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. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1909 



Some advocate planting in April, others prefer planting during August and September, when the young growth is hardened; but there, 

 as well as South, it is advisable to keep the ground mulched. 



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SCIENTIFIC AND 

 NURSERY NAMES 



Abies Fraseri 



Biota orientaHs 



Biota nana aurea. 



Cedrus Deodara 



Cephalotaxus 



Chamazcyparis Law- 



soniana 



CunninghamiaSinensis 



Cupressus funebris 



Tsuga Caroliniana.. . . 

 Citpressus macrocarpa 



Cupressus sempervirens 

 Juniperus Chinensis, . . 

 Pinus excclsa 



COMMON NAMES 



Southern balsam 



Chinese arborvitae . . 

 Golden Chinese arb 

 Deodar 



Coreanyew 



Lawson's cypress. . . 



Cunninghamia 



Funeral cypress 



Carolina hemlock ... 

 Monterey cypress . . . 



Italian cypress 



Chinese juniper 



Himalayan pine 



WHY REMARKABLE 



The only kind of fir or spruce that thrives South, and that only in mountains. As fragrant as the Northern Christmas tree. Attains 30 to 



50, rarely 70 ft. Make your nurseryman guarantee it true to name. 

 More beautiful than the American. Has erect sprays of foliage instead of horizontal. Many varieties. (Thuya orientaHs.) 

 The best yellow conifer in existence. Brightest and holds its color best. 

 The sacred tree of India. Prized for its feathery bluish-green foliage. Attains 75 ft. in middle South. Hardy as far as Washington, D. C. 



White pine weevil often kills the leader, and this has to be replaced. 

 Nearest approach to English yew that will thrive South is C. pedunculata, var. jastigata, known to nurserymen as Podocarpus Koraiana. 



However, Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) does well in the Piedmont. 

 It is to the South what Japan cypresses (Tetinisporas) are to the North, i. e., it offers more showy varieties suitable for the South than any 



other conifer. Will grow anywhere South, but attains only 18 to 20 ft. 

 A most symmetrical evergreen, as perfect as the Araucaria excelsa of Northern greenhouses. Should never be planted in very rich or moist 



soil. Thrives best in deep, gravelly soil. Attains 60 ft. in Georgia. Hardy to Washington, D. C. 

 Most graceful evergreen for the South with pendulous or weeping branches. Much planted in cemeteries. Foliage yellowish green. 

 Thought by some to be superior to the Northern hemlock. Hardy in New England. 

 More extensively planted for windbreaks and hedges on the Pacific Coast than any other evergreen. Thrives also South. Foliage dark but 



shining. The original trees are wildly picturesque, but cultivated specimens are symmetrical. 

 Var. jasligiata is the stiffest and most columnar of all evergreens. The variety Royalli is even stricter. 

 Better adapted to the South than the common juniper and almost as many varieties. 

 Needles as long, soft, and whitish as those of the white pine, but pendulous. 



Monterey cypress 



Corean yew 



Himalayan pine 



Deciduous Trees 



It is safe to plant trees even before the leaves fall, provided they are ripe enough to strip off. After that, the sooner the better, 

 so as to get the trees well established before the first severe cold spell. It is best not to plant during the winter oaks, magnolias, 

 Pride of India or Texas umbrella. Distances apart : The greater distances mentioned in the tables are for rich soils and for the 

 taller species. The greatest amount of room should be given to "specimens," i. e., plants grown singly. For street and avenue 

 planting less room is required, and for grouping or massing, least of all. 



STANDARD AND 

 NURS-RY NAMES 



Acer saccharinum (A. 



dasycarpum) 



Acer saccharinum, var. 



Weiri, or laciniatum . 

 Acer Negundo (Ne- 



gundo jrcxinijolium ) 

 Acer platanoides 



Acer rubrum and sac- 

 charum 



Acer palmatum and 

 Japonicum 



Catatpa speciosa . . . 



Cettis occidenlalis . . 

 Cercis Canadensis. 



Cornus florida 



Fraxinus 



Ginkgo biloba (Salis- 



buria adiantijoha) 

 Juglans nigra 



Kcelreuteria paniculata 



Liquidambar slyraci- 



flua , 



Liriodendron Tulipi- 



jera 



Magnolia Soulangeana, 



etc 



Magnolia acuminata. 



etc 



Melia Azedarach. . . 



Morus alba (M. Moret- 

 li). 



Paulownia imperialis. 



Plalanus orientalis 



Populus Carolinensis. 



Populus nigra, var 

 Italica (P. jastigiata) 



COMMON NAMES 



Silver or soft maple 



Weir's cut-leaved maple 



Ash-leaved maple. Box 



elder 



Norway maple 



Red and sugar maples. 



Japanese maples 



Catalpa or bean tree. . . 



Hackberry, sugarber.-— 



nettle tree 



Redbud 



Flowering dogwood- . 

 Ash 



Ginkgo. Maiden-hair 



tree 



Black walnut 



Japan varnish tree. 



Sweet gum 



Tulip tree 



Early blooming mag- 

 nolias 1. 



American magnolias.. 



China berry, Pride of 



India. Indian lilac... 

 White mulberry. . . . 



