CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



dense foliage, and produces dense shade. Tilia 

 heterophylla, or White Basswood, has leaves with 

 a silver-white under surface, and is very attract- 

 ive in foliage. The Lindens have the added merit 

 of very sweet perfume, and are attractive to 

 bees. 



One of the late-blooming trees is Catalpa 

 catalpa. The large, silky, heart-shaped leaves 

 and showy branches of flowers make it a desir- 

 able tree. 



A tree that can adapt to itself and endure 

 the poor soil common to many school yards, 

 especially in the city, is the Ailanthus glandulosa 

 " Tree of Heaven." The foliage is tropical in 

 appearance. The trees are dioecious, flowers yel- 

 lowish green, the staminate ones with an exceed- 

 ingly disagreeable odor. In the autumn the 

 pistillate trees are among our most beautiful, 

 with their great masses of long, swaying com- 

 pound leaves, surrounding the reddish yellow- 

 green, full-fruit clusters, which are abundant. 



No trees exceed the Poplars for rapid growth, 

 but they can not be used alone with good results. 

 A good plan is to plant them with Maples, Elms, 

 Pines, or other slowly growing trees, and re- 

 move them as soon as they lose their beauty and 

 the other trees are large enough to occupy the 

 space. The fluttering leaves produce a lively 

 effect when used with a mass of trees of other 



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