174 ARISTOCRATS OF THE GARDEN 



of the Pacific Slope which enjoy a moist climate this 

 new Poplar should prove a great acquisition to the 

 list of ornamental foliage trees. A handsome new 

 Poplar is P. Wilsonii with its large, rounded, and 

 slightly pointed leaves dark green above and pale on 

 the underside. Other valuable Poplars suitable for 

 the cooler parts of the Pacific Slope, but quite hardy 

 in the coldest parts of this country, are P. suaveolens, 

 P. szechuanica, and P. Simonii, both quick-growing 

 trees useful for street or park planting. 



It would be a simple matter to increase this list 

 fourfold and then not enumerate all the new Chinese 

 plants worthy of recognition. But finality is not 

 attempted. Garden lovers of the Pacific Slope who 

 take up even half-a-dozen of the plants mentioned 

 here and give them the same attention and treat- 

 ment accorded to more familiar trees and shrubs will 

 assuredly enjoy pleasurable satisfaction. 



