230 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 79. THE EVER- ATTRACTIVE MOUNTAIN ASH OR ROWAN TREE. A 



rather small tree and of slow growth but excellent for lawn planting, with 



its handsome foliage, brilliant yellow flower clusters and bright red berries 



lasting well into Winter 



and which make them most attractive. All trees that have showy 

 flowers, such as Horse Chestnuts, Catalpas, and Locusts, and the 

 Mountain Ash with its berries have a place on the home grounds, 

 and it is for the same reason that one should always consider fruit 

 trees as well. Even if a Pear, Apple, or Plum never bears a fruit, 

 the few days such trees are in bud and bloom well repay you for all 

 they cost and the room they take up. By the same reasoning a 

 Mountain Ash should be in every collection. 



