ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 
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ELM (Ulmus). 
For street and park planting there is no finer tree than the noble American elm of 
our own forests. There are also other varieties of great value for the lawn. 
AMERICAN WHITE or WEEPING. The well-known native sort. 
ENGLISH (Campestris). Smaller leaves and darker <:olored bark than the 
American. The branches project from the trunk nearly at right angles. 
Forty to fifty feet when it has attained full size. 
ENGLISH CORK-BARKED (Suberosa). Peculiar leaves, rough on both sides. 
Young wood, verj' corky. Twenty to thirty-five feet when fully grown. 
HORSE CHESTNUT (.^sculus). 
Horee chestnuts are very desirable trees for the lawn, park, or street. They are of 
elegant habit, magnificent foliage, and produce fine, large spikes of flowers in 
May and June. 
RED FLOWERING (Rubicunda). Forms a round, compact head. Red flowers ; 
very showy. The leaves are darker than the White Flowering. Blooms late 
in May, ju.st after the White Flowering. A slow grower. Makes a tree 
twentj' to twenty-five feet in height. 
WHITE FLOWERING (Hippocastanum). Decidedly the finest variety of this 
tamily. Makes a beautiful tree of regular outline. Exceedingly hardy, and 
free from all diseases. Covered in May with magnificent white flowers tinged 
with red. Forty to fifty feet. 
jaDAS TREE, or RED BUD (Cercis). 
The Judas deserves to be classed among the most beautiful ornamental trees. 
AMERICAN (Canadensis). Delicate pink flowers. Blossoms before the foliage 
appears. Leaves perfectly heart-shaped. A pretty tree for the lawn. Makes 
a very small tree. 
JAPAN (Japonica). Deep green, heart-shaped leaves. Rich, very pink flowers, 
quite large. Blooms in early spring. Makes but a small tree. 
LABURNUM (Cytisus). 
The peculiar, chain-like blossoms of the laburnum are highly prized wheie a 
showy effect is desired. 
COMMON, or GOLDEN CHAIN. A charming variety for the lawn. Smooth, 
shining foliage, and long, drooping racemes of golden flowers. Blooms in 
June. Ten to fifteen feet when fully grown. 
SCOTCH, or ALPINE (Alpina). From the Alps. Foliage larger than the 
Golden Chain, but the flowers are similar. Blooms in July. Twenty to 
thirty feet at full size. 
LARCH (Lari.x). 
EUROPEAN (Europsea). A rapid growing, pyramidal tree. Small, drooping 
branches . Makes a large tree. 
LINDEN, or LIME (Tilia). 
The lindens are beautiful trees, and should be planted extensively. In addition 
to other good qualities, their flowers are fragrant. They bloom in June. 
AMERICAN, or BASSWOOD (Americana). A rapid-growing, beautiM native 
tree, with very large leaves. Fragrant flowers. Forty to sixty feet. 