Empress tree 



Plane tree. Sycamore. 



Button-ball 



Carolina poplar 



Lombardy poplar. 



DISTANCES. 

 S — STREET 

 G — GROUPS 



3D to 35 



Singly 



25 to 30 (S) 



20 to 25 



20 to 25 



10 to 15, or 20 



Singly. 10 to 15 (S) 



30 to 40 



20 to 30 



10 to 15 (G) .... 



25 to 30 (S). 18 to 



20 (G) 



3° (S) 



30 to 40 



Singly. 25 (S) 



30 to 40 (S) 



35 (S) 



Trees 20 to 25 



Bushes 10 to 12. 



15 to 30 



Umbrella. 20 to 25 



(S) 



Singly 



Singly 25 (S).. 



30 to 40 (S)... 



25 to 35 (S)... 



25 to 30 (S). 15 to 

 20 (G) 



TROUBLES AND REMEDIES 



Green striped worm. (Arsenate of 



lead in early spring.) 



Same as for above 



Caterpillars in fall. (Burn webs. ) . . 



No insects 



Caterpillars in autumn 



Caterpillars in autumn 



Large caterpillars. (Arsenateof lead.) 



None 



None 



Practically none 



Borers. (Dig out caterpillars. Ar 



senate of lead.) 

 None 



Borers. (Extract with barbed wire.) 



No insect 



None 



None 



None 



None 



None 



Caterpillars. (Arsenateof lead.) 



None 



Fungus. (Bordeaux mixture.) 



Caterpillars. (Arsenate of lead.). 



Shortlived 



MERITS, ETC. 



Very quick grower. In rich loam young trees often grow 6 to 8 feet in a year. This 



rate diminishes as trees grow older. Branches often broken by heavy winds in North. 

 Does best when given a stem of 6 to 8 feet before the branches are allowed to grow. 



Branches more or less drooping. Trees must be propagated by budding. 

 Very quick growing but short lived. Best in rich, moist soils. South. Destroy webs by 



saturating a rag with kerosene and burning. 

 Best exotic maple for the North. Better in Piedmont than lower South. Variegated 



varieties do better North. Schwedler's variety has reddish leaves when young. 

 Bright red or yellow in autumn, rather slow growers in uplands. A. Floridanum, found 



in low, rich grounds, has very large, dark red flowers in early spring. 

 Remarkably handsome dwarf trees; not very satisfactory South, where the showy colors 



rarely remain bright after May, but their delicately cut foliage is valuable. 

 Showy flowers. The Southern C. bignonioides is commoner, but the Western C. speciosa 



grows quicker; also is best for railroad ties. Several broods of caterpillars. 

 Quick growing street tree. 50 to 60 ft. high. Southern form not always hardy north 



of Washington, D. C, but southward grows to a large tree with spreading top. 

 Myriads of rosy flowers in early spring. Needs rich, moist soil. The Japanese redbud 



grows 10 to 12 ft. high; flowers darker and more crowded. 

 The pink and red flowering forms are still handsomer. To bring out their full 



beauty always plant these singly and with ample space. 

 White ash, quickest and best for street planting. Red, water and green ash require 



very moist soil. European ash excellent for North, but questionable for South. 

 Grows quickly in rich, clayey soils. Specimens should have branches retained from 



the base. Seedlings vary too much for avenues. Some columnar, some spreading. 

 Quick -growing, but long-lived. Becoming rare in the wild. Japanese walnut, a 



handsome lawn tree about 20 ft. high. 

 Commonly but wrongly called golden rain tree. Grows 3 to 5 ft. a year when young. 



Hardy in New England, but best farther South. 

 Splendid autumn colors. Seedlings often attain 6 to 8 ft. in three years. Native to 



low grounds in South, but hardy even in the North on high ground. • 

 Tulip-like flowers. Foliage yellow in fall. Voracious feeder. On streets should be 



given a body of 10 to 15 ft. Single trees should feather from the ground. 

 M. Yulan, Soulangeana and Kobus become trees; others that bloom before the leaves 



are usually bushes. Flowers sometimes injured by spring frosts. 

 M. acuminata best for street planting. Set the trees 30 ft. apart. M. macrophylla 15 



ft., M. Fraseri 20 ft.; M. Fraseri best on rich bottom lands. 

 Fragrant lilac flowers in May. Very rapid grower. Plant wild form 30 to 40 ft. apart; 



Texas umbrella variety 20 to 25 ft. apart on streets. Don't plant in very cold weather. 

 Need rich soil. For silk culture plant 15 ft. apart. This weeping mulberry must be 



planted singly. The native red mulberry grows very fast in good soils. 

 Very rapid, often growing 10 ft. the first year, and leaves then 2 ft. across. At best when 



2 to 10 years old. Flowers large, fragrant and abundant. 

 The oriental plane grows quicker than the native and is far less subject to fungous disease. 



Spray native plane in June and repeat every two weeks. 

 Very cheap and rapid, and will grow in almost any soil, but prefers rich loam. Chokes 



sewers with its roots if planted near. Caterpillars appear occasionally in late summer. 

 Quickest-growing columnar tree. Holds its foliage later in autumn than the above. 



To make the base denser, top trees at a height of 10 ft. 



