148 The American Flower Garden 



CYPRESS, BALD (Taxodium distichum). 60 feet. A comparatively 

 narrow, tapering tree, deciduous although coniferous; native of 

 swampy lands, where it throws up characteristic knees from its 

 roots; but will grow in dry lands. Particularly well adapted to the 

 South. A good tree for narrow streets. 



DOGWOOD, FLOWERING (Cornus floridd). 30 feet. Big white bracts, 

 making flower-like displays in May; particularly showy in wood 

 foregrounds. Blooms with magnolias; scarlet berries and foliage 

 in fall, also young twigs crimson. Particularly valuable for partially 

 shaded as well as fully exposed spots. Var. rubra has bracts of vary- 

 ing intensity, from pink to red. 



ELDER, Box, VARIEGATED (Acer Negundo, var. argenteo-variegatum). 

 60 feet. Green and white. Best conspicuously variegated-leaved 

 hardy tree; rapid grower; little seen. So markedly distinct that it 

 is usually used in small sizes only. Not advisable for landscape 

 effect. 



ELM, AMERICAN or WHITE (Ulmus Americana). 100 feet. Best of our 

 native shade trees. Arches high over street or house, leaving good 

 space above roof for air and diffused light. Rich bottom land 

 preferred. Seriously attacked in certain regions by gipsy moths 

 and elm beetles, which defoliate it in August. In regions where the 

 elm-leaf beetle is a pest the trees should be sprayed with arsenate of 

 lead, which can be prepared thus : Take soda arsenate 4 ounces; lead 

 acetate, 12 ounces; water, 16 ounces. Dissolve each salt in half the 

 quantity of water; mix, and let stand twelve hours. The precipi- 

 tated arsenate of lead is then mixed with 50 gallons of water, and is 

 ready for use. This adheres well to the foliage. Spraying should 



be done in May and August. , CAMPERDOWN (Ulmus scabra, 



var. penduld). Usually grafted at 8 feet. Canopy-like head forms a 

 perfect hollow, dome-like tent, spreading to 30 feet. Very free 

 grower. Plant as an isolated specimen on the lawn, where it can be 

 used as a summer house or children's playhouse. 



EMPRESS TREE (Paulownia imperial is). 100 feet. Unique, gloxinia- 

 like flowers, with vanilla fragrance. Violet. May, before Catalpa. 

 Rapid grower. Leaves a foot across. Sprouts from roots. Flower 

 buds killed by severe winters North. Seed vessels look ragged. 

 Flowers having no background are poorly seen against sky. Hardy 

 to New York. 



