THE GOLDE 

 By W. 



THE name ptelea — pronounced telea 

 — was applied by the Greeks to the 

 elm, and transferred to this genus 

 on account of the similarity of the fruits. 

 The resemblance also of these fruits to 

 the mature pistillate catkins of the hop 

 vine, used in brewing, has given it the 

 comon name of "hop-tree/' There are 

 only four or five species, all being confined 

 to Xorth America and Mexico, only one, 

 of which — P. trifoliata — is in cultivation. 

 This species has a very wide range of hab- 

 itat, being found from New York south 

 to Florida, and west to Minnesota. Plants 

 raised from seed of Southern trees are 

 not apt to be hardy in the North. There 

 are several varieties, the best of which is 

 the golden form, here illustrated; in fact, 

 it is one of the best golden shrubs we have, 

 not burning in the sun. The golden color 

 is confined mainly to the new growth, the 

 older parts gradually shading back to a 



NHOP-TEEE 

 C. Egan 



greenish yellow. The color of a good 

 lemon when freshly sent to market comes 

 nearer to the color of the leaves than any- 

 thing I can suggest. The veins in the leaf 

 are deeply impressed, and in the sutures 

 the color is more of a greenish hue, height- 

 ening into a pure yellow as the surface is 

 reached. This produces a satiny effect 

 quite pleasing. 



Where shaded by the overhanging leaves 

 those underneath are quite green, those 

 nearer the surface less, so that the shad- 

 ing from green to yellow, shown slightly 

 in the upper individual leaves, is strongly 

 presented by the whole plant. It forms 

 a small shrub-like tree, and is benefited 

 by being well cut in when young to induce 

 it to branch down low. It requires no 

 special cultivation, and is worthy of a 

 choice location. These departures from 

 the type are termed "sports,'^ and seldom 

 reproduce themselves true from seed. 



