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ARALIA. Hercules Club. 



— pentaphylla. 10 feet. A prickly shrub or small 



tree, with lustrous bright green foliage. 



— spinosa. 15 feet. Tree of small size, with very 



prickly stem and tropical appearance. Leaves 

 pinnate. Immense panicles of white flowers in 

 August. 



BENZOIN. Spicewood. 



— odoriferum. 10 feet. A small shrubby tree. 



Smooth, dark-colored bark and dark green 

 leaves. The whole plant is fragrant. Yellow 

 flowers in early Spring, before the leaves ap- 

 pear, and scarlet fruit in Summer; highly 

 ornamental. 



BETULA. Birch. 



— alba. White Birch. 40 feet. Of rapid and sym- 



metrical growth; particularly effective in Win- 

 ter on the border of a wood or evergreen belt. 



fastigiata. Pyramidal White Birch. 40 



feet. Like the preceding, except its habit, 

 which is columnar and attractive by contrast. 



laciniata. Cut-leaved Weeping Birch. 40 



feet. Of most graceful pendant habit; slender, 

 yet vigorous growth, and white bark. Leaves 

 finely cut. Deservedly popular. 



pendula Youngii. 15 feet. A tree of 



most grotesque and striking irregular form and 

 of distinctly pendulous habit. White bark. 



purpurea. Purple-leaved Birch. 40 feet. 



This sort has purple leaves, and the bark has in 

 it a tint of the same color. Desirable for con- 

 trasts. 



— lenta. Sweet Birch. 40 feet. Makes a large, 



shapely tree, with dark smooth bark of an 

 aromatic odor and agreeable sweet flavor. 



— lutea. Yellow Birch. 45 feet. Sometimes con- 



founded with Lenta, but quite distinct, its 

 yellow bark alone identifying it. 



— nigra. Red Birch. 45 feet. Distinguished by 



its shaggy red bark. Does best in damp soil. 

 Habit broadly pyramidal, foliage glossy. 



— papyrifera. Canoe, or Paper Birch. 50 feet. 



A native American tree of large size. Bark 

 brilliant white, the leaves large and handsome. 



— populifolia. American White Birch. 30 feet. 



A small rapid-growing, short-lived tree, thriv- 

 ing in very poor soil. Bark white and conspicu- 

 ous in Winter. 



BROUSSONETIA. Paper Mulberry. 



— papyrifera. A very ornamental, fast growing 



tree; foliage large, variously lobed and hairy; 

 greenish flowers. 



CARPINUS. Hornbeam. 



— Americana. Hornbeam. 20 feet. A native 



species in growth quite similar to the Beech, 

 but the foliage is thinner and form more irreg- 

 ular. 



— Betulus. European Hornbeam. 20 feet. Thick, 



dense habit and slow growth. Good for screens 

 and hedges. 



CARYA. Hickory. 



— alba. Shell Bark Hickory. 50 feet. Distin- 

 guished by its loose, shaggy bark. The nuts 

 are thin shelled and of best quality. 



CASTANEA, Chestnut. 



— Americana. American Chestnut. 50 feet. A 



valuable tree for ornament and timber, and 

 especially desirable for its nuts, which for 

 sweetness surpass all others. Its season of 

 bloom is about July 4th, 



— Japonica. Japan Chestnut. 20 feet. Habit 



and foliage like Spanish Chestnut; produces 

 large fruit when young. 



— vesca. Spanish Chestnut. 30 feet. Of large 



size, with wide-spreading branches. Nuts 

 larger than our native species, but not of such 

 good quality. 



— — Paragon. 25 feet. Another improved 



variety, distinguished for early bearing and 

 sweeter nuts. 



CATALPA. 



— Bungei. Dwarf Catalpa. Umbrella Tree. 8 



feet. Grafted 6 feet high it makes a round- 

 headed tree of much use in ornamental plant- 

 ing. 



— speciosa. Western Catalpa. 40 feet. Of very 



rapid growth and tropical appearance. A most 

 desirable tree for ornament, because of its 

 abundant and attractive bloom in Midsummer. 

 Timber valuable. 



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