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leaved and the purple-leaved are hybrids not to 
be overlooked. The weeping beech is a very pic- 
turesque tree, with spreading and tortuous limbs 
—the foliage very beautiful. The virgilia lutea, 
or yellowwood, is one of the finest American trees. 
It gives us a round head, of light green-shaded 
foliage, turning to a warm yellow in autumn. In 
June it is covered with pea-shaped flowers, hanging 
in long racemes. This tree belongs in your small 
lawn list, as it rarely reaches a height of more than 
twenty feet. The gleditschia, or honey locust, is 
a rapid growing tree, with exquisite foliage; but I 
cannot recommend it unless you are able to secure 
the thornless variety. Another good small lawn 
tree is Kcelreuteria paniculata—a Chinese tree 
with a small round head, covered in July with gold- 
en flowers. In the Southern States, of course, our 
list of magnolias may be considerably enlarged. 
Be sure that this tree is never moved in the au- 
tumn. The tulip tree, or whitewood, is a magnificent 
tree found in our Western States, and fully equal 
to magnolia acuminata — with the single exception 
that the growth is more easily made one-sided 
and defective. The negundo maple or box elder 
is another native tree of attractive habit and rapid 
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