Ginkgo - The Maidenhair Tree 



This strange species, the only representative of 

 its genus, is of great antiquity. It is successfully 

 cultivated in moist loamy soil as far north as 

 Michigan and parts of Canada. 



Ginkgo biloba (Salisburia adiantifolid) . MAIDEN- 

 HAIR TREE. A tall and very hardy tree with horizontal 

 branches. Native of China. Leaves deciduous, borne 

 in fascicles of three, five or more; dull green, striate 

 with many parallel veins. Fruit plum-like, about an 

 inch in diameter. Very picturesque, its curious maiden- 

 hair-like leaves imparting a pleasing aspect. Has 

 proven most successful in Washington City as a street 

 and avenue tree. 



Taxus The Yews 



Attractive ornamental evergreen trees and shrubs 

 with showy berry-like red fruits. They are valuable 

 for planting in shade or sunshine, and especially 

 on cool northern exposures. Several of the species 

 are used for hedges, and the English Yew has been 

 extensively used in fantastic topiary work. They 

 thrive best in a moist but well-drained sandy loam. 



Taxus baccata. ENGLISH YEW. A low tree of variable 

 habit, everywhere seen in English gardens and often 

 clipped into formal and fantastic shapes. The topiary 

 gardens at Levens Hall and Elvaston Castle are famous 

 examples of this fashion. Foliage dark green, pale 

 beneath, an inch or less in length. Fruit bright scarlet, 

 berry-like. The trees attain venerable, almost fabulous 

 ages. 



T. baccata fasligiata. IRISH YEW. A shrub of remark- 

 ably compact, upright habit ; the dark glossy green 

 leaves spirally arranged on the closely appressed 

 branches. Very formal. 



Taxus canadensis. CANADIAN YEW. A procumbent 

 shrub with ascending branches, rarely exceeding 2 to 3 

 feet in height, the slender branches clothed with bright 

 or yellowish green foliage. Occurs naturally from New- 

 foundland to Virginia, and westward to Manitoba and 

 Iowa. Splendid for rock-gardens, especially in cold 

 sections. 



T. cuspidata. JAPANESE YEW. In cultivation usually 

 a dense shrub with several stems. Foliage dark shin- 

 ing green, tawny yellow beneath. Fruit bright scarlet, 

 berry-like. In Japan this beautiful and hardy species 

 has been grown from time immemorial. 



Torreya - The Nutmeg Cedars 



Evergreen trees of yew- like aspect. The several 

 species are undoubtedly the survivors of a vegeta- 

 tion at one time widely distributed over Europe and 

 North America. The species are not altogether 

 hardy in the North, although the one from Florida 

 withstands the winters in sheltered situations near 

 Boston. The Japanese species is, perhaps, the 

 hardiest, but has not been sufficiently tested to 

 determine its range of usefulness. 



Torreya californica (T. myristica}. CALIFORNIA NUT- 

 MEG. A tree with spreading somewhat pendulous 

 slender branches, forming a pyramidal crown. Leaves 

 dark green and lustrous, i to 3 inches long. Fruit oval, 

 green striped with purple, about an inch long. Native 

 of California. An interesting tree for southern gardens. 



T. nucifera. JAPANESE NUTMEG CEDAR. A tree with 

 spreading branches, forming a compact, pyramidal 

 crown. Native of Japan. Leaves about an inch long, 

 very dark green above, with two white lines beneath. 

 Fruit plum-like, less than an inch in length. The bark 

 is bright red, contrasting strongly with the foliage. 



Deciduous Cone-Bearers 



These interesting trees admit of striking landscape results on account of the graceful feathery foliage 

 with its soft tones of green. Contrasted against the somber green of taller evergreens they are remarkably 

 beautiful. 



Larix The Larches 



Deciduous trees of pyramidal outline of great 

 hardiness. They grow in almost any kind of soil, 

 but prefer a moist well-drained situation, exposed 

 to full sun and air. They are among the first trees 

 to start into growth in the spring and on this 

 account are preferably transplanted in autumn or in 

 earliest spring. All of the species are highly recom- 

 mended. 



Larix americana. TAMARACK. A slender deciduous 

 tree occurring from Labrador and the Yukon region to 

 New Jersey and Minnesota. Branches horizontal, form- 

 ing a narrow, pyramidal head. Leaves pale green, 

 numerous in tufts or fascicles, fading and falling in 

 autumn with tones of yellow and bronze. Cones globu- 

 lar, two-thirds of an inch long. Will grow in wet or 

 swampy land. 



L. europaea. EUROPEAN LARCH. A tall tree with a 

 conical head, native of Middle Europe, where it is 

 esteemed both as a timber tree and as a graceful object 

 in park and landscape. Leaves deciduous, soft, light 

 green, in tufts or fascicles of thirty to fifty, fading in 

 autumn with beautiful yellow tones. Cones ovoid 

 about an inch in diameter. Only suitable for well- 

 drained soils. 



L. leptolepis. JAPANESE LARCH. A slender pyramidal 

 tree with horizontal branches. A native of Japan 

 Foliage deciduous, very light green, contrasting 



rongly with the greenery of other vegetation, fading 

 in autumn with a rich golden hue. A beautiful tree, 

 which should be plantedin moist soil. 



Taxodium The Deciduous 

 Cypress 



A handsome tree, hardy in the Middle States and 

 New England. Thrives best in moist alluvial soil, 

 but will grow on clay uplands. The habit of the 

 tree depends to a certain extent upon the soil in 

 which it grows, the drier positions tending to 

 narrow the outline of the crown. 



Taxodium distichum BALD CYPRESS. A tall tree with 

 feathery deciduous foliage, of narrow pyramidal out- 

 line. Grows naturally in or near water from Delaware 

 to Florida and Texas. In cultivation, makes a large 

 and beautiful specimen. Foliage of the softest green, 

 light and airy, fading and falling in autumn with tones 

 of yellow and orange. A grand park tree. 



Pseudolarix - The False Larch 



A genus of a single species requiring a sunny ex- 

 posure in well-drained moist soil. Should be given 

 ample space. Closely related to the true Larches, 

 and differing mainly by the pendulous, stalked 

 flower-clusters. Quite hardy. 



Pseudolarix kaempferi. GOLDEN LARCH. A tall pyra- 

 midal tree with spreading, whorled branches, pendu- 

 lous at their extremities. Native of China. Leaves 

 deciduous, soft, light green, glaucous beneath, fading 

 in autumn with tones of clear yellow. Cones 2 to 3 

 inches long, reddish brown. A beautiful tree. 



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