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Maple, Norway — Round, spreading head; 
leaves large, tliiu, green on both sides, dark 
and shining. 
Maple, Sugar — For most purposes the most 
desirable shade tree in cultivation. 
Maple, Silver — For producing a quick shade, 
and especially for street planting, there are 
few trees superior. 
Maple, Wler's Cut-Leaf— Graceful, impos- 
ing, and of extremely rapid growth, with foli- 
age exquisitely cut. 
Maple, Schwedlers — Foliage of this variety 
is of a bright crimson in early spring. 
Maple, Japanese — Handsome small trees or 
shrubs, on account of the varied shades of 
red, green and gold, and the wonderful out- 
line of their leaves. No garden or lawn is 
complete without them. 
Mountain Ash, American — Erect-growing, 
producing white flowers early in spring, fol- 
lowed by clusters of bright scarlet berries, 
which remain on the tree through the winter. 
Palustris or Pin Oak — A tall, upright grow- 
ing variety when young, but with age the 
branches droop. Foliage bright and glossy. 
One of the best oaks for street planting, and 
becoming very popular. 
Plum, Purple-Leaved (Prunus Pissardi).— 
Black bark and dark purple leaves, remain- 
ing very constant in color till late in the fall. 
Red fruit, which is said tu be good. 
Poplar, Carolina — Desirable where quick 
shade is wanted, as it is one of the most 
rapid growing trees, and will thrive where 
most other .sorts will fail. 
Poplar, Lombardy — A well-known, tall, 
erect-growing tree of rapid growth and spire- 
like outline; very essential in landscape gar- 
dening to give variety of form, and destroy 
the appearance of sameness produced by other 
trees. 
Peach, Japanese Flowering — Double flowers 
in pink, red, and in white. 
Thorn, Double Kose — Double rose-colored, 
fragrant flowers, with white tips. 
Thorn, Double White — Small, double white 
flowers of great beauty. Makes a fine con- 
trast when planted with the scarlet. 
Thorn, Scarlet — Flowers large and double, 
bright scarlet. 
Tulip Tree— Among the largest and hand- 
somest of our native trees, forming broad, 
spreading specimens, and one of the best for 
any situation where it has room to grow. 
Bark smooth, leaves gloss.y and fiddle shaped, 
flowers resemble tulips and appear in June. 
To be sure— buy direct from 
the growers. It will pay you 
at the end. 
Evergreens 
The sap of most Evergreen trees, being of 
a resinous nature, is not so active in early 
spring as that of deciduous trees, and, as a 
rule, all Evergreens and coniferous trees suc- 
ceed better planted later in spring and earlier 
in autumn than deciduous trees. The latter 
part of April, or during May, and the latter 
part of summer, say in August, are the best 
times, in ordinary seasons, for transplanting 
in this latitude. August planting is not re- 
eomended, however, unless the season is favor- 
able. 
In handling and planting Evergreens never 
allow the roots to become dry for an instant. 
Their roots being resinous, when once dry, 
water has no power to restore them. Dip 
the roots in "grout" or very thin mud, and 
jilant quickly. Cover the roots with fresh 
soil, and with a heavy piece of wood beat 
the earth solid over them, fill up, pound again, 
and finish by bringing fresh loose soil about 
the tree with a hoe. If trees are planted 
when the ground is very wet, the pounding 
must be omitted until it is in working order 
to prevent baking. Planted in this way, and 
thoroughly cultivated with plow and hoe 
every week. Evergreens seldom fail to give 
abundant satisfaction. 
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