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produces the greatest number of beautiful oaks, and some are evergreen/ 

 The Quercus Phellos, or Willow Oak, is a beautiful tree of New Jersey 

 and the South, but endures our climate, and is kept in nurseries for sale. 



The Red Maple of our forests, {Acer riibnnn,) with its early red flowers' 

 in the spring, and bright red foliage in autunni, render it even a more 

 desirable tree than the sugar maple. The Acer dasycarpum, a native of 

 New Jersey, is a fine vigorous tree, well adapted to our climate. The 

 Acer striatum, called in Vermont, Moose Wood, is an interesting tree, of 

 moderate size, having greenish striped bark and handsome dark foliage. 



The Larch, the Beech, Birch, Linden, Tulip, Platanus, Magnolia, 

 Laurus, Fraxinus, Sorbus, Cornus, Gleditschia, Planera, Populus, Salix, 

 Madura, Ailantbus,* and many other genera, afford fine specimens of the 

 ornamental deciduous trees of New England. A few species of some of 

 these genera of European growth, are remarkable for growing well in our 

 climate. This is the case with the European Linden, the European 

 Mountain Ash ; and the latter form here a far more beautiful tree than our 

 own species. The European Larcli thrives as well here as our own spe- 

 cies. This is one of the most beautiful trees cultivated. It resembles a 

 fountain in its graceful proportions and outline, its flowering pendulous 

 branches and spray-like foliage. 



The arrangement of collections of trees in such a manner as to increase 

 their beauty by contrast, is very desirable and easily effected. If we plant 

 those having the light foliage of the Abele, and some others of the genus 

 Populus, Pyrus, Betula, &c., bythe dark greenf of the Ash Linden, &c., 

 — and likewise the bright diversified coloring of the autumnal foliage of 

 the Sassafras, the Red Maple, the Hornbeam, the Sumach, to meet the 

 eye among those of more sombre hue and unchanged green. 



Ornamental Shrubs. The genus Pyrus, Clethra, Staphylea, Androm- 

 eda, Spiraea, Alnus, Shepardia, Viburnum, Cornus, Sambucus, Rhus, 

 Rhodora, Azalea, &c., afl!brd many very ornamental shrubs. The beauty 

 of the Honeysuckle azalea, is familiar to all. This universal favorite may 

 be transplanted successfully when in flower, if introduced into an appro- 

 priate situation, a damp soil somewhat shaded. The Staphylea trifoliata 

 is a speckle-stemmed shrub, six or eight feet in height, of symmetrical 

 shape, highly ornamental in its flowers, and particularly interesting and 

 curious in its large hanging clusters of inflated rattling capsules of seeds. 

 This shrub is more rare, but grows abundantly on the northern slope of 

 West Rock, and always thrives vigorously when transplanted into the 

 garden. 



The sweet-scented Clethra is another neglected but exceedingly pretty 



* The beauty of the Ailanthus, when loaded with the seed, which some varieties 

 of it are even upon quite small trees, cannot be judsfed of by those commonly seen 

 in this city, which are rcmarkatile for seldom producing any seed. These trees, in 

 this city, which are large enough to flower, have I leen obtained mostly from suckers, 

 and are of one variety. The matured wood of the Ailanthus is said to be useful, 

 having a fine color, and susceptible of a polish. 



+ The Porcelia triloba, or Papaw of the South, is a tree of vcrj' dark ornamental 

 foliage and pendant purple flowers ; fruit said to be edible ; grows well in the Mid- 

 dle States. Prof Ives of this city has one that has thrived -vigorously for many 

 years, and seems hardy. It has never ripened its fruit, it having fallen off prema- 

 turely. The wood of this tree is said to have an affinity for meat, which it is said 

 to preserve, and to render tough meat and poultry tender if boiled with it. 



