Trees, Shrubs and Vines 



Closely allied to the walnut is the butternut (_/. ein- 

 erea), which is a hopeless case for cultivation. Though 

 the leaf-type is almost identical with that of the walnut, 

 the foliage effect is very inferior, becoming so withered 

 and shabby even in August (when the leaves begin to 

 fall) as to be unsightly for the rest of the year. The 

 butternut's figure also has none of the walnut's noble 

 character. Aside from these disparaging features, it 

 can be recognized by the peculiar light tint of the 

 bark, and the stickiness of the leaf-stem and of the nut, 

 the latter of which has a maximum of husk for a mini- 

 mum of kernel. 



Oleaster. — The semi-arboreal species of oleaster 

 known as Elceagnus angustifolia, from the Orient, 

 deserves mention as a beautiful rarity. Its small, taper- 

 ing leaf is silvery-white on the upper side, a novel effect 

 that contrasts admirably with surrounding verdure. Its 

 shrubby form adapts it easily to lawn-culture, and those 

 in quest of something that will not be duplicated on all 

 their neighbors' grounds will find it in this oleaster. 



Osage Orange. — The "Ramble" shows several 

 osage-orange-trees, which are at once conspicuous by 

 their tall forms, thorny branches, yellow-tinged rough 

 bark and tapering entire leaves. The "orange" part 

 is a delusion and a snare, being only a globular, yellow- 

 ish-green mass, from four to five inches in diameter, 

 produced by the aggregation of ripened pistils, and not 

 at all edible. Its thorns make it very serviceable for 

 hedges, for which it is becoming popular, and it has the 



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