TREES 



Gleditschia. Locusts 



See also Robinia, page 42 



Honey Locust. Gleditschia triacanthus. (L) 

 A hardy, well-known tree, with strong thorns. Its 

 neat, attractive habit suits it for lawn planting, 

 and its abilit}' to withstand shearing enables it to 

 be used for strong hedges. Each 10 100 



6 to 8 ft SO 75 S5 00 S40 00 



8 to 10 ft., 1 to IK' in. cal.. . 1 00 7 50 50 00 



Thornless Honey Locust, var. inermis. (L) 

 Otherwise it is similar to the above. 



Each 10 100 



6 to 8 ft $0 75 S5 00 S40 00 



8 to 10 ft., IX to IK in. cal., 1 00 7 50 50 00 



Gymnocladus. Coffee Tree 



Kentucky Coffee Tree. Gymnocladus cana- 

 densis. (L) A clean, stout shade tree desirable 

 for street and lawn planting. Its odd, tropical- 

 looking foliage is handsome and graceful. It 

 .«^eems immune from disease, and in Winter the 

 blunt, twigless branches give it an individuality 

 which is all its own. Each lo lOO ' 



6 to 8 ft SO 75 S5 00 S40 00 



12 to 14 ft., 2 to in. cal., 2 00 17 50 150 00 

 14 to 16 ft., 23^ to 3 in. cal., 2 50 22 50 200 00 



Juglans. The Walnuts 



Some of these are quite ornamental, especially 

 our familiar native, the Black Walnut. It is hard 

 to transplant, but a grand tree when established. 

 The Butternut, or White Walnut, is also a good 

 shade tree. For prices of Walnuts, see under Xut 

 Trees. 



Koelreuteria 



Varnish Tree. Kcelreuteria Paniculata. 

 (D) A small, attractive tree, with showy panicles 

 of yellow flowers in Juh'. Grows easily almost 

 anywhere. 



Each 10 100 



5 to 6 ft SI 00 S7 50 S60 00 



6 to 8 ft 1 25 10 00 90 00 



Liriodendron. Tulip Poplar 



Tulip Tree, or Tulip Poplar. Liriodendron 

 Tulipifera. (L) a grand native tree of rapid 

 growth, that does well in most soils. Has clean, 

 smooth bark and spreading branches. The foliage 

 is dark green, glossy and dense. It flowers freely 

 in June, producing numerous creamy j'ellow, fragrant 

 tulip-like flowers. We have an unusually fine 

 stock this year of trees splendidly suited for lawn 

 or avenue planting. See illustration. 



5 to 6 ft. 



Each 10 100 



so 75 S6 00 $50 00 



8 to 10 ft., IK to in. cal.] ^ . 

 10 to 12 ft., \y2 to 2 in. cal. I 

 10 to 12 ft., 2 to in. cal. ( = 

 12 to 14 ft., ly ^-o 3 in. cal. » ^ ' ^ 



Each 10 



SI 50 $12 50 



2 00 15 00 



2 50 20 00 



3 00 25 00 



var. aurea marginata. (]M) Similar to the 

 above, excepting the color of the leaves, the margins 

 of which are tinted with yellow. 



Each 



12 to 14 ft. specimens $4 00 to $7 50 



Quick-growing; 

 long-lived: immune 

 from insects; a rare 

 combination of vir- 

 tues found in the 

 Tulip Poplar or 

 Liriodendron, de-. 

 scribed and listed 

 above. Our illus- 

 tration shows the 

 even development 

 of young trees used 

 in lawn planting; 

 also the flowers. 



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