246 HARDY PICTORIAL TREES. 



are pale green and fan-shaped, turn their edges outwards, 

 which character is at once distinct and pleasing. 



Alnus aspleniifolia. Deciduous. Height, 30 feet. The 

 handsomest of the Alders ; the growth is regular and the 

 leaves finely cut. 



Fraxinns monophylla. Deciduous. Height, 20 feet. 

 A large simple-leaved Ash of a dark green hue. Very 

 effective in mixed plantations. 



Populusfastigiata (the Lombardy Poplar). Deciduous. 

 Height, IOO feet. A most desirable tree for breaking the 

 sky outline of plantations, being of distinct form and rapid 

 growth. Hardy, thriving in any soil, the leaves dying off 

 bright yellow. 



Pyrus Aria (the White Beam Tree). Deciduous. 

 Height, 40 feet. A handsome tree with large simple 

 leaves, white on their under side. Hardy, free, distinct, 

 and effective. 



Quercus pedunculata fastigiata (the Pyramidal Oak), 

 Deciduous. Height, 50 feet. A very desirable large 

 pyramidal tree, of regular growth, and great beauty. 



Robinia Pseud- Acacia pyramidalis (the Pyramidal 

 Acacia), Deciduous. Height, 40 feet. A beautiful tree ; 

 leaves clear light green, hardy, and of rapid growth. 



Sambucus pyramidalis (the Pyramidal Elder). Decidu- 

 ous. Height, 12 feet. A distinct tree, producing dense 

 tufts of dark green leaves. 



Ulmus monumentalis. Deciduous. Height, 30 feet. 

 Apparently an upright variety of the English Elm, of 

 regular, rapid, and handsome growth. 



Ulmus montana fastigiata (the Pyramidal Mountain 

 Elm). Deciduous. Height, 30 feet. A hardy free- 

 growing kind, with large dark leaves. Distinct and 

 effective. 



As already stated, I have in the preceding brief list 

 selected only a few of the most marked in character, and 

 those which I conceive to be the most generally useful. 

 This list might, if desired, be considerably extended. 



