions 6, 7, 

 and S, and probably in region 5, as it thrives with comparatively little 

 moisture. It makes a moderate-sized oval head that bears sweet- 

 scented white flowers in late spring or early summer. Its greatest 

 drawback is its liability to serious injury and disfigurement by the 

 locust borer, 4 but with proper care this injury can be prevented. 5 In 

 some parts of the East it is also subject to a leaf miner that gives 

 its foliage a burned appearance. In region 3 it holds its seed pods 

 for several years, and thus becomes very unsightly. 



MAGNOLIA. 



The evergreen magnolia is one of the few good evergreen trees 

 (fig. 14) for street planting, but it is adapted only to regions 1, 2, 3, 

 11, 12, and 13. There are but few conditions that warrant the plant- 

 ing of a tree having foliage as thick as this because of the dense 

 shade, which is especially undesirable in winter. It grows to be a 

 large oval-headed tree and bears beautiful large white blossoms in 

 late spring or early summer. 



MAPLE. 



Among the maples are some undesirable trees much used for street 

 planting and some that are valuable only in restricted areas or under 

 special conditions. The maples are not as satisfactory for street 

 planting as usually has been supposed, few of the species being suit- 

 able for this purpose and these only in a limited way. 



The ash-leaved maple, or box elder, is native to all of the country 

 east of the Rocky Mountains except the regions near the South 

 Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is a small, quick-growing tree that will 

 thrive almost anywhere, but it reaches maturity early. There m:i\ 

 be conditions requiring the use of this tree in regions 6, 7, and 8, but 

 because of its early decay and of its being subject to destruction by 

 wind it should be grown only when the other trees suggested for 

 these regions will not succeed. 



The English maple is small, round headed, with small dark-green 

 leaves, useful in regions 1, 2, 3, and 4. 



* Cylene roltiniae Forst. 



6 Soc I". S. Dept. of Agriculture r.ullctin 7X7, entitled " J'rotertion from UK* Locust 

 Borer." 



dorsalis Thunb. 



