BEAUTIFUL DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. 



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r.l this, but llie 

 best is the 

 Siberian Pea 

 Tree, which 

 attains the di- 

 mensions ol a 

 small tree. The 

 pretty pinnate 

 foliage is of a 

 deep green tint , 

 w I ile the yel- 

 low pea-shaped 

 blossoms are 

 borne in great 

 prolusion 

 towards the 

 end of April. 

 It will grow 

 w ell and retain 

 the rich colour 

 of its foliage 

 even on dry 

 sandy soils. 

 Seeds ripen 

 readily, and il 

 sown at once in 

 a sheltered bed 

 out of doors 

 quickly ger- 

 minate. 



Carp inns 

 Betulus. — 



This is the 

 ci imnion Horn- 

 b e a m , a 

 medium - si/ed 

 tree, almost in- 

 different to soil 

 or situation. It 

 bears cutting 

 well, and for 

 this reason is 

 often used as a 



hedge plant, for wnich it is well adapted 

 easily obtained, and if sown in the open ground as soon as 

 ripe and covered with Jin. of soil quickly germinate. 



Carya. — A race of North American trees nearly related to 

 the Walnut, and remarkable for their handsome compound 

 leaves, which in some species at least are very large. 

 They are the Hickory Nuts of the American backwoods- 

 men. The Caryas, which need a deep loamy soil, are 

 raised from seeds sown directly they are ripe. The 

 principal species are C. alba, C. amara, C. myristicce- 

 formis, C. porcina, and C. tomentosa, all of which are 

 very rarely seen in England. 



Castanea Vesea or satira is the Spanish Chestnut so 

 frequently met with in our parks and woods. It grows 

 best as- a rule in sandy loam, and the seeds should be 

 sown as soon as possible after they are ripe. Being large, 

 they are best sown in drills and covered with about 3m. 

 of soil. 



Catalpa blgnonioides is a very handsome tree, quite 

 distinct, and forms a rather wide spreading head, with 

 large and heart-shaped leaves, while the flowers, which are 

 produced in panicles at the ends of the branches, are 

 w hite, speckled with purple and yellow. It may be raised 

 from seeds, or cuttings of the roots about 6in. long, if 

 planted in sandy soil with the top portion I in. below the 

 surface, will form young plants. Another name for 

 C. bignonioides is C. syringaefolia, and there are two varie- 

 ties, one named aurea being very rich in colour. This should 

 be pruned hard back each year, and may then be associated 

 w ith such shrubs as the Paulownia. C. Bungei, C. cordi- 

 folia (speciosa), and C. Kaempferi are fine kinds, but less 

 important than bignonioides. The Catalpas appreciate 

 moist soils, and noble trees may be seen by river-side 

 gardens, whilst it is even happy in towns. It is a tree 

 that deserves to be thought of, as few kinds have nobler 



foliage, and its 

 flowers appear 

 w bun lew other 

 trees are in 

 I iloom, namely, 

 in July and 

 early August. 



Cerasus (//<« 

 Cherries). — 

 'I'll is is one oi 

 the most 

 1 harming ol all 

 t ree grou ps, 

 and no pleasure 

 ground or 

 woodbind is 

 complete with- 

 outa collection, 

 planting the 

 more beautiful 



.nut 



m 



THE WILD 

 Seeds are 



( HURRY. 



Unci colonies to 

 get the full 

 e lect of their 

 wonderful 

 111 asses of 

 flowers. The 

 ('berries are 

 now associated 

 with the I 'buns, 

 but kept dis- 

 tinct, as the 

 name Cerasus 

 is so familiar 

 i : 1 gardens. 

 They are all of 

 high o r n a 

 mental value, 

 and, taken col 

 lectively, are 

 uns u r p a ssed 

 among flower- 

 ing trees. 

 Though the majority of them have w hite flowers, there are 

 some more or less tinged w ith pink. While one admires 

 a Cherry tree in bloom, in Japan its blossoming-time is 

 made the occasion of national rejoicing, and no wonder, 

 for surely an avenue of trees enveloped in blossom must 

 be a picture of no common beauty. We regard Cherry 

 time in England as the most delightful of all seasons. 

 No tree is more sumptuous, hidden, indeed, beneath its 

 flowery burden. 



The various Cherries may be readily raised from seeds, 

 and the choicer varieties can be grafted in spring in the 

 open ground, or budded in July, but these methods 

 are not advised. A selection of the best from an 

 ornamental point of view would include: 

 C. Mahaleb.- This European Cherry flowers early in 

 May, when the pure white blossoms are borne in the 

 greatest profusion. It forms a tree 20lt. to 30H. in 

 height, while the minor branchlets are disposed in a very 

 graceful manner. 

 C. PadUS [Bird Cherry). — The flowers of this are quite 

 distinct from those of the other Cherries, being small, 

 greenish white, and borne in long drooping racemes. It 

 is a decidedly ornamental tree that flowers in May, and 

 is known popularly as the Bird Cherry. It should be 

 planted more in the woodland ; its flowers are too power- 

 fully scented for the garden. 

 C. pendtlla. — This is one of the favourite Cherries of 

 Japan, and in this country among the first to unfold 

 its blossoms. It is of a graceful, somewhat droop- 

 ing growth, and is usually grafted as a standard, in 

 which way the long slender shoots are seen to great 

 advantage, particularly when laden with their rather 

 small but beautiful pink blossoms. 

 C. pseudO-CeraSUS. —There are several forms of this, 

 the Japanese Cherry, the flowering season of which has 



