Center I'oint, Iowa 
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Catalpa Tieas 
RuNMiiiii Olive — The only real hardy de- 
ciduous tree with real silvery foliage 
which thrives here. It is very valuable 
for landscape work to contrast with the 
K'reen of other trees. Its blossoms are 
extremely fragrant; a small sprig will 
perfume an entire house. It attains only 
medium size, and bears heavy pruning 
remarkably well. 
Hor.se CheNtiiiit — A very popular tree for 
.street or lawn planting. Hardy. Covered 
in early summer with magnificent spikes 
of flowers. 
Pin Oiik — This is considered the most 
beautiful of all the oaks, and is cer- 
tainly the most popular for street or 
park planting. A.s the tree grows the 
branches droop until the lower ones 
touch the ground, giving it a peculiar 
ovate outline. The leaves are deep 
green, glossy and finely divided, chang- 
ing to orange and scarlet in the falL 
The avenues of Pin Oaks in Fairmount 
Park, Philadelphia, are greatly admired. 
Cliestniit Oak — Native to dry situations: of 
tall and beautiful growth. The leaves 
are shaped like Chestnut leaves. 
IlerliterN Doiilile Flowrriiie' Crab — A wild 
craii which produces masses of double 
rose-like flowers of a delicate pink color, 
and most delightful fragrance. Blooms 
Willie quite young and is as hardy as 
our common wild crab. 
Moiiiitiilii Ash, Onk-Loiivril — A handsome 
and hardy variety, with deeply lobed 
leaves; distinct and fine. Covered in 
autumn with bright scarlet berries. 
Syoinnore, Amerleiiii (Platanus occiden- 
talis) — A very rapid growing, spreading 
Oni^/HS*' ^l'"'?!'! c'ean and healthy. 
1"°^*^ desirable among our 
native trees for shade and street plant- 
*^'noH,j;'' """''"'"hair— An ornamental tree, 
stV- nn„ Lf'""?"-, • ^ ^'"•y handsome 
?nm,?''nf ^^'-'^'"S. tree, combining 
some of the characteristics of the ever- 
greens and deciduous trees. It is of 
medium height, fairly rapid in growth 
and hardy. Its foliage resembles the 
Ma denhair fern, hence its name. I Art 
and interesting tree. 
White or American Elm— One of the best 
of shade or street trees. It thrives fn 
wT'^Lr-" ^i""'" and dirt 
well, and makes a large spreading tree 
Soft Mni.le— A splendid, rapid growing 
mir. J'Tnl W'lll' ^^-"-^ "ni 
I.anrel Leave.I WIHotv— A hardy, broad 
round' tnn"T' ^".'^ ^ symme?rfcal 
lound top; leaves broad, large verv 
dark, glossy green and of striking an- 
pearance. The most ornamental o^ th^ 
willows. Very hardy and thrifty. 
■Vmerloan Ash— One of the most reliable of 
our native trees. It resists drought re- 
markahly well and is not subject to in- 
jury by insects. A very thrifty grower 
and worthy ot more general planting ' 
Blnek AValnut— One of the most ranid 
growing of our native nut trees '^A 
beautiful spreading tree, valuable for 
shade, nuts and lumber. Our trans- 
plants are easy to get to grow! 
*'7he""qir^'''!^S Leaved Plum)_A cross of 
the Sand Cherry and Purple Leaved 
Plum, Prunus Pissardi. A beautiful 
nfe'l^dT'""^"?''^' ^-"h Hch pur- 
ple-ied leaves; in every wav able to fill 
the place of the Purple Leaved Plum 
which IS too tender for planting he^?' 
This IS not a fruit tree, and is fof orna-" 
mental planting only. "'"a 
Hnr Oak— One of the very best of our na- 
when^n",?.^; difficult to transplant 
when nursery grown, and not as slow 
Z^to'rrfeTl'nFy'.''^''' 
native tree which should be 
more p anted. Its branches stand out 
."T.';"/""^ «Plit 'lowii. It 
s haidj very rapid growing, thrives 
111 all soils and is free from inWeet pests 
Weeping Trees 
"'.'V',':. ^Vee„l„B_Unriuestion- 
abl> one of the most popular of all the 
weeping or pendulous trees. Its tall 
Slender, yet vigorous growth, graceful 
drooping l,ranches. white bark and deli- 
r.f .'.V,,' " ■ P'"''sent a combination 
of ,itti active characteristics rarclv met 
ner?,.e," ?, E"ti'-"ly ha?dv, 
peif ect. tiill grown specimens are seen 
in Jlinncsota where the mercury drops 
to .io or 40 degrees below zero. 
Caniiierflonn WeriiluK: Elm— This forms 
f,"nl='' T, ■'' picturesque drooping 
trees. It ,s of rank growth, the shoots 
often making a zigzag growth outward 
and downward of several feet in a sinele 
season. The leaves are large, dark 
green and glossy, and cover the tree. 
