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Beech, continued 



Weeping. Fagus sylvatica, var. pendula. In 

 Flushing there is a specimen that forms a 

 tent 70 feet in diameter, the pride of the 

 place. A row of them would make a magni- 

 ficent covered walk, and some large estate 

 can make itself famous thereby. As an 

 individual, it is a grotesque and solid pyra- 

 mid of waving branches. 



American. F. ferruginea. Native over a 

 large part of Long Island, this noble tree is 

 not so often planted as it should be. Its 

 smooth, gray bark, never furrowed with 

 age, makes it an attractive and cheerful 

 object as it illuminates the wood. 



Birch Betula 



White, or European. Betula alba. The most 

 commonly known species, and one exten- 

 sively planted. It has a slender trunk, 

 clothed with white bark. We offer low- 

 branched specimens, 30 feet high. 



Canoe, or Paper. B. papyrifera. The white 

 bark of this tree was used by Indians for 

 canoes. 



Cherry, Sweet, or Black. B. lenta. This 

 makes a tall, broad-spreading tree, of vig- 

 orous health. It has a smooth, reddish 

 brown bark. We recommend our low- 

 branched specimens for mass planting with Fern-Leaf Beech on the lawn of Mr. Chas. Steele, Westbury. It 

 Pines and shrubs. is a pleasure to rest the eye on the lights and shades 



Catalpa 



Western. Catalpa speciosa. The large Catalpas 

 in the illustration on page 14 will give immediate 

 and beautiful results as shade trees and tall mass 



The native White Birch ( B. populijolia ) is a graceful 

 tree, quick to grow and sure to thrive in ground wet or dry. 

 With pines, cedars and other evergreens they make beautiful 

 groups. They help evergreens to grow in exposed places. 



planting. They are 20 to 30 feet high, with sym- 

 metrical tops. The Catalpa is a strong, vigorous 

 tree, free from fungous or insect attacks. The 

 leaves are large and the twigs wide apart, giving 

 the tree an unusual largeness of detail. In flower 

 it is the most showy tree. It is taller and straighter 

 than the old "Smoking Bean Tree," or Southern 

 Catalpa. These large Catalpas can be trans- 

 planted later in spring than most other trees, 

 often as late as May 15. 



C. Bungei. C. bignonioides , var. nana. Bay Tree 

 Form. For formal gardens and terraces this 

 is used for the same effect as the expensive and 

 tender Bay Tree, and costs much less. Catalpa 

 Bungei standards are made by grafting the 

 dwarf Catalpa on a tall stem and training into 

 symmetrical form. It grows vigorously, forming 

 a compact, globular head of large, overlapping 

 leaves. 



Shrub Form. See under Shrubs, page 55. 



Cherry Prunus 



Those who know the Flowering Cherries go into 



ecstasies over their flowers. There is good reason 



for the Japanese making pilgrimages to the cherry 



blossoms and hanging poetry upon their branches. 



Pink Double-flowering Japanese. Prunus Pseudo 



Cerasus, var. Sieboldi. This has flowers like a 



beautifully frilled carnation. 



Japanese Weeping Rose-flowered. P. pendula. 

 This is like a delicate pink veil suspended in mid- 

 air. The single flowers appear about a week 

 before the Peach and are therefore welcomed with 

 the first spring flowers. 



Wild Black, P. serotina. The Wild Black Cherry, 

 which has a grape-like bunch of fruit in August, 

 is one of the healthiest foliaged plants for sea- 

 side planting and an excellent drought resister. 

 It is despised by farmers, for it first shows their 

 neglect by growing up along the fences. It is a 

 big round bush or tree. 



