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Silver maple, A. dasycarpum . 



Desirable for water-courses and for grouping. Succeeds on botii wet and dry 

 lands. 



Red, soft, or swarap maple, A. rubrum. 



Valuable for its spring and autumn colors, and for variety in grouping. 



Sycamore maple, A. Pseudo-platanus. 



\ slow grower, to be used mostly as single specimens. 



American elm, Uliiiiis Americana. 



One of the most graceful and variable of trees ; useful for manypurposes. 



Cork elm, U. raceinosa. 



Softer in aspect than the last, and more picturesque in winter. Slow grower. 



Red, or slippery elm, U. fulva. 



Occasionally useful in a group or shelter belt. A stiff and straggling grower. 



European silver basswood, Tilia argentea and varieties. ( T. alba. ) 



Verj- handsome. Leaves silvery white beneath, .\mong others, is a w,^eping 

 variety. 



American basswood, Tilia Americana. 



Very valuable for single trees on large lawns, or for roadsides. 



European basswood, T. EuropcEa and varieties. 



Tulip tree or whitewood, Liriodendron tulipifera. 



Unique in foliage and flower. Should be in every collection. 



Cucumber tree, Magnoiui acuminata. 



Not reliable north of Buffalo and Detroit. Handsome. 

 Yellow wood, or Virgilia, Cladrastis tinctoria. 



The finest hardy flowering tree. 

 Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor. 



A very desirable tree, usually neglected. Very picturesque in winter. 

 The oaks are slow growers and transplant with difficulty. Natural specimens 

 are most valuable .\ large oak, well grown, is one of the grandest of trees. 



Burr oak, Q. macrocarpa. 



Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus, and especially the common var. acum- 

 inata, or Q. MtMenbergii. 



White oak, Q. alba. 



Shingle oak, Q. imbricaria. 



Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea. 



This and the ne.xt two are glossy-leaved, and are desirable for gay scenes. 



Black oak, Q. coccinea var. tinctoria. 



Red oak, Q. rubra. 



