FIVE] LAWNS AND SHRUBBERIES 



The sassafras is another tree adapted to small 

 lawns; and in addition to those named, what can 

 be finer than the catalpa ? Some of the crossbred 

 varieties do not attain a very great height, and can 

 therefore be used where space is limited. Mr. 

 Teas has introduced a fine purple-leaved sort that 

 is remarkably beautiful, both in blossom and in 

 leaf. Our hardy native catalpa is suitable for 

 large lawns, either for single trees or in groups. 

 Other small lawn trees are the salisburia or ginkgo 

 — a very unique representative of vegetation that 

 covered the earth before our deciduous trees. I 

 myself admire very much the foliage and the 

 growth of the persimmon. It is entirely hardy as 

 far north as Canada; growing 30 to 40 feet high, 

 and bearing great loads of golden fruit that, if not 

 picked, make the tree conspicuous all winter. 



Yet when all has been said and done, we have 

 two native trees that surpass everything else for 

 roomy lawns and avenues — everything excepting 

 the Norway maple; I refer to the white elm and 

 the linden or basswood. I should plant the bass- 

 wood partly because of its noble foliage, and partly 

 because of its delicious flowers. It is the great 

 honey tree of the world. The linden has this 



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