October, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



131 



may generally be planted out and left out, and picturesque old box is allowable to give mellowness to a formal garden. Another 

 legitimate meaning of "avenue" is a wide driveway bordered with over-arching trees of only one kind. This admits any of the trees in the 

 street list, but especially the elm, black walnut and linden whose boughs will interlace high above the street. 



COMMON NAME 



STANDARD NAME 



ULTIMATE 

 HEIGHT 



(feet) 



SHAPE 



MERITS 



LIMITATIONS 



Lombard}' poplar. . 



Populns nigra, var. 



80 



80 



IO 



IOO 



IO 



columnar 



columnar 



Quickest and tallest columnar tree, suckering from the 

 base. Picturesque in old age. 



Silvery leaves; hardier than Lombardy and makes denser 

 column; less littering. 



Best small round-headed deciduous tree for formal gardens 

 in North. Cheap substitute for round-headed bay trees. 



Best tall round-headed deciduous tree for formal ap- 

 proaches, becoming bright yellow in the fall. 



For California and the South. Umbrella shaped; showy 

 lilac flowers; yellowish berries all winter. 



Lacks permanence, dignity and evergreen character of red 



cedar; soon ages, becoming ragged. Gets monotonous. 

 Grows very quickly and, l.ke the Lombardy, is short-lived. 



Pale-colored foliage. 

 Lacks evergreen character and lustre of laurel and box, but 



is hardy and has bold, early-appearing foliage. 

 Too dense a shade for ordinary use and best as a specimen, 



unless specially trained trees are selected. 

 Much subject to scale. Unsatisfactory on the sea coast. 



Too short for planting near houses. 



Bolle's poplar 



Populus alba, var. Bol- 



Norway maple 



Texas umbrella tree. 



Catalpa bignonioides, 



var. nana 



Acer plalanoides 



Mflia Azederach, var. 

 umbracnlijormis 



round 



fiat :.. 



The weeping willow is the most dignified of the weep- 

 ing trees without any suggestion of freaKishness 



A real summer house for the lawn is made by the Camper- 

 down elm, which maRes a spread of thirty feet 



A tree of the character of the weeping beech 

 should be planted near the house 



Trees and Shrubs with Special Characters 



(Weeping, Cut-Leaved and Variegated) 



Plants having strikingly unusual characters of growth or coloration of their foliage have a distinct place in landscape planting. 

 They are designed especially for use as accents in the foreground of shrubbery and as single isolated specimens in close proximity to the 

 house, or in large open places in the distant landscape where they are seen from the house or adjoining park, using in such cases the larger 

 sized trees. Nothing is easier than to overdo the use of these very special plants, and even one in a small garden may be sadly out of place. 

 On the other hand, judiciouslv placed, these trees and shrubs render an important service in leading the line of sight away from 

 undesirable objects that cannot well be hidden. A plant of the cut-leaved birch, for instance, placed at the distant point of a long narrow 

 border adds light and gives the impression of distance; but it must stand clear from the mass planting. The points of value in these are 

 indicated thus: (1) Distinctiveness of color; (2) Grace of form; all other points are extensions of these. 



COMMON NAME 



Weeping willow.... 



Camperdown elm. - 



Tea's mulberry 



Weeping beech 



Weeping ash 



Cut-leaved birch.. . 



Fern-leaved beech.. 



Japanese maple 



Wier's cut-leaf sil- 

 ver maple 



River's beech 



Va r i e g a t e d box- 

 elder 



Golden mock 

 orange 



Golden elder 



Japan maple 



Golden privet 



Variegated rose 



of Sharon 



Purple barberry. . . 



STANDARD NAME 



Salix Babylonica 



Ulmus scabra, var. 

 pendula 



Morus alba, var. iar- 

 tarica pendula 



Fagns sylvatica, var. 

 pendula 



Fraxinus excelsior, var. 

 pendula 



Bclula alba, var. pen- 

 dula laciniala 



Fagus sylvatica, var. 

 heterophylla 



Acer palmalum 



Acer saccharinum. var. 



Wieri , 



Fagus sylvatica, var. 



purpurea Riversi... . 

 Acer Negundo, var. 



argenteo-variegatnm. 

 Philadelphus corona- 



rius, var. aureus. . . . 

