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leaved and the purple-leaved are hybrids not to 

 be overlooked. The weeping beech is a very pic- 

 turesque tree, with spreading and tortuous limbs 

 — the foliage very beautiful. The virgilia lutea, 

 or yellowwood, is one of the finest American trees. 

 It gives us a round head, of light green-shaded 

 foliage, turning to a warm yellow in autumn. In 

 June it is covered with pea-shaped flowers, hanging 

 in long racemes. This tree belongs in your small 

 lawn list, as it rarely reaches a height of more than 

 twenty feet. The gleditschia, or honey locust, is 

 a rapid growing tree, with exquisite foliage; but I 

 cannot recommend it unless you are able to secure 

 the thornless variety. Another good small lawn 

 tree is Koelreuteria paniculata — a Chinese tree 

 with a small round head, covered in July with gold- 

 en flowers. In the Southern States, of course, our 

 list of magnolias may be considerably enlarged. 

 Be sure that this tree is never moved in the au- 

 tumn. The tulip tree, or whitewood, is a magnificent 

 tree found in our Western States, and fully equal 

 to magnolia acuminata — with the single exception 

 that the growth is more easily made one-sided 

 and defective. The negundo maple or box elder 

 is another native tree of attractive habit and rapid 



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