DECIDUOUS TREES 



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GLEDITSCHI A * Honey Locust. 



— • triacanthos. Three-thorned or Honey Locust. 

 40 feet. A native tree with delicate foliage. 



GYMNOCLADUS. Kentucky Coffee. 



— Canadensis. 35 feet. Of spreading, open 



habit, with pinnate leaves of a shade not 

 common. Will thrive near the sea. Pictur- 

 esque and desirable.^ A tree of great vitality 

 and suited for planting in cities. 



HALESIA. Silver Bell. 



— tetraptera. 15 feet. A most interesting and 



desirable shrubby tree, bearing pendent bell- 

 shaped white flowers in May. 



JUGLANS. Walnut. 



— Japan. From Northern Japan, and as hardy 



as an Oak. The leaves are of immense size and 

 of a charming shade of green. The nuts, pro- 

 duced in abundance, grow in clusters. The 

 meat is sweet, of best quality; vigorous tree of 

 handsome form. The trees bear young and are 

 hardier and more productive than the English 

 Walnut. 



— nigra. Black Walnut. 50 feet. A very large 



spreading tree, with pinnate foliage. Well 

 known and valuable both for its nuts and 

 timber, furnishing the well-known walnut lum- 

 ber of commerce. 



— regia. English Walnut. 30 feet. A spreading 



tree of attractive form when developed. The 

 well-known Madeira nut of commerce. Valu- 

 able. 



KOELREUTERIA. Varnish Tree. 



■ — paniculata. 25 feet. An ornamental tree from 

 China. Forms a flat spreading head, has large 

 pinnate leaves, and in July produces immense 

 panicles of orange-yellow flowers. Desirable 

 for its bloom and Autumnal color. 



LABURNUM. Golden Chain. 



— vulgare. Golden Chain. 20 feet. Distinguished 



for its lovely racemes of yellow flowers in May. 

 Of thrifty habit and suitable for the background 

 of shrubbery. 



LARIX. Larch. 



— Europaea. 50 feet. A pyramidal, coniferous 



tree, remarkable for its beautiful light green 

 foliage in early Spring, expanding with the first 

 warm days of the advancing season; for this 

 reason it is best transplanted in Autumn. 



— leptolepis. Japan Larch. 30 feet. The fo- 



liage, when young, is of light green, changing 

 to a fine golden yellow in Autumn. 



LIQUIDAMBAR. Sweet Gum. 



— styraciflua. 40 feet. A handsome tree, with 

 star-shaped leaves; desirable for its beautiful 

 Fall coloring. Thrives in low, wet soil, although 

 doing well in all locations. Prune closely. 



LIRIODENDRON. Tulip Tree. 



— tulipifera. 60 feet. One of our largest native 



trees, of rapid growth, large, handsome green 

 leaves; flowers in early June, tulip shape, green- 

 ish yellow, blotched with orange. Difficult to 

 transplant, except of small size. 



MAGNOLIA. 



The Magnolia is one of the most profuse 

 blooming trees. Especially is this true of 

 the Chinese and Japanese sorts. Magnolias 

 are not easily transplanted and should be 

 moved when small with balls of earth 

 attached. Since most of them bloom when 

 only a foot or two high, there will not be any 

 long waiting for flowers. Transplant in Spring 

 only. 



— acuminata. Cucumber Tree. 50 feet. One of 



the largest Magnolias, of rapid growth, forming 

 a pyramidal tree of much beauty; flowers 

 yellowish white, expanding in latter May. 



— alba superba. 15 feet. Nearly as fine as Con- 



spicua and much more floriferous. 



— conspicua. Chinese White. 20 feet. Greatly 



esteemed for its abundant pure white flowers, 

 expanding before the leaves in April. A large 

 specimen is then worth going miles to see. 



— glauca. Sweet Bay. 15 feet. A small tree com- 



mon in the swamps of New Jersey; nearly ever- 

 green. Thrives very well on upland soil, and is 

 esteemed for its delicate, white, sweet-scented 

 flowers, appearing in June. 



— hypoleuca. 40 feet. From Japan. A stately 



ornamental tree with large leaves. Good for 

 avenues and streets. Flowers 7 to 8 inches in 

 diameter. 



— Lennei. Lenne's Magnolia. 20 feet. A desir- 



able sort because of its distinct color and 

 abundant bloom. Usually it bears some flowers 

 throughout the Summer. A hybrid species. 



— macrophylla. 25 feet. Makes a good sized 



round tree, bearing immense leaves and large 

 flowers. Rare and valuable. 



— par¥iflora. 15 ft. From Japan. White, 



fragrant, globular, pendent flowers, with bright 

 pink center. 



— stellata syn. Halleana. 12 feet. A dwarf 



and valuable species; flowers white, semi- 

 double; fragrant. The earliest blooming 

 variety. Japan. 



— soulangeana. 20 feet. The best of all the 



flowering Magnolias; of vigorous growth and 

 most profuse bloom; flowers large, pink on out- 

 side of petals and white within, appearing a 

 little later than Conspicua, and before the 

 leaves. Some blooms can be found on a good 

 sized specimen at any time during the Summer. 

 China. 



— tripetala. Umbrella Tree. 25 feet. A tree 



of medium size, with large, fresh green leaves, 

 and large white flowers in latter May. The 

 fruit pods of this and the other native Magno- 

 lias change to carmine in Autumn. 



