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planted one inch deep and three inches apart in the open ground 

 in early Spring. They should be transplanted into nursery rows 

 the following Spring, and, when from eighteen inches to two 

 feet high, should be planted where they are to remain. 



TRISTANIA. 



A small genus of Australian trees belonging to the Myrtle 

 family having leaves about eight inches in length and oval in 

 shape. When full-grown, the Tristania forms a stately tree, 

 being evergreen with an open head, and should make a good 

 street tree. 



Propagate by seeds sown in Spring (covering the seeds very 

 lightly with light sandy soil), or by cuttings of half-ripe wood 

 in the Fall, placed in sand in a cold frame and shaded from sun 

 for two or three weeks. When they are rooted, plant them in 

 three-inch pots, giving them larger pots as the roots require. 



ULMUS (Elm). 



A genus comprising about 

 twenty species of lofty deciduous 

 trees, greatly used in parks and 

 large grounds for grouping, and 

 also as avenue and street sidewalk 

 trees. In good soil the Elm is a 

 rapid grower. 



In cultivating the Elm, care 

 should be taken when plowing or 

 spading about the roots, not to in- 

 jure them, for, if the least scratch 

 or bruise is made, there shoots up 

 a bunch of suckers which are diffi- 

 cult to get rid of. 

 Ulmus Americana, Ulmus campestris, Ulmus scabra, and 



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