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A SELECTION OF THE BEST TREES 



■fine foliage. tEscuItis Hippocastamim flore-pleno — tlie 

 flower lasts three times as long in perfection as that of 

 the single horse-chestnut. M\ ruhicunda — the scarlet 

 flowered. Tilia alha^ or argentea — the Hungarian lime 

 tree_, the best. T. americana — Mississippi lime^ very large 

 leaves. Pavia rubra — 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 entire leaved 

 form. Sophora japonica pendula — a highly ornamental 

 weeping tree. It is somewhat tender in the north, but 

 flourishes finely about London, and on dry soils generally. 

 It can stand any amount of drought, and is therefore 

 particularly well adapted for dry soils. When it flowers 

 it is very ornamental. Virgilia lutea — a native of North 

 America, has white pendulous racemes of flower^ a little 

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

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

 viscosa — a native of South Carolina and Georgia, comes 

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

 blossoms, Gleditschia sinensis (horrida) and ferox are very 

 singular, from having their stems embellished with large and 

 fierce spines. Gymnocladus canadensis^ the Kentucky coffee 

 tree, is remarkable for the beauty of its foliage during 

 summer. Of the Cratseguses — Aronia, with large yellow 

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

 China ; Celseana (Leeana of the nurseries), pale red fruit ; 

 and Dougiasi, black fruited, are among the most distinct. 



Pyrus vestita is a large silvery species beautiful even 

 among the many good things in its family. Ornus europsea, 

 the flowering ash ; Fraxinn.s lentiscifolia, Calabrian manna 

 ashj Praxinus americana^ the broad-leaved American ash j 

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

 the Canadian ash or lancewood. Platanus orientalis 

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

 P. umbellata — a fine variety. Liquidambar styraciflua — 



