PLANTING 



The Mountain Ash deserves a place on all 

 lawns, large or small. Its foliage is very attrac- 

 tive, as are its great clusters of white flowers in 

 spring. When its fruit ripens, the tree is as 

 showy as anything can well be. And, like the 

 Cut-Leaved Birch, it is ironclad in its hardiness. 

 It is an almost ideal tree for small places. 



The Japanese Maples are beautiful trees, of 

 medium size, very graceful in habit, and rapid 

 growers. While not as desirable for a street tree 

 as our native Maple, they will give better satis- 

 faction on the lawn. 



The Purple-Leaved Beech is exceedingly 

 showy, and deserves a place on every lawn, large 

 or small. In spring its foliage is a deep purple. 

 In summer it takes on a crimson tinge, and in fall 

 it colors up like bronze. It branches close to the 

 ground, and should never be pruned to form a 

 head several feet from the ground, like most 

 other trees. Such treatment will mar, if not 

 spoil, the attractiveness of it. 



Betchel's Crab, which grows to be of medium 

 size, is one of the loveliest things imaginable 

 when in bloom. Its flowers, which are double, 

 are of a delicate pink, with a most delicious fra- 

 grance. 



The White-Flowering Dogwood {Cornus 



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