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Mulberry Morus. This tree is a great favourite 

 with many people, but I think it is a very heavy- 

 looking one, and it certainly is a very untidy one 

 for a lawn. 



Mountain Ash Sorbus Aucuparia. A beauti- 

 ful small tree, with fern-like foliage, and orange- 

 scarlet berries in the autumn. 



Plum Prunus. Several of the Plums are grown 

 as ornamental trees on account of their flowers. 

 P. sinensis alba plena has pretty double white 

 blossom. P. sinensis rosea plena, double pink 

 flowers. P. Pissardii is a handsome variety with 

 dark -purple foliage. P. myrobalum grows very 

 quickly, and is much used for hedges. 



Spindle Tree Euonymus. E, europceus is the 

 well-known bush or small tree that has lovely 

 rose-coloured berries, which split open and show 

 scarlet seeds inside ; it prefers growing in the shade 

 of taller trees, and is quite hardy. 



Sumach Rhus. R. typhina is a small tree, with 

 large, palm-like leaves ; it thrives in poor soil, and 

 should be kept well cut back. A group of this at a 

 little distance, or by water, is very lovely in autumn, 

 as the leaves take gorgeous colouring, but it is not 

 specially pretty for the garden. 



