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POPULUS (Poplar) 



Alba Bolleana — Similar to the well-known Lom- 

 bardy Poplar in habit, but broader, and like it, 

 useful in breaking the monotony of lower 

 round-topped trees. Will grow to a tall spire, 

 80 feet high. Its leaves are glossy green above, 

 silvery underneath. A favorite with landscape 

 gardeners. 



Monilifera (Carolina Poplar) — ^ Unexcelled for 

 quick growth and effect, its rapid growth giving 

 an air of luxuriance to places where other trees 

 appear starved. Showy and cheery from the 

 constant movement of its glossy, silver-lined 

 leaves, yet always casting a dense, cool shade. 

 If well pruned back during the first few seasons 

 it makes a strong, durable tree, 60 to 80 feet 

 high. 



Var. aurea Van Geertii (Golden Poplar) — One of 

 the linest golden-leaved trees for contrast. 



Pyramidalis (Lombardy Poplar) — A fast, erect 

 grower of spire-like habit, much used in formal 

 planting. The pointed top gives variety to the 

 sky line. 



PRUNUS (Plum) 



Padus (European Bird Cherry) — A pretty me- 

 dium-sized tree, 30 feet high, with glossy leaves 

 and long clusters of small fragrant white flow- 



POPULUS MONILIFERA (Caroliua Poplar) 



ers in May. This is followed by black fruits, 

 loved by all the birds. One of the earliest trees 

 to leaf out in the spring. 



Pissardi (Purple-leaved Plum) — A distinct and 

 handsome little tree, rarely over 20 feet high, 

 covered with a mass of small white, single flow- 

 ers in spring, later with showy pinkish purple 

 leaves that deepen in color to the end of the 

 season. Valuable for ornamental hedges or 

 planting in quantity for contrast. It is perfectly 

 hardy wherever the common plum will stand, and 

 is a unique and beautiful ornament to the lawn 

 at all times of the year. 



PYRUS, BECHTELI (Flowering ( l al. > 



PYRUS (Crab) 



Angustifolia, Bechteli (Bechtel's Flowering Crab) 

 — A low, bushy tree, rarely over 20 feet in 

 height. It is the most beautiful of all the fine va- 

 rieties of Flowering Crabs. At a distance the 

 tree seems to be covered with dainty little roses 

 of a delicate pink color. Blooms when quite 

 young. Is very fragrant. 



QUERCUS (Oak) 



Although their growth at first is slow, if 

 planted in good soil the oaks will outgrow many 

 other trees. For wide lawns, parks, and public 

 grounds, avenues, etc., where they have room to 



develop, few trees are so majestic and imposing, 

 so enduring, so varied in expression. Their great 

 vigor and hardihood enable them to withstand 

 many untoward conditions. 



Alba (White Oak) — Grandest of its genus and our 

 American trees. A spreading, towering species, 

 growing 100 feet high when fully developed, 

 with rugged, massive trunk and branches. The 

 deeply lobed leaves change to dark crimson in 

 fall. 



Coccinea (Scarlet Oak) — lA grand, round-topped 

 tree 60 to 80 feet high, with bright green deeply 

 cut leaves that color to sparkling red in fall. 



Palustris (Pin Oak) — Almost pyramidal in habit 

 and sometimes described as half weeping when 

 old, because its lower branches touch the 

 ground. It grows and develops the family char- 

 acteristics faster than most oaks, as may be 

 seen from some fine avenues planted within the 

 last score of years. It grows 60 to 80 feet, 

 sometimes taller. The leaves are deep green, 

 glossy and finely divided. Orange scarlet in 

 fall. 



Rubra (Red Oak)— A large tree 80 to 100 feet, un- 

 usually large in leaf and quick in growth. The 

 young shoots and leaf stems are red, the foliage 

 purplish, crimson in autumn. A most beautiful 

 object in the lawn. 



SORBUS (Mountain Ash) 



Medium-sized trees with handsome, pinnate 

 leaves, neat habit and showy crops of bright red 

 berries, persistent until late in winter, giving a 

 brilliant note to the autumn landscape. 

 Sorbus (Pyrus) Aucuparia (European Mountain 



Ash) — Hardy, erect, 20 to 30 feet high, with 



smooth bark and dense, regular head; berry 



clusters large and bright. 



Quercifolia (Oak-leaved Mountain Ash) — Of the 

 same fine habit, but with dark, lobed leaves, 

 downy underneath. 



SALISBURIA (Ginkgo) 



Adiantifolia (Maidenhair Fern Tree) — A distin- 

 guished Japanese tree, 40 to 60 feet high, of col- 

 umnar growth when young, spreading with age 

 into an odd, sketchy outlme. Its thick, leathery 

 leaves are clear-cut and shaped like the leaves 

 of the Maidenhair Fern. A rare and elegant 

 tree that is yet robust enough to endure general 

 city planting. Its unique appearance and habit 

 of growth make it a valuable acquisition. Grows 

 fast; has no insect or fungous enemies. 



