A branch of 



Ulmus alata 



Tilia, continued 



Distributed from Canada to Georgia, westward to Da- 

 kota and Texas. Leaves broadly oval or heart-shaped, 

 dark green above, pale green beneath, turning yellow 

 in autumn. Flowers creamy white, opening 

 in summer. A grand tree, suitable for 

 streets, lawns or parks. 

 T. dasystyla. CRIMEAN 

 LINDEN. A handsome 

 tree with a pyramidal 

 head. Native of Europe 

 and Asia. Bark of the 

 young branches bright 

 green. Leaves heart- 

 shaped, dark lus- 

 trous green on 

 the upper sur- 

 face, pale be- 

 neath, turning 

 yellow and brown 

 in autumn. A distinct 

 and valuable Linden. 

 T. europaea. EURO- 

 PEAN LINDEN, OR 

 LIME TREE. A large 

 tree with spreading 

 branches, forming a 

 symmetrical round-topped 

 crown. Native of Europe. 

 Leaves obliquely heart- 

 shaped, bright green, fading 

 iu autumn with tones of yel- 

 low and brown. Flowers 

 creamy white, fragrant. A 

 handsome tree, valuable for street planting. 



T. heterophylla. WHITE BASSWOOD. A tree with 

 slender branches and a narrow pyramidal head. Dis- 

 tributed from New York and Alabama to Illinois and 

 Tennessee. Leaves broadly ovate, oblique at the base, 

 bright green above, silvery white beneath, turning 

 yellow in autumn. Flowers creamy white in early 

 summer. A beautiful tree. 



T. petiolaris ( T. argentea pendula). WEEPING LIN- 

 DEN. A beautiful medium-sized tree with slender, 

 somewhat pendulous branches. Native of Europe. 

 Leaves heart-shaped, rich green on the upper surface, 

 silvery white beneath, fading with yellow tones in fall. 

 Flowers yellowish white, very fragrant. The snowy 

 whiteness of the undersurface of the leaves when ruffled 

 by the wind lends striking contrasts. 



T. platyphyllos. LARGE-LEAVED LINDEN. A large 

 and stately tree with a handsome pyramidal crown, or, 

 in age, round-topped and massive. Native of Europe. 

 Leaves heart-shaped, relatively large, dark green, 

 turning yellow in autumn. Flowers large, yellowish 

 white, fragrant. The largest European Lime Tree. 



T. tomentosa ( T. alba and T. argentea). WHITE, OR 

 SILVER LINDEN. A shapely tree with a dense pyram- 

 idal crown. Native of Europe. Leaves heart-shaped, 

 dark green on the upper surface, silvery white beneath, 

 turning yellow and brown in autumn. The contrast of 

 the leaf-surfaces is very effective. 



Toxylon The Osage Orange 



A hardy tree widely planted for hedges. Stands 

 clipping remarkably well and forms an almost im- 

 penetrable barrier when properly cared for. The 

 Osage Orange makes a beautiful tree when planted 

 in rich loamy soil, and is peculiarly attractive in 

 the autumn when loaded with the large round 

 fruits. 



Toxylon pomiferum (Madura aurantiaca). OSAGE 

 ORANGE. A handsome hardy tree with a short trunk. 

 The ascending, or, in age, spreading branches form a 

 narrow round-topped crown. Grows naturally from 

 Arkansas to Texas. Leaves broadly lanceolate, bright 

 glossy green, turning clear yellow in autumn. Fruit 

 globose, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, light yellow-green. 



Ulmus The Elms 



Stately trees combining grace of habit and beauty 

 of outline. They are hardy and of extremely rapid 

 growth when planted in moist loam. No lawn or 

 landscape is complete without them. Several of the 

 species are most satisfactorily used as street trees 

 both in the North and in the South. 



Ulmus alata. WAHOO, OR WINGED ELM. A medium- 

 sized tree with corky-winced branches. Grows natur- 

 ally from Virginia to Florida, westward to Illinois and 

 Texas. Often planted in the South as a shade tree. 

 Leaves ovate, coarsely serrate, dark green at maturity, 

 turning yellow in autumn. An attractive tree with a 

 narrow round-topped crown. 



U. americana. AMERICAN ELM. A large and stately 

 tree with long and graceful branches. Distributed from 

 Newfoundland to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 

 southward to the Gulf. Leaves oblong, sharply serrate, 

 dark green, turning pale yellow in autumn. Very 

 picturesque in age, ana desirable for lawn or landscape. 



U. campestris. ENGLISH ELM. A large tree with 

 spreading branches forming a round-topped crown. 

 Native of Europe. Leaves broadly ovate, with serrate 

 and incised borders, deep rich green, persisting and 

 holding their color longer than any other species. Ex- 

 tensively planted as a shade tree in both lawns and 

 avenues. 



U. campestris corylifolU purpurea. PURPLE-LEAVED 

 ENGLISH ELM. A form with large purplish leaves, of 

 brightest color in early spring, changing to greener 

 tones as the season progresses. 



U. campestris major ( U. latifolia^. BROAD- LEAVED 

 ENGLISH ELM. A very robust form with large leaves. 

 One of the best shade trees ; its handsome foliage re- 

 tained until late autumn. 



U. scabra (U.montana). SCOTCH, OR WYCH ELM. 

 A large handsome tree with wide-spreading, somewhat 

 drooping branches, forming a broad round -topped 

 crown. Native of Europe. Leaves broadly obovate, 



Fruit of Toxylon pomiferum 



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