70 LONDON TREES 



June Berry 



(Amelanchier canadensis) 



CANADA, 1746. Unquestionably this is one of 

 the most beautiful and showy of early-flowering 

 trees. During the month of April the profusion of 

 snow-white flowers with which even young specimens 

 are mantled renders the plant conspicuous for a long 

 way off, while in autumn the golden yellow of 

 the dying-off foliage is quite remarkable. Being per- 

 fectly hardy, of free growth, and with no particular 

 desire for certain classes of soils, the June Berry should 

 be widely planted for ornamental effect. In this 

 country it attains to a height of 40 feet, and bears 

 globose crimson fruit. It succeeds well in many of 

 our parks and gardens, even in a heated, smoky 

 atmosphere. 



Kentucky Coffee Tree 



(Gymnocladus canadensis) 



/CANADA, 1748. When in full leafage this is a 

 \^>j distinct and beautiful tree, the foliage hanging 

 in well-rounded masses, and presenting a pretty 

 effect by reason of the loose and tufted appearance 

 of the finely-divided leaves. Leaves often 3 feet long, 

 bipinnate, and composed of numerous bluish-green 

 leaflets. Flowers white, borne in loose spikes at the 

 beginning of summer, and succeeded by flat, some- 

 what curved, brown pods. It prefers a rich, strong 

 soil or alluvial deposit, and is a good town tree. 



