HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MP. 



European Birch. The well-known kind, with slim, spread- 

 ing branches and white bark. Always beautiful, especially 

 when the leaves turn yellow in the late summer. 



Catalpa Bungei. This may be called an "artificial" tree 

 because it is made by grafting a special variety, which grows 

 a very thick, round head, high up on a straight stem. It is 

 very hardy, and effective in a trim, neat way. 



Catalpa speciosa (Indian Bean Tree). This is the hardy 

 Catalpa which the United States Department of Agriculture 

 recommends so highly for timber and shade. It grows very 

 fast and makes posts or lumber as good as chestnut or ash. 

 While the trunk is straight and thick, the tree is heavy 

 branched, in a spreading manner, making a broad crown. This 

 produces a good shade tree. The first frost brings down the 

 leaves. In the spring the tree bears showy yellow, purple- 

 spotted flowers, and these are followed by handsome pods 

 about 1 8 inches long. Recommended for extensive planting 

 on farms and village home grounds for timber and shade. 



Spanish Chestnut. A fast-growing tree with a broad, 

 round top of shining leaves that fade to attractive yellow early 

 in the summer. Bears showy flowers in June. 



American Elm. Probably no other tree of any kind is 

 more picturesque than this one. It grows wild over the 

 United States, but the cultivated ones are a great deal finer 

 than the wild ones. The trunk usually divides near the 

 ground into two or three main branches that arch gracefully 

 in a high curve and form a tall, vase-shaped tree. Plant the 

 Elm where it has a chance to show against the sky. Let it 

 stand alone. You will look at it often with a lot of satis- 

 faction. The Elm is the shade tree of northern cities, partic- 

 ularly of the larger towns. No other tree seems to be planted 

 so universally in cities, and it will have to be a good one that 

 is any better for this purpose. 



European Horse-Chestnut. This is the common Horse- 

 Chestnut. It is not related to the real chestnut, and is an 

 entirely different tree. It is a very pretty tree for a week or 

 so when in bloom. 



White Horse-Chestnut, Double White Horse-Chest- 

 nut, and Red Horse-Chestnut. Three other forms of the 

 European which are exactly like it except in their blossoms. The 

 name of each describes the flowers. 



Judas Tree, or Red Bud. This is Cercis Canadensis, a 

 small tree that is beautiful, hardy and showy. The leaves 

 are heart-shaped, and fade early to clear yellow. The rose- 

 pink flowers come in spring and almost conceal the branches. 



Honey Locust. Rather handsome tree. Sometimes 

 planted singly, but more often in a hedge. Has vicious thorns 

 and an enormous root-system. 



Linden, or Basswood. Another reliable shade tree that 

 is green and has no bad habits at all. It grows fast. The 

 blossoms are very full of honey. Makes a fair street tree, 

 but is more adapted to planting in the country where long 

 lines of shade trees are wanted along roads, etc. 



Maidenhair Tree, or Ginkgo Tree. An odd tree, not 

 very handsome while young, but exceedingly graceful and 

 beautiful after a few years. It is very long lived. If you plant 

 it now your grandchildren will likely not more than see it in its 

 prime. The trunk is tall and straight, and the branches grow 

 out horizontally. You can recognize it by the veins in the 

 leaves. These all run in the same direction, lengthwise of the 

 leaves, instead of having a network as most other trees do. 



White Oak. The common White Oak is a rather slow 

 grower, but has sufficient merit otherwise to make up for 



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