88 THE SMALL COUNTRY PLACE 



Fruit Trees as Ornamentals. 



Upon grounds of small area as much of beauty may be 

 produced from fruit trees as from any of the so-called 

 ornamentals. What can be more ornamental than an 

 apple, a cherry, peach or plum tree when in bloom, and 

 again when in fruit? They are things of beauty and a 

 source of much pleasure, and even of profit. Close plant- 

 ing of fruit trees should be avoided, as with ornamentals, 

 for while the flowers and fruit may be just as beautiful 

 and good up in the tops of close planted trees, stretching 

 upwards for sunlight, they are beyond our vision and 

 reach, while a low headed tree is far more beautiful and 

 useful. 



In thickly-settled localities fruit trees are often a 

 source of trouble from the attraction the fruit has for 

 "Young America," and the cost of guarding against 

 loss from this and other sources will perhaps make 

 other ornamental trees more desirable. 



LIST OF TREES. 



The following are among the best native trees that 

 may be transplanted from the roadsides and fields: 



WHITE ELM, SCARLET OAK, 



SLIPPERY ELM, WHITE OAK, 



SUGAR MAPLE, MAGNOLIA, 



RED MAPLE, CATALPA, 



SILVER MAPLE, SYCAMORE, 



MOUNTAIN ASH, BEECH, 



BASSWOOD, HICKORY (WHITE), 



CANOE BIRCH, TULIP TREE, 



SWEET BIRCH, SWEET GUM, 



WHITE ASH, POPLAR (COTTONWOOD), 



RED OAK, KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. 



