Trees, Shrubs and Vines 
mossy-cup oak (Quercus macrocarpa), one of the finest 
oaks in the Park—broad, luxuriant, and majestic. The 
leaf, in contour, lustre, and leathery texture, resembles 
the swamp white oak’s more than any other, but a criti- 
cal eye will soon note that the lower half is very deeply 
lobed, and that the lobes of the upper half suddenly be- 
come very small; it is also a very large leaf, sometimes 
twelve or even fifteen inches long, exceeding every other 
in the genus. The ‘‘cup”’ is also peculiar in the 
fringe at its edge, which gives it the name of ‘‘ mossy- 
cup’’; and the acorn is sometimes of huge size, occa- 
sionally nearly two inches across. Its open and com- 
manding position displays most admirably this splendid 
growth, and it is a pleasure to add that it is one of our 
‘home products,’’ being found in a large area of the 
country, and rated as one of the finest in North Amer- 
ica. 
Map.Les.—With nearly two hundred native hardy spe- 
cies to choose from, maples must possess very special 
merits that they should constitute more than nine-tenths, 
perhaps forty-nine-fiftieths, of all the trees planted along 
the streets in the Northeastern United States. The 
reason for this unanimity of choice is easily apparent. 
Many other species have one or another of the maple’s 
excellences, but none other has them all. 
First, it is very healthy and luxuriant in bark and 
foliage—the greatest desideratum of all. Secondly, it 
is not only symmetrical, but its form exactly adapts it 
to the requirements of street and sidewalk—tall and siz- 
able, but not too broad ; the equally symmetrical beech 
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