 Sambucus nigra, var. 



aurea 



Acer palmalum, va- 

 rieties 



Ligustrum ovalijolium, 



var. variegatum 



Hibiscus Syriacus, var. 



fl.pl. joliis variegalis 



Berberis vulgaris, var. 



atropurpurcus 



FORM OR COLOR 



branches pen 



dulous 



canopy 



branches pen- 

 dulous 



pendulous ir- 

 regularly. . . 



canopy 



cut leaf 



foliage finely 



cut 



low specimens. 



pendulous 



crimson-purple 



green and white 



bright yellow. . 



golden yellow.. 



purple, r e d, 

 yellow 



green and 

 yellow 



green, edged 

 light yellow 



purple 



ULTIMATE 

 HEIGHT 



(feet) 



40... 



grafted at 



8 ft.. 

 grafted at 



4ft 



SO 



50 



65 



80 



up to 20. . 



IOO 



80 



60 



10 



12 



4 to 12 



8 



IS 



6 



Most rapid growing "weeper," thriving in average soils. 



Olive green bark in winter; var. aurea has yellow bark. 

 Head forms a perfect hollow dome-like tent spreading 



to thirty feet. Very free grower. 

 A small tree with severely pendulous branches with deeply 



lobed leaves. Spreads a few feet only. 

 Odd looking, but not freakish. Branches have billowy 



effect. Slow-growing and long-lived. 

 Round, spreading top forming an ideal shady arbor 01 



summer house. Grows rapidly, spreading fifty feet. 

 Most graceful of the cut-leaved trees, weeping trees having 



slender pendulous branches. Bark silvery white. 

 The most deeply cut of all I he beeches; leaves divided 



clear to the midrib. Young leaves tendril-like. 

 The most delicately foliaged small tree. Numerous 



varieties, variously cut, and some colored red or purple. 

 Vigorous, upright habit, with long arching branches. 



Silver-green leaves, deeply cut on youngest branches. 

 The best purple-leaved tree. Absolutely hardy, while 



the paler purple beech is not. Branches low down. 

 Best conspicuously variegated leaved hardy tree; rapid 



grower; but little seen. 

 The most popular golden-leaved shrub, keeping its color 



the whole season. Compact habit. 

 The largest leaved yellow shrub, especially in wet soils. 



Makes growths annually ten feet high. 

 The most important dwarf ornamental shrub with colored 



foliage, also variously cut. Plant in prominent place. 

 The quickest growing variegated shrub that can be sheared 



with impunity. 

 The sturdiest late-flowering variegated shrub; quite hardy, 



stands shearing. Leafs late. 

 The best purple-leaved small shrub for hedges. Valuable as a 



foil to brighter leaved plants. Red berries till spring. 



Best effect when planted on margins of water. In extreme 



North plant var. dolorosa. 

 Plant as an isolated specimen on the lawn where it can be 



used as a summer house or children's playhouse. 

 For small gardens where some special charactered tree 



is wanted. Good for covering steep banks. 

 Can be planted in conspicuous places: and the purple form 



looks especially well near the house. Dry soil. 

 Give ample room for development. Unsuitable for small 



gardens. Attacked by fungus but not seriously injured. 

 The full character of this tree is not seen for several years. 



Leader always erect, giving spire-like outline. 

 Plant in open where outline is seen against the sky. 



Also desirable near dwelling houses. 

 Plant in well-drained rich soils and partial shade. Hand- 

 some for foregrounds and near the house. 

 Best in young specimens, as old ones become prey to 



insects and broken by storms. 

 Grand lawn specimen tree, with symmetrical head. Color 

 varies, so select dark-coloredspecimens which are hardiest. 

 So markedly distinct that it is usually used in small sizes 



only. Not advisable for landscape effect. 

 Effective as an accent close to the house, or on the "points" 



of a shrubbery border. 

 For lightening dense masses of green shrubbery. Better 



colored if cut back frequently. Grows well in shade. 

 Several varieties distinguished by name in catalogues, as 



atropurpureum, sanguineum and aurcum, and others. 

 For small edgings or borders to walks and for formal effects. 



Use judiciously in all cases. 

 The purple flowers are double and not at all showy. The 



leaves are the chief attraction. 

 This type of plant should be used sparingly in gardens, being 



of a too special character. Best in shrubbery borders. 



