Aralia The Angelica Trees 



Small trees or bushes with handsome compound 

 leaves. Relatively hardy, but require protection 

 from piercing winds in the colder sections of the 

 country. They impart a tropical aspect and are 

 seen at their best in connection with plantations of 

 shrubs or small trees. The larger or tree-like 

 stems are ordinarily surrounded by smaller un- 

 branched shoots which spring up from the ground. 

 A moist fertile soil is best adapted to their require- 

 ments. The shrubby species of this genus will be 

 found in their respective places under "Deciduous 

 Shrubs." 



Aralia chinensis (A. mandchurica and A. japonica). 

 CHINESE ANGELICA TREE. A small tree or large 

 shrub with mammoth compound leaves. Native of 

 China and Japan. Flowers creamy white, disposed in 

 numerous umbels, in a large compound panicle. Very 

 ornamental. Generally regarded as the more robust 

 and hardier of the two species here described. 



A. spinosa. ANGELICA TREE. HERCULES' CLUB. 

 A small tree or large shrub with stout, prickly stems 

 and compound leaves often 3 to 4 feet long. Grows 

 naturally from Pennsylvania and Missouri to Florida 

 and Texas. Flowers creamy white, in huge panicles, 

 followed by a wealth of dark purple berries. 



Asimina The Pawpaw 



This interesting tree is rarely seen in cultivation, 

 although it possesses ornamental qualities. The 

 large leaves and flowers are very attractive. Grows 

 best in moist, rich soil, and is quite hardy. Our 

 stock has been carefully and frequently trans- 

 planted. 



Asimina triloba. PAWPAW. A low tree or large shrub 

 with spreading branches. Distributed naturally from 

 Ontario to Florida, westward to Michigan and Texas. 



Leaves ovate, the borders entire, light green on the upper surface, pale beneath, 10 to 12 inches long. Flowers 

 brown or reddish brown, about 2 inches wide, appearing when the leaves are unfolding. Fruit oblong, greenish 

 yellow when fully grown, at maturity dark brown, the flesh sweet and luscious. 



Ftuk and flowers of 



Aralia spinosa 



Betula The Birches 



Hardy trees of great value. The picturesque trunks, clothed with papery bark, are very ornamental. 

 The white-barked species are remarkably attractive and conspicuous objects, and, by contrast against 

 somber evergreens, the effect may be greatly intensified. They are trees of graceful habit, with slender, 

 often pendulous branches, and grow rapidly in moist, loamy soils. 



Betula alba. EUROPEAN WHITE BIRCH. A beautiful 

 tree with white bark and, in age, spreading and pendu- 

 lous branches. Native of Europe. Leaves ovate, deep 

 green, hanging from slender petioles, fading in autumn 

 with tones of yellow. A graceful and hardy species 

 of drooping habit. 



B. alba atropurpurea. PURPLE BIRCH. Leaves dark 



Eurple, contrasting strongly with the beautiful white 

 ark. 



B. alba fastigiata. PYRAMIDAL WHITE BIRCH. A re- 

 markable form of upright, columnar habit, on the order 

 of the well-known Lombardy Poplar. Tall and formal. 



B. alba lacioiata pendula. CUT - LEAVED WEEPING 

 BIRCH. A tall tree with gracefully pendulous branches 

 and deeply cut foliage. Bark white when several years 

 old. A superb lawn tree and one universally admired. 

 Highly recommended. 



B. alba youngi. YOUNG'S WEEPING BIRCH. A pictur- 

 esque form of naturally trailing habit, grafted on 

 straight, upright stems. Forms an irregular weeping 

 head of great density. 



B. lenta, CHERRY, SWEET or BLACK BIRCH. A tree 

 with aromatic bark, the slender branches eventually 

 spreading and drooping at the tips. Occurs naturally 

 from Canada to the Gulf States, and westward to 



Illinois and Missouri. Leaves dark green, ovate in out- 

 line, the borders sharply serrate, turning bright yellow 

 in autumn. A fragrant oil is distilled from this species, 

 and a beverage known as birch beer made from the 

 sap. A very handsome tree for lawn or landscape. 



B. lutea. YELLOW BIRCH. A handsome tree with 

 paper silvery gray, lustrous bark, growing in a wild 

 state from Canada and Northern Minnesota to North 

 Carolina. Branches spreading and pendulous, forming 

 a broad, round head. Leaves ovate, red or bronze at 

 the time of unfolding, at maturity dark green, turning 

 bright yellow in autumn. Splendid as a specimen tree. 



B. nigra. RIVER, OR RED BIRCH. A tall tree with a 

 single, or more frequently a divided, trunk, clothed 

 with light reddish brown papery bark. Grows from 

 New England to Florida, and westward to Texas and 

 Wisconsin. Leaves ovate, sharply serrate, deep green 

 and lustrous_, turning dull yellow in autumn. Fre- 

 quently cultivated, and as a picturesque lawn tree, 

 especially those with several stems, most highly 

 esteemed and admired. 



B. papyrifera. PAPER, OR CANOE BIRCH. A hand- 

 some and very ornamental tree with pendulous 

 branches and creamy white papery bark. Grows from 

 Labrador and the Northwest Territory to New York, 



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