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diana. Leaves petioled, eight to fourteen inches long, 

 six to eight inches wide, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 entire, smooth above and downy beneath, conspicu- 

 ously ribbed. Top pyramidal and symmetrical. It is 

 but little known here, but a few having been intro- 

 duced. It is one of the very finest ornamental shade 

 trees, suitable for any part of the bluff and for Central 

 Illinois generally. It can be procured from almost 

 any of the nurseries, and I hope many more of them 

 will be introduced. 



The Mulberry — Morus mrft p,, i s ajine little indi- 

 genous tree. In rich land it attains to considerable 

 size, but is ordinarily a small tree. It is well worthy 

 of cultivation. 



The Black Walnut is a large forest tree, and where 

 it is not trampled about, and there is not too much 

 smoke and dust, does well. It is one of the finest trees 

 in the world for timber, but in a city is not well 

 adapted for a shade tree. 



The Black Cherry — Primus cerotina, is an elegant 

 little tree, somewhat tender, but with reasonable care 

 will grow and make a beautiful shade tree. It fruits 

 early, and one tree will bear all the' fruit any family 

 will want for making cherry bounce. The tent cater- 

 pillars choose it before all other trees, but they do no 

 harm until after they begin to build their tents, then 

 they are easily destroyed. , ■ 



The Honey Locust — Gleditsch^. triacanthos, is a 

 large forest tree growing from eighty to one hundred 

 feet high. It does not give much shade, but it is a most 

 graceful and ornamental tree. Its leaves are pinnate 

 and bi-pinnate, with very small leaflets, which are a 

 deep, rich green color. The general aspect of the tree 

 is so different from any other of our trees, and its 

 foliage is so graceful, that it always attracts attention. 



