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hardy, makes a fine head, has large, brilliant leaves and a trunk 

 •which retains its youthful appearance very long. 



The scarlet oak is a middle-sized tree, -which recommends itself 

 by its deeply cut and dehcately shaped and polished leaves, and 

 the rich colors they assume in autumn. There is no stiffness about 

 the tree, and every individual of a long row would have its own 

 shape and outline. This, however, is true of all the oaks. 



A tree, found in the southern part of New England, in Massa- 

 chusetts and Connecticut, and which recommends itself strongly by 

 its size, its port, and the beauty of its leaves and its large acorn 

 cups, is the over-cup white oak, seldom seen, and therefore 

 little known, but well deserving to be introduced upon the lawn or 

 along the roadside. 



The post oak is a small tree of some beauty, remarkable for 

 the star-like shape of its leaves. 



Some of the European oaks are worthy of cultivation ; the two 

 varieties of the English oak, both of which grow perfectly well 

 "with us, and the Turkey oak, nearly approaching to an evergreen. 



It is not necessary to say a word about the American elm. 

 Everybody knows it, and it is the only tree that most people do 

 know. It speaks for itself. 



The tulip tree unites many qualities as an ornamental tree. 

 It is beautifid when young, from the agreeable color of its bark, 

 and its large, peculiar leaves. It is a rapid grower. It rises to 

 a great height, and has fine showy flowers and fruit, and it is 

 wholly imlike all the other trees of our forest ; the only one of the 

 magnolia family large enough to make much show. 



A more picturesque tree, in its old age, very oaklike in its char- 

 acter, is the chestnut, which is hardy, grows more rapidly than 

 most deciduous trees, and has a splendor of vigor and life scarcely 

 surpassed. Its masses of starry yellow blossoms are conspicuous 

 in summer, long after the blossoms of all other trees have disap- 

 peared. 



The hackberry, when in perfection, has almost the grandeur of 

 the oak, with something of the grace of the elm. 



The Norway maple, and that which Ave get from England, 

 where it is called sycamore, are valuable trees. The former 

 stands against the northern blasts and the sea breezes better than 

 almost any other tree. All our American maples should be seen 

 on the lawn. They are unsurpassed in brilliancy and variety of 

 color in autumn. The red maple, and the river or white, have 

 too decided a tendency to spread, to be highly recommended for 

 the sides of streets and roads. The rock maple is the best and 

 finest of the tribe. It soars to the loftiest height, and wants noth- 

 ing in shape or variety and brilliancy of color. It grows perfectly 

 in a clayey soil. 



The beech is perfectly well suited to stand near u house. It is 



