CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



dry, moist, or light soil ; nut enclosed in involucre ; dark yel- 

 low green above, and pale green finely tomentose beneath; 

 dull yellow in autumn; useful for massing. 



Betula pumila — Low Birch. Two-eight feet; Can., New 

 Eng., Mich., N. J., O.; June, July; wet meadows; erect cat- 

 kins; strobile dull; autumnal tints bright yellow; deserves 

 cultivation. 



Alnus incana — Speckled Alder. Eight-ten feet; Can., 

 Penn., Neb.; April and May before leaves; along streams and 

 in swamps; flowers in catkins; bright clear yellow in autumn; 

 fruit like small pine-cones. 



Alnus rugosa — Smooth Alder. Six-twelve feet; Mass., 

 Fla., Minn., Tex.; March and April; along streams and in 

 swamps; staminate and pistillate aments formed previous 

 autumn; strobile of woody scales; yellow, touched with red; 

 strobile red brown. 



MYRICACELE. Bayberry Family. 



Myrica gale — Sweet-Gale. Three-five feet; Can., Va., 

 Minn.; April; low, wet places; staminate and pistillate flowers 

 borne in catkins; dull yellow; leaves with resinous dots above 

 and below; fragrant. 



Comptonia peregrina — Sweet-Fern. One-two feet. 

 Can., New Eng., Ga., Neb.; April and May; open spaces; in 

 catkins, generally dioecious; dull; foliage attractive; thrives 

 in poor soil. 



SALICACELE. Willow Family. 



Salix discolor — Pussy Willow. Eight-fifteen feet; New 

 Eng., Penn., west and south; March and April; moist or dry 

 ground; flowers and fruit in catkins; catkins furry; smooth, 

 bright green above, smooth beneath; responds to early 

 spring warmth. 



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