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PHE  AMERICAN   ELM  AS  A  STREET  TRI.l'. 
feature  of  all  street  trees.  It  is  exten- 
sively used  for  wide  lawns,  parks  or 
public  grounds,  over  which  they  cast 
their  cooling  shade.  Grows  best  in 
rich  soils. 
Ulmus  Americana.    American  Elm. 
(L)  This  tree,  which  arches  many 
New  England  streets,  grows  well  in 
other  sections.  Its  rapid  growth  and 
especial  grace  make  it  unsurpassed 
for  urban  and  suburban  planting. 
It  is  less  subject  to  the  attacks  of  the 
Elm-leaf  beetle  than  the  foreign 
foreign  sorts.    See  illustration. 
7  to   8  feet  $o  50 
10  to  12  feet   I  50 
12  to  15  feet  $2  to  3  50 
U.  campestris.  English  Elm.  (L) 
Equally  fine  and  imposing,  adapts 
itself  better  to  unfavorable  condi- 
tions, holds  its  leaves  a  longer  time. 
6  to   8  feet  $0  50 
8  to  10  feet   I  00 
U.  scabra,  var.  pendula.  Camperdown 
Elm.    (S)  Grafted  6  to  8  feet  high, 
its  branches  grow  out  rapidly  until 
at  maturity  they  often  form  a  tent  30 
feet  across. 
2-  year  heads  $1  50 
3-  year  heads   2  50 
Trees  of  Drooping  Habit 
For  the  benefit  of  those  looking  for  trees  of  this  nature  we  enumerate  the  following 
DECIDUOUS 
BETULA.  Birch.  Weeping  varieties  described 
on  page  30. 
PRUNUS  Cerasus  Japonica,  var.  rosea  pendula. 
Japan   Weeping  Cherry.    See  page  38. 
5  to  6  feet,  I1.50. 
CORNUS  florida,  var.  pendula.    White  Weep- 
L\G  Dogwood.  See  page  32.  5  to  7  feet,  $5. 
FAGUS    sylvatica,    var.    pendula.  Weeping 
I'jEKch.    See  page  33.    4  to  5  feet,  I3. 
FRAXINUS  excelsior,  var.  pendula.  Weeping 
Ash.    See  page  34.    7  to  8  feet,  $2. 
MORUS  nigra,  var.  Tatarica  pendula.  Teas' 
Weeping  Mulberry.  See  page  37.  |ito|5. 
SALIX.  Willow.  Weeping  forms,  see  page  42. 
TILIA  argentea,  var. 
Weeping  Linden. 
$2.50. 
ULMUS  scabra,  var.  pendula. 
Weeping  Elm.    See  above. 
pendula.  Silver  Leaf 
See  page  43.    $1.25  to 
Camperdown 
$1.50  to  $2.50. 
EVERGREEN 
PICEA  excelsa,  var.  inverta.    Inverted  Weep- 
ing Spruce.    See  page  8.    13.50  to  $15.00. 
RETINOSPORA   filifera,  var.   aurea  pendula. 
Weeping  Golden  Thread-branched  Ret- 
iNOSPORA.    See  page  14.  I3. 
TSUGA   Canadensis,    var.   Sargentii  pendula. 
Sargent's  Weeping  Hemlock  Spruce.  See 
page  19.  $3.50. 
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