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trunk divides just above this point. One of the divi- 

 sions measures ten feet in circumference and tlie other 

 one nine feet in circumference. A branch from the 

 larger division comes off four feet from the ground, 

 which measures five feet and three inches in circum- 

 ference. The top is seventy-four feet in diameter, 

 which gives it a circumference of two hundred and 

 thirty-two feet. It is healthy and vigorous and pre- 

 sents a grand and imposing appearance. 



^i^ee^ 01} tt{Q Bluff. 



On the bluff we are not restricted as we are under 

 it. All the trees recommended for below will do well 

 here and most of them much better. Here the hard 

 maple and the elm assume their proper place in the 

 front rank. Here they have no superiors as shade 

 trees. They are clean, hardy, long lived and always 

 beautiful. 



The Norway Maple — Acer platanoides, is a splendid 

 tree, with a well rounded dense top, and a profusion 

 of foliage. There is no tree more hardy. It is a na- 

 tive of northern Europe. It grows faster than the 

 hard maple, its foliage is more dense, it puts out its 

 leaves earlier in the spring and holds them later in the 

 fall. We cannot too strongly recommend it. 



There are several other varieties of maples culti- 

 vated and sold by the nursery men. Some of them are 

 highly ornamental, and all are hardy. 



The Cucumber Tree — Magnolia acuminata, is a 

 large and elegant tree, growing ' sixty to eighty feet 

 high. It is perfectly hardy and in rich land grows 

 rapidly. It is a native of Western New York, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Southern Ohio and Indi- 



