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may be mentioned the English and Dutch Elms, the Euro- 

 pean Larch, Norway Maple, and the White Willow. These 

 species are of wide range, and seem to flourish in all 

 regions. Tlie English Elm has proved for city streets, a 

 better tree than the more graceful American Elm, although 

 for suburban planting the American species has no equal. 

 It is to be regretted that the desire for quick results has 

 caused, in recent years, the use of the Maple to the exclu- 

 sion of the Elm, in many of our villages, and the day is not 

 far distant when those beautiful village streets with their 

 arching Elms will be only known in picture and tradition. 



The Norway Maple, while resembling our Rock Maple in 

 general appearance, has a larger leaf and fuller, deeper 

 green foliage, and for an ornamental tree is desirable, on 

 account of its abundant yellow flowers which immediately 

 precede the unfolding of the leaves in Spring. This tree, 

 too, is particulai'ly adapted for planting near the seashore. 

 The White Poplar might also be mentioned in this con- 

 nection, but its habit of extensively succoring renders it 

 undesirable in most situations. The European Larch has 

 proved itself better adapted to dry soil than the more 

 meagre foliaged American species whose native habitation 

 is in cold swamps. The last of these trees, the White 

 Willow, is too well known to require mention ; it has 

 followed everywhere the settlement of the country, even to 

 having the appearance in some places of a native species. 



The ease with which European trees and seeds have been 

 obtained and the difficulty of procuring the seeds even of 

 many desirable American species, has filled our nurseries 

 with European trees to the exclusion of the American ones- 

 Arboriculture has not long been considered scientifically, 

 and no botanical garden hereabouts, has been available for 

 consultation and example. The planting of the Arnold 

 Arboretum at West Roxbury is now well under way, and 

 we may hope that the next generation, at least, of nursery 

 men and tree planters will be able to reap the benefits o^ 



