Persica The Flowering Peach 



No garden is complete without one or more trees 

 of the beautiful double-flowered forms of the Peach. 

 They thrive in almost any soil and may be grown 

 wherever the typical form is hardy. 



Persica vulgaris alba plena. DOUBLE WHITE-FLOW- 

 ERING PEACH. A double white-flowering form of the 

 common Peach. Not only do the Flowering Peaches 

 make beautiful garden objects, but they are very val- 

 uable as cut-flowers. 



P. vulgaris rosea plena. DOUBLE ROSE-FLOWERING 

 PEACH. A form of the Peach with beautiful double 

 rose-colored flowers. A charming spring-flowering tree. 



Phellodendron The Chinese 

 Cork Tree 



A hardy rapid-growing tree thriving in any well- 

 drained soil. It has been successfully used as a 

 street tree in the Southwest, where it resists both 

 heat and drought. 



Phellodendron amurense. CHINESE CORK TREE. A 

 tree with corky bark and spreading branches, forming 

 a round-topped crown. Native of China and Japan. 

 Leaves compound, odd-pinnate, with 7 to 17 dark green 

 leaflets. Fruit black, emitting a strong odor like tur- 

 pentine when crushed. Of rapid growth and very 

 hardy. 



Platanus The Plane Trees 



Rapid-growing hardy trees of great adaptability, 

 but thriving best in moist loam. The two species 

 described are very much alike to the casual ob- 

 server, but the American species may be recognized 

 by the single "buttons" drooping on their long 

 stalks. 



Platanus occidental 



Platanus occidentalis. BUTTONWOOD, OR AMERICAN 

 PLANE. A large and lofty tree with massive branches, 

 forming a wide head. Distributed from New England 

 and Ontario to Kansas, southward to Florida and 

 Texas. Leaves shallowly lobed, the borders toothed, 

 bright green at maturity, borne on stout petioles which 

 encase the winter buds at their bases. Flowers and 

 fruit pendulous, the latter about an inch in diameter. 

 A rapid-growing and very beautiful tree, with pictur- 

 esque white or gray bark. 



P. orientalis. ORIENTAL PLANE. A large and massive 

 tree with a very wide round-topped head. Native of 

 Europe and India. Bark whitened, exfoliating, lending 

 a picturesque aspect, especially in winter. Leaves 5- to 

 7-lobed, bright green, the petioles encasing the winter 

 buds. Fruiting heads 2 to 4, on long pendent stalks. 

 Cultivated from time immemorial, and today one of the 

 best street trees known. Very hardy. 



Populus The Poplars and 

 Aspens 



Rapid-growing trees of great hardiness, exten- 

 sively used for windbreaks, street trees and orna- 

 mental planting. They thrive in almost any soil, 

 but attain their greatest proportions in moist rich 

 loam. They are beautiful objects in spring, with 

 long, drooping catkins, and also attractive through- 

 out the growing season by reason of their trembling 

 leaves. 



Populus alba. WHITE POPLAR. ABELE, A large and 

 intricately branched tree with whitish bark. Native of 

 Europe and Asia. Leaves broadly ovate, the margins 

 toothed, green above, white woolly beneath. Flowers 

 in pendent catkins in early spring. 



P. alba bolleana. BOLLE'S SILVER POPLAR. A tall 

 columnar tree of formal aspect, the leaves deeply 3- to 

 5-lobed, silvery white beneath. Resembles the Lom- 

 bardy Poplar, and, like it, is useful for formal gardens 

 or architectural effects. 



P. alba nivea. SILVER POPLAR. A form of the 

 White Poplar with 3- to 5-lobed leaves, the under 

 surface being snow-white. 



P. balsamifera. BALSAM POPLAR. A tall tree 

 with stout, erect branches forming a narrow 

 pyramidal head. Distributed from Labrador to 

 Alaska, southward to New England, New York, 

 Minnesota and Nevada. Leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, finely serrate, dark green and shining 

 above, pale green or dull white beneath, borne 

 on slender round petioles. Flowers in catkins 

 in early spring. Often planted for the delightful 

 resinous odor of the buds. 



P. candicans. BALM OF GILEAD. A handsome 

 tall tree with spreading branches, forming a 

 comparatively broad crown. Of uncertain ori- 

 gin, but probably native of the region of Lake 

 Michigan. Frequently planted for its hardiness 

 and rapidity of growth and the resinous fra- 

 grance of its buds. Leaves ovate, coarsely 

 serrate, dark green above, white or rusty white 

 beneath, borne on pubescent, round petioles. 

 Flowers in catkins in early spring. 



P. carolinensis. CAROLINA POPLAR. A sym- 

 metrical and very rapid-growing tree, making 

 an upright or pyramidal head. Closely related 

 to and resembling P. deltoidea, but the leaves 

 are more tapering at the apex, and the habit o^ 

 growth is quite distinct. The most popular and 

 widely planted species. 



P. deltoidea. COTTONWOOD. A large, much- 

 branched tree with a graceful broad crown. 

 Distributed from Quebec to the Rockies, south- 

 ward to Florida. Leaves large, triangular, 

 coarsely toothed, bright gieen and lustrous, 

 borne on slender flattened petioles. Flowers in 

 early spring, disposed in pendulous catkins. 

 One of the best for ornamental planting. 



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