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should be discouraged. The English elm retains its foliage longer each fall, but that 

 is all that can be said in its favor. On the other hand, it is much more liable to attack 

 from insects. 



The Hard Maple, or Sugar Maple, is so well and favorably known as a shade tree 

 that it is unnecessary to dwell here upon its beauty and symmetrical proportions. It 

 is seen at its best in village streets and along country roads, where the conditions are 

 better suited to its fullest development than in the cities. In the crowded streets of 

 large towns this tree, in some places, has been unable to withstand the effects of 

 smoke, dust and other deleterious influences. But it can be planted with good results 

 on streets where the houses stand on large lots, with plenty of ground or wide lawns 

 around them. On city blocks where the houses are in solid rows it may be better, in 

 some cases, to use the Norway maple, a nursery tree which remembles the native hard 

 maple closely, although not so large. The Norway puts out its leaves earlier in the 

 spring, and retains its verdure later in the fall. The varied and brilliant autumnal 

 colors displayed by the leaves of our native hard maple make this species desirable for 

 ornament as well as shade. No other tree combines so many shades of color in the 

 fall — scarlet, orange, yellow and green. These different hues may be seen on one 

 tree, often on one branch, and sometimes on one leaf. 



The Tulip Tree will compare favorably with the hard maple in height and beauty. 

 In favored situations it attains a height of 125 feet or more, with a diameter of six to 

 eight feet. It bears transplanting well, grows rapidly, is very hardy, and is free from 

 destructive insects. The constant, tremulous motion of its broad leaves gives this tree 

 a lively, attractive appearance. In the latter part of May it decks itself with terminal 

 flowers of a dark, rich yellow, streaked with green and orange. 



The Basswood, or American Linden, commends itself to the lover of trees by its 

 ample shade, fragrant flowers, and bright green foliage which, in spring, contrasts well 

 with its dark-colored branches. In the fall its leaves assume a rusty hue that detracts 

 somewhat from its appearance then, especially, as most of the other trees are 

 displaying their autumnal coloring at that time. In the arrangement of its limbs and 

 branches the linden displays a graceful habit after the leaves have fallen, making it an 

 attractive and desirable tree in winter. The curious, ribbon-like bract to which the 

 pea-shaped seeds are attached makes this tree in early summer an interesting study to 

 the passer-by. The linden is extensively planted as a shade tree in Holland and some 

 other European countries. In Berlin one of the principal avenues, Unter den Linden, 

 takes its name from the beautiful trees that shade its walks and drives. 



The Horse Chestnut is the earliest of our trees. Before, the buds have opened on 

 many of the others, and while the willows are showing only a " green mist," the horse 

 chestnut unfolds its cunningly packed leaflets to the sun. It is a welcome sight to 



