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exposed places at Nahant in forming wind-breaks for the 

 protection of more tender trees, and was thus enabled to 

 grow fruit quite successfully. But this tree is subject to 

 a borer that will seriously injure, if not totally destroy it, 

 unless protected. 



The black poplar, introduced from Japan, is a rival to 

 this for hardiness to ocean exposure, rapid growth and 

 symmetrical proportion. It can be easily propagated by 

 cuttings, it has been fully tested in this country for some 

 fifteen years, and I know of no serious objections to it. 

 It does not sucker like the balm of gilead, silver poplar 

 or the Lombardy poplar that was so famous seventy-five 

 years ago. Take it all in all, I think it is a valuable ac- 

 quisition to our list of ornamental trees. 



The sycamore maple is a hardy tree with me, a rapid 

 grower, has very beautiful leaves, grows very shapely, 

 has pretty and abundant blossoms, and produces abun- 

 dance of clusters of winged seed that add to the beauty of 

 the tree in the autumn. This variety is not subject to 

 attacks of any disease or insects that I am aware of. I 

 consider it of great merit. 



I have in my collection of ornamental trees, Wier's cut 

 leaf ihaple, which, as its name indicates, has a beautiful 

 deeply serrated leaf, attractive by its oddity. This tree is 

 a rapid grower, with an abundance of long, slender 

 branches with a drooping habit, quite desirable in a col- 

 lection. Also the cut leaf weeping birch, with its beauti- 

 ful pyramidal form, very white bark on the trunk and 

 large limbs, and dark colored on the smaller branches 

 which droop, and so fiue, not larger than a knitting nee- 

 dle, that a gentle breeze will cause them to wave in a 

 gentle, undulating manner, making this one of the most 

 beautiful and attractive trees we have. It is propagated 

 by grafting on some strong growing birch of another 

 variety. 



