CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



autumnal effects nothing can surpass in bril- 

 liancy the Maple, Dogwood, Sassafras, Liquid- 

 ambar, and Tujjelo. 



The Ashes, Fraxinus americana — White Ash 

 — Fraxinus quadrangulata and nigra — Blue and 



Pyrus floribunda: Chinese Flowering Crab. 



Black Ash — are of rapid growth, and excellent 

 for large masses. 



Pyrus coronaria — Fragrant Crab— and Py- 

 rus floribunda fill the air with perfume in May 

 or June. Rhus hirta — Staghorn Sumach — pro- 

 duces effective massing in autumn, with brilliant 

 scarlet and yellow leaves and crimson velvet 

 fruit. Sassafras sassafras often grows in dense 

 thickets, the peculiar leaves turning a brilliant 

 color in the fall. Euonymus atropurpureus, or 



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