IN THE FRONT YARD. 



GOLDEN FOLIAGE. 



The Van Gertii Golden Poplar seems to be related 

 to the Carolina poplar and the cottonwood family. It 

 is quite yellow while young but as the tree gets age the 

 leaves turn to a pale green. 



The English Golden Oak is a very popular tree. 

 But I fear '^lardy as an oak" will not mean much with 

 it. I noticed it killed back some with me last win- 

 ter. 



The Golden Elm has very striking foliage. The 

 color is clear and good. Most of these trees do not 

 seem hardy when quite yoimg, but as they get age I 

 think they will be all right. These trees of rare foliage 

 should be sheltered a little from our burning suns. I 

 once secured some variegated catalpas. I saw them 

 growing in Waukegan, 111., and they were so charming 

 I must have them. I planted them under the 100th 

 meridian in Nebraska. No sooner did those beautiful 

 leaves appear than they were burned to a crisp by the 

 hot sun and drying winds. 



A tree seems sometimes gifted with reason, and these 

 seemed to say, ''You don't like our style and we will 

 try something else." They put out no more variegated 

 leaves. The foliage was like the other catalpas, only a 

 shade lighter. But they stayed on and the trees grew 

 and kept up w^ith the others. 



There is a Golden Leaved Ash, but I have not tested 

 it. There is also a golden variety of the silver maple ; 

 but I fear it would not be hardy in the west, for this 



