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A SELECTION OF THE BEST TREES 



fine foliage. ^Esculus Hippocastanum flore-pleno — the 

 flower lasts three times as long in perfection as that of 

 the single horse- chestnut. M. rubicnnda — the scarlet 

 flowered. Tilia alba^ or argentea — the Hungarian lime , 

 tree^ the best. T. americana — ^Mississippi lime^ very large ' 

 leaves. Pavia rnbra — native of the mountains of Vir- 

 ginia and Carolina^ rather a small but ornamental tree, 

 p. flava — this is a native of the same country, but attains a 

 larger growth than the former species. P. indica — very 

 distinct in foliage. P. californica — fragrant flowers in long 

 spikes^ a very handsome tree. Liriodendron tulipifera — 

 the tulip-tree, and its vaiiety obtusatum, the entii-e leaved , 

 form. Sophora japonica pendula — a highly ornamental 

 weeping tree. It is somewhat tender in the noii:h_, but 

 flourishes finely about London,, and on dry soils generally. 

 It can stand any amount of drought, and is therefore 

 particularly well adapted for diy soils. Vhen it flowers 

 it is very ornamental. Yii^gilia lutea — a native of Xorth 

 America, has white pendulous racemes of flower, a little l 

 larger than those of the locust tree. It is very striking -; 

 when in flower, and does best on a dryish soil. Robinia j 

 viscosa — a native of South Carolina and Georgia, comes 

 in flower later than the common locust tree, and bears pink i 

 blossoms. Gleditschia sinensis (horrida) and ferox are very -I 

 singular, from having their stems embellished with large and ] 

 flerce spines. Gymnocladus canadensis, the Kentucky coffee j 

 tree^ is remarkable for the beauty of its foliage during j 

 summer. Of the Crataeguses — Aronia, with large yellow 

 fruit ; Layi, with large red fruit used for preserving in : 

 China ; Celseana (Leeana of the nui^series), pale red fruit ; \ 

 and Douglasi, black fr-uited^ are among the most distinct. 



Pyrus vestita is a large silveiy species beautiful even j 

 among the many good things in its family. Omus europsea, | 

 the flowering ash ; Fraxinus lentiscifolia, Calabrian manna ^ 

 ash; Fraxinus americana, the broad-leaved American ash ; 

 F. pubescens, black American ash ; F. epiptera (or lancea), 

 the Canadian ash or lancewood. Platanus orientalis 

 pjramidalis — fine variety. P. acerifolia — Spanish plane. 

 P. umbeUata — a fine variety. Liquidambai' styraciflua — 



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