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The Norway Maple is hardy in the west and this has 

 three sports or variations that are worthy of all praise. 



The Schwedlerii or Scliwedlers Maple is a glory, 

 in springtime unfolding a massive head of purple 

 like a giant flower projected against the sky. It hard- 

 ly seems possible that it could be only a tree. After- 

 wards the leaves turn to a dark green, while the new 

 shoots are all the while showing the purple. 



Geneva is another distinct variety of nearly the 

 same color. 



Then to match the Schwedlerii and balance up the 

 seasons, we have the Reitenhacli Maple, an excellent 

 and striking variety of pyramidal form. The foliage 

 is beautiful green in the spring, changing to purple 

 in midsummer and then to glov/ing scarlet in the 

 autumn. Here then we have three charming varieties 

 from this one family of ^NTorways. 



The purple leafed birch does well also in the west. 

 I have seen some fine specimens in N^orthern Nebraska. 

 Tliere are two forms of elm that have purple leaves. 

 In one case the leaf is a solid color and in the other 

 case the foliage is edged with purple. 



Among the shrubs we have the purple leafed bar- 

 berry. Justly or unjustly the barberry family is 

 charged with generating wheat rust just as the red cedar 

 is accused of generating the apple rust. 



PLANTING FOR AUTUMN EFFECT. 



Our forests and mountains are famous for their 

 splendid coloring after the first frosts have come. We 



