22 MONTANA EXPERIMENT STATION 



THE BEECHES. 



These are mostly tall, deciduous trees, which grow both wild 

 and under cultivation in the eastern United States and several Euro- 

 pean countries. They are among the most ornamental and beauti- 

 ful trees for park planting. 



European Beech : (Fagus sylvatica) This tree has been 

 tested at this station and proved to be not hardy, the plants killing 

 back every winter. 



THE ASHES. 



These are ornamental deciduous trees, with opposite leaves 

 large and pinnate. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. Sev- 

 eral of the trees in this group are valuable for street and parking 

 purposes. They are propagated by seeds, which should be sown in 

 the fall soon after they mature, or stratified and sown in the spring. 

 Sometimes they will remain dormant in the soil until the second 

 year. Two species have been tested at this station. 



White Ash : (Fraxinus Americana) In 1902 a number of 

 white ash trees were growing in the experimental station nursery. 

 They were at that time 9 feet, 6 inches high. In the spring of 1904 

 they were transplanted to the college campus and since then have 

 been hardy and have made a vigorous growth. In 1903 a num- 

 ber of plants 12 to 18 inches high were secured in Iowa and set out 

 in the experimental nursery. These small plants killed back each 

 year. In the spring of 1906 they were so badly injured that they 

 were plowed out. The trees, when 5 to 8 feet high, if not cultivated 

 late in the season, appear to be hardy at this altitude and may be 

 recommended for planting. At lower altitudes in the state the 

 white ash promises to be entirely hardy at all stages of growth and 

 should afford a good tree for street and park planting. 



Green Ash : (Fraxinus lanceolata) In the spring of 1904 

 five hundred plants, 5 to 6 inches high, were secured in Iowa and 

 planted in the experimental nursery. In the spring of 1905 all their 

 tops were badly injured, some being killed back to the ground. In 

 the spring of 1907 the whole lot was so badly injured that it was 

 plowed out. The green ash is native to the eastern part of Mon- 

 tana, along the Yellowstone and lower Milk river valleys. There it 

 grows from 20 to 50 feet high, and when brought under cultivation 

 will make a desirable ornamental tree. These native trees have 



