SOME ORNAMENTAL PLANTS FOR MAINE. 2/ 



rich soil, and cut to the ground each year. It will then grow up 

 six to eight feet each season, and give a rich tropical effect. 

 Other native plants which may be mentioned in this connection, 

 are the thimble berry (Rtibus odoraUis), valuable alike for 

 flower and foliage; hobblebush {Vihurnum lantanoides), with 

 its large, rich, green leaves; dogwood or red osier {Cornus 

 Molonifera), which is specially valuable in winter for the con- 

 trast afforded by the bright red shoots. 



Of shrubs valuable for their fruit, we may name Tartarian 

 honeysuckle, the strawberry bush (Eiionymus), Rosa rugosa, 

 •snowberry (Symphoricarpus), high-bush cranberry {Vibur- 

 num opulus), black alder or winterberry {Ilex verticillata). 

 The last two may be obtained from the woods and swamps in 

 Tnany sections of the State. 



SOME OF THE BEST TREES. 



The trees named below have been growing on the University 

 <:ampus for several years and have proved reliable in this section 

 of the State. 



The Elm: Several species of elms are found in New England 

 iDUt the most valuable for ornamental purposes is the native white 

 ■or American elm, {Ulmus Americana) , which has justly been 

 -called "Queen of American Trees." A somewhat moist location 

 is best suited for this species, which, where uninjured, grows 

 "very rapidly and is of most attractive form and habit. The 

 English elm {Ulmus campestris), is somewhat larger than the 

 American species and is of very different habit — in this respect 

 resembling the oaks. The leaves are smaller, more regularly cut, 

 -and darker ; the bark is also darker colored. The Scotch or Wych 

 ■elm {Ulmus montana), is one of the most valuable of the for- 

 eign species, but it is little known in this country. There are on 

 the University campus some interesting hybrids between this 

 and the American species. 



The Maple: The maples are among the most valuable and 

 popular of trees for ornamental planting. The sugar maple 

 {Acer saccharinum) is too well known to require description. 

 It is most at home, and grows most rapidly, on gravelly soil. The 

 white or silver maple {Acer dasycarpum) is not quite as early 

 in leaf as the sugar maple, nor is the general appearance so 



