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South is beautiful and can be grown as a park tree, but it will 

 not endure the climate of the Northern States. The Cork Oak 

 CQ. Svher) is a very interesting and curious tree. If the 

 proprietor of a place has a desire for Oaks, our advice is to 

 prepare soil deep and rich, plant the acorns, staking around to 

 prevent injury to the yonng plant. 



Osage Orange. — Madura. — This plant or tree is generally 

 grown for the purpose of forming hedges, but when grown 

 singly it makes a tree of medium size, with a regular round 

 head, covered with clean glossy foliage and rich golden fruit, in 

 appearance resembling the orange of commerce. It is admirably 

 suited as a lawn tree for small plots and for grouping with 

 other round headed deciduous trees of larger growth. In this 

 latter position it should always be on the outside of the group. 

 It is a tree well suited for planting on the narrow avenues of 

 cemeteries, and for bold, rugged fronts of rocky banks. Upon 

 lawns of large extent an elegant monster shrub tree can be 

 created from the Osage Orange by annually heading it back 

 near to the ground until it is induced to send up a dozen leading 

 stems instead of one ; these again, as they growj want heading 

 back from year to year, until the plant becomes a gigantic bush 

 rather than a tree. 



Poplar. — Populus. — Many of the Poplars are valuable trees in 

 the decoration of scenery, but their use must be with moderation. 

 They are all of rapid growth and easily transplanted. The 

 Lombardy Poplar (Populus Dilitata) may often be introduced 

 with great effect, and again, two or three trees of it planted 

 directly in the rear of a building furnish a relief and back- 

 ground, adding greatly to appearance as a picture. When distant 

 views are desired, permission to plant one or two Lombardy 

 Poplars at or near the point will serve to attract the eye, and in 

 themselves add an air of admiration to the scene. It should 

 never be planted as a foreground tree. The Balsam Poplar 

 (Balsamifera) and the Bahn of Gilead Poplar (Candicans) very 

 much resemble each other in their rapid growth and spreading 

 habit, but their foliage is entirely distinct ; the former having 



