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ELM, Weeping Slipi>ery. Similar to the American 

 Elm, but the top is open, with long eccentric 

 branches. 



Camperdown Weeping. An umbrella-shaped 

 tree, usually of poor growth on Long Island. It 

 is superseded by the weeping mulberry. 

 EUOITYMUS (Strawberry Tree, Burning Bush). 

 Small trees or large shrubs of good habit, highly 

 ornamental in fall and winter. Showy red fruit, 

 which opens, revealing the glowing crimson lining 

 from which the white and scarlet seeds are sus- 

 pended by delicate threads. The oyster-shell 

 bark-louse, which occasionally afflicts this tree, is 

 suppressed by washing the branches with whale- 

 oil soap. 



Huropean. An - — — 



excellenttree I 



for groups of ! j 

 shrubs, plant- i i 

 ing between ! ^ 

 larger trees, ^ 

 or single |f 

 specimens. It }i 

 grows well t,i 

 when ex- v * 



posed to salt ? i i' 



spray. 

 Winged, or 

 Cork -bark- 

 ed. The twigs f 7; 

 of this curi- 

 ous species 

 have 2 or 4 

 sharp wings 

 of cork, one- 

 quarter inch 

 or more wide. 



GINKGO (Sal- 

 isburia, or 

 Maiden-Hair 

 Tree). For 

 des cription, 

 see under 

 cut, page 9. 



H A L £ SI A 



(Snowdrop, 

 or Silver-Bell 

 Tree). Alow, 

 spreading 

 tree, blos- 

 soming in 

 spring with a 

 profusion of 

 pure white, 

 pendent flow- 

 ers, resem- 

 bling those of 

 the snow- 

 drop. 



Two - winged 



{H. dipt era). 

 Large, showy 

 flowers. 



Pour -winged 



( H. tetrap- 

 tera). Has 



smaller flowers, but is more hardy; A fit com- 

 panion to the dogwood, koelreuteria and styrax. 

 HICKOHY. Standing alone in pasture fields, the 

 Hickories are among the noblest trees of Long 

 Island. They should be transplanted when small. 

 After they become established they grow 2 feet a 

 year. 



Shag-bark. The best variety for nuts. 

 Mocker-nut. The most common native variety. 



A tall tree of rectangular outline. Nuts good. 

 Pig-nut. Small leaves ; nuts of little value. 

 Bitter-nut. A quicker-growing tree ; nuts bitter. 

 HOP-TREE. A vigorous small tree ; trifoliate 



leaves. J;) 



Golden. Glossy golden color, which is retained 

 during summer. 



WEEPING BEECH. 

 A vigorous, picturesque tree, with tortuous, spreading branches. The above 

 engraving shows a Weeping Beech at St. Paul's Cathedral, Garden City, L. I. 



HORNBEAM (Iron wood, Blue Beech). This forms 

 a small, round tree, similar in its bark, twigs and 

 leaves to the beech. 



HORSE CHESTNUT. Well-known tree of massive 

 form and thick foliage ; flowers white and red, in 

 large, upright panicles. On good, moist soil it re- 

 tains its foliage, otherwise the leaves turn brown in 

 August. 



Red. Flowers deep red; tree a smaller grower 



than the common. 

 Dwarf. See under Shrubs, page 27. 

 JUDAS (American Red Bud) . A small tree of irreg- 

 ular, rounded form ; leaves dark, glossy green 



and heart- 



. shaped. In 



May its 

 branches are 

 wreathed 

 with small, 

 reddish pur- 

 ple, pea- 

 shaped blos- 

 soms. 



Japan. See un- 

 der Shrubs, 

 page 22. 



KENTUCKY 

 COPFEE 

 TREE. This 

 large tree has 

 compound 

 leaves, 2 feet 

 long and of a 

 bluish green 

 color. 



KCELREUTE- 

 RIA. A rare, 

 and as yet 

 little known, 

 tree from 

 North China, 

 which should 

 be more 

 planted. Its 

 feather y 

 green foliage 

 and panicles 

 of bright yel- 

 low flowers a 

 foot long 

 make it a 

 very showy 

 tree in July, 

 when no 

 other trees 

 are in flower. 



LARCH, Eu- 

 ropean. This 

 tree, the cy- 

 press and the 

 ginkgo are 

 deciduous 

 members of 

 the Pine 

 family, and 



possess the tapering trunk and pyramidal form 

 seen in the spruce and fir. The clusters of light 

 green, needle-like leaves turn clear yellow in the 

 fall. A quick-growing tree, adapted to all soils, 

 and best used on large places. 



LINDEN. If asked which are the best genera ol 

 large-growing trees, we would say the maple, lin- 

 den, oak, tulip, pine and spruce, and of each 

 family some species are much more vigorous and 

 healthy on Long Island than others. The forrn of 

 the Linden is very regular, ovate and dense, fitting 

 them for avenue and lawn shade trees. 

 American (Bass wood). The heart-shaped leaves 

 are large, the growth is rapid, and the form is 

 more open than the others. The flowers are 

 fragrant. 



