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ELM, Weeping Slippery. 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is superseded by the weeping mulberry. 
EUONYMUS (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. 
European. An — : _ 
excellenttree |. 
for groups of i 
shrubs, plant- 
ing between 
larger trees, 
or single 
specimens. It 
grows well 
when ex- | 
posed to salt 
spray. 
Winged, or 
Cork - bark- 
ed. The twigs 
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 I! S I A 
(Snowdrop, 
or Silver-Bell 
Tree). Alow, 
spreading 
tree, blos- 
soming in 
spring with a 
profusion of 
pure white, 
pendentflow- 
ers, resem- 
bling those of 
the snow- 
drop. 
Two - winged 
{H. diptera). 
Large, showy 
flowers. 
Pour -winged 
( H. tetrap- 
tera). Has 
smaller flowers, but is more hardy. A fit com- 
panion to the dogwood, kcelreuteria and styrax. 
HICKORY. 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. 
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 (Ironwood, 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 
Ma y i t s 
branches are 
wreathed 
with small, 
reddish pur- 
ple, pea- 
shaped blos- 
soms. 
I Japan. See un- 
* der Shrubs, 
page 22. 
KENTUCKY 
COFPEE 
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 of 
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 form of 
the Linden is very regular, ovate and dense, fitting 
them for avenue and lawn shade trees. 
American (Basswood). The heart-shaped leaves 
are large, the growth is rapid, and the form is 
more open than the others. The flowers are 
fragrant. 
