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feet in circumference and had a height of at least 45 feet. This 

 perhaps was the only example of the Large-leaved Maple in Western 

 New York of any size. The only large individual the writer has 

 seen in the northeastern United States, is on the estate of Paul Dana, 

 Glen Cove, Long Island. 



Aesculus turbinata Blume., a handsome Horse-Chestnut from 

 North China and Japan, is represented by a healthy individual in 

 the Ellwanger & Barry nurseries, at the east end of the grass walk 

 which runs directly east from the office on Mt. Hope Avenue to- 

 wards South Avenue. This is said to be the largest tree of this 

 species known in cultivation in this country. The circumference is 

 5.5 feet two feet above the base and the height 35 feet. As an orna- 

 mental tree this species is handsomer than Aesculus hippocastanum 

 Linn, in its foliage. There is an interesting collection of trees of the 

 hybrids and varieties of the Pavia section of Aesculus adjacent to, 

 and east of Aesculus turbinata. Perhaps no better can be seen in 

 this country. 



Tilia peiiolaris DC, usually known as the Weeping Linden is 

 a singularly handsome tree. A number of trees have been planted 

 through the city. The largest appears to be at No. 7 Livingston 

 Park. The circumference is 8.3 feet, the height is 60 feet. It is 

 believed to have been planted over fifty years. This Linden is said 

 to have been first observed on the streets of Odessa, Russia, and all 

 the trees in cultivation are said to have originated from this tree. 

 All the trees in cultivation are budded or grafted. The writer at 

 one time sowed a large quantity of the seeds of this linden and out 

 of several thousand seeds only a few germinated. These seedlings 

 showed great diversity, and none of them was the same as the par- 

 ent. This seems to prove it to be a hybrid. 



There are a few trees of Paulownia imperialis Sieb. & Zucc. in 

 the city. What seems to be the best individual grows at the home 

 of John M. Thayer, No. 66 James Street. It was planted twenty- 

 seven years ago. The girth is 6.7 feet, and the height by actual 

 measurement 55 feet. It is a native of China and possibly of Japan. 



Catalpa speciosa Engelm., the Western Catalpa, has become 

 noted of late years as a timber tree, useful for different purposes. 

 It has been planted considerably in the city and vicinity. It does not 



