street and Shade Trees. 29 



Pepperidge or gum-tree, Nyssa multiflora. 



One of the oddest and most picturesque of 

 ive in winter. Most suitable for low lands. 



One of the oddest and most picturesque of our native trees. Especially attracL- 



Horse chestnut, jEscuIus Hippocastanum . 



Useful for single specimens. 



Showy catalpa, Catalpa speciosa. 



Very dark, soft foliaged tree of small to medium size. Showy in flower. To be 

 used as single specimens. 



Smaller catalpa, C. bignonioides. 



Less showy than the last, bloominga weekortwo later. Lesshardy. 



Black ash, Fraxinus sambucifolia. 



One of the best of the light leaved trees. Does well on dry soils. Not appre- 

 ciated. 



White ash, F. Americana. 



Kentucky coffee-tree, Gymnocladus Canadensis. 



Light and graceful. Unique in winter. 

 Bitter-nut, Carya amara. 



Much like black ash in aspect. Not appreciated. 



Hickory, C. alba. 



Useful in remote groups or belts. 

 Cut leaved weeping birch, Betula alba, hort. var. 



The finest of gay trees. 

 Cut-leaved birch, B. alba, hort. var. 

 European birch, B. alba. 



American white birch, B. alba, vaT.populifolia. 

 Paper or Canoe birch, B. papyrifera. 

 Purple birch, B. alba, hort. var. 

 Cherry birch, B. lenta. 



Well grown specimens resemble the sweet cherry. Both these and the next 

 make attractive light leaved trees. They are not appreciated. 



Yellow birch, B. lutea. 

 Aspen, Populus tremuloides. 



Very valuable when nicely grown. Too much neglected. Most of the poplars 

 are suitable for pleasure grounds 



Larged-toothed aspen, 'P. grandidentata. 



Unique in summer color. Heavier in aspect than the last. Old trees become 

 ragged. 

 Weeping poplar, P. grandidentata, hort pendula. 



An odd, small tree, suitable for small places. 



