DECIDUOUS FLOWERING TREES 
ALTHOUGH less numerous than the shrubs grown for 
the beauty of their flowers, the trees of small growth 
distinguished by their charms during their season of 
flowering, include so many possessing a high degree of 
merit, that they must have a full share of attention when 
the question of selecting garden trees is under con- 
sideration. Some are so effective when in bloom that 
they should be included in selections, whether for large 
or small gardens, the number of trees being, as a 
matter of course, adapted to the space to be planted. 
scuLus.—The chestnuts remarkable for the beauty 
of their flowers comprise some of the most handsome 
deciduous trees that have been introduced into Great 
Britain, but several are of much too large a growth to 
admit of their being included in this selection. Propa- 
gation is readily effected by budding, the common 
Horse Chestnut (4. hippocastanum) being used as a 
stock. Budding is best done in July when the bark 
parts readily from the wood, and the buds should be 
inserted on the main stem from six to ten feet above the 
ground level. The double flowered Red Chestnut is 
admirably suited for the formation of comparatively 
short avenues, when it should be planted about twenty 
feet apart. On the lawn it should have a prominent 
position, where its growth will not be influenced in any 
way by other trees. 
The finest of all the forms for the garden and 
pleasure grounds is the double-flowered Red Chestnut 
(4B. rubicunda flore pleno) which attains a height of about 
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