SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 



at the head of the list of handsome and all-round good shade 

 trees. They are larger trees than Xorways, often getting to 

 be over lOO feet high, with a 4-foot trunk. The head is higher 

 than broad, and the leaves are just as thick on the branches 

 and dense throughout the top as are those of the Xorsvay. 

 Sugar Maples seem to thrive best on rocky soil which is not 

 too rich nor too moist. 



MISCELLANEOUS SHADE TREES 



While we recommend Maples for general planting, there 

 are other good kinds of trees that are valuable for variety. 

 Elms, Lindens, Plane trees, Magnolias, Catalpas, Ashes, 

 Beeches and Walnuts are handsome and dependable. These 

 descriptions will enable you to select the kinds you need. 



Black Ash. A good old standard shade tree that grows 

 anywhere. The branches reach up rather than out, and 

 form a compact, dense crown. The leaves are dark above 

 and pale beneath. Good for a windbreak, when mixed with 

 pines, spruces and hemlocks. Better in country than city. 



Purple Beech. This tree is a beauty and should be planted 

 where it stands right out alone. The great, round ball of its 

 head, as it sets on the sturdy, gray trunk, is a striking thing. 

 The most attractive feature of all is the purple leaves. They 

 are beautiful. The old leaves hang on till the new ones push 

 them off in the spring. Trunk and limbs have smooth, gray bark. 



Cut-leaved Weeping Beech. A real Beech tree with 

 smooth, gray bark, straight trunk and sturd\- branches. It 

 is lower than other varieties of Beech, however, and grows 

 slowly. Branches droop after the manner of a weeping willow. 

 Leaves are deeply cut, long and narrow. 



Just to show what j-ou can do with Privet. It will prune and grow into 

 any imaginable shape and size. The single plants, also, are useful. This 

 hedge is six years old. Ten good single plants, 7 feet high, cost only $1.75- 

 Trimming a hedge like this requires only a half day three or four times 

 a year. 



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