SIXTEEN TREES FOR LAWN AND STREET 229 



HONEY LOCUST (Gleditschia triacanthos) 



We use the Honey and other Locusts for bank and bluff plant- 

 gs, or where slopes are to be held. Like the Willows and Russian 

 I ulberries, they grow great root mats and so hold the soil in place. 

 :he Honey Locust, however, will also make a fine tree, and its wood 

 as hard as anything you want to saw. The tree not only has 

 autiful foliage, quite distinct from that of other trees such as 

 aples, Elms or Horse Chestnuts, but its beautiful white flowers 

 ake it still more desirable. You can use it for either lawn or street, 

 d while it grows straight up when crowded, it makes a fine shade 

 ;e if given plenty of room. 



HORSE CHESTNUT (AZsculus Hippocastanum) 



Why not grow more Horse Chestnuts? There are plenty of 

 ctions, especially throughout the great Middle West, where these 

 le trees will do well, both for lawn and street planting. Yet much 

 is desirable ones are made use of. Like the Norway Maple, when 

 ce established, they will develop into magnificent specimens with 

 it little care. They are ornamental, interesting, excellent shade 

 3es, and a highway couldn't possibly be lined with anything more 

 coming. There are white flowering and red flowering sorts and 

 en double varieties of both. The white flowering one is the best 

 town and even as a small tree it is showy. The double white Horse 

 icstnut makes a most showy flowering tree, but, unlike the single 

 rm, produces no fruit. 



LINDEN, EUROPEAN (Tilia platyphyllos) 



The European Linden is a fast grower, much valued for its 

 lightfully fragrant flowers, and a most desirable subject for lawn 

 anting. The tree is of pyramidal form and fine habit. Tilia 

 lericana, or American Linden (also called Basswood), also makes 

 fine permanent tree with leaves of a lighter green and somewhat 

 mller. There are also several other varieties, all good and well 

 )rth having either as lawn or street trees. The Silver Linden is 

 other desirable tree on account of the silver grayish color of the 

 iderside of its leaves. Finally, the weeping or drooping Linden 

 akes a handsome lawn tree. 



MOUNTAIN ASH (SORBUS) 



Both Sorbus americana, the American native Mountain Ash, 

 d Sorbus Aucuparia, the European Mountain Ash, are handsome 

 3es for the home grounds. They not only have fine foliage, de- 

 able because it is different from that of the Oak, Basswood or 

 aple, but also are highly valued for the clusters of reddish berries 

 I th which the trees are loaded during the Summer and Fall months, 





