Norway Maple. 
SHADE AND 
FLOWERING TREES 
BECHTEL DOUBLE- Best of all the double 
FLOWERED CRAB flowering Crabs. In the 
(Malus loensis) spring the tree is cov- 
ered with ckisters of 
very sweet scented, beautiful pink flowers two 
inches in diameter. Grows twenty to thirty 
feet tall. 
CLIMBING VINES 
BLACK WALNUT 
(Juglans Nigra) 
One of our best native 
shade and nut trees. Open, 
spreading top, grows sixty 
to one hundred feet on fertile soil. 
ELM, American White 
(Ulmus Americana) 
One of the best native 
shade trees, and 
planted everywhere. 
Beautiful for avenues and can be planted close 
to houses, as the high-arched branches leave 
good space above the roof for air and light. 
Grows up to one hundred feet tall. 
GREEN ASH 
(Fraxinus Lanceolata) 
One of the most beau- 
tiful and easily grown 
of all shade trees. 
Broad, round top, spreading branches, long life, 
tapid grower. Grows everywhere and thrives 
where others fail. Grows sixty to seventy feet 
high. 
MAPLE, NORWAY 
(Acer Platanoides) 
Large, rounded trees, 
dense foliage, dark green, 
glossy. One of the best 
and longest-lived trees, though a slow grower; 
grows one hundred feet tall. 
MAPLE, SILVER LEAF Large, fast-growing 
(Acer Dasycarpum) tree. Plant alter- 
nately with the 
slower-growing but more permanent Sugar Maple. 
Grows to one hundred and twenty feet. Do not 
confuse with WHITE POPLAR, often caUed 
"silver maple," which puts up many suck- 
MAPLE, SUGAR The best park or shade tree. 
(Acer Saccharum) Beautiful foliage, moder- 
ately fast growing, but 
hardy and long-lived. Grows to one hundred 
feet. 
POPLAR, CAROLINA 
(P. Carolinensis) 
Fast -growing, slender, 
tall — sometimes one 
hundred feet. Shiny 
leaves. Should be planted alternately with more 
permanent trees. Does well in arid states. 
BOSTON IVY 
(A. Tricuspidata Veitchii) 
Bright, attractive 
foliage; clings to 
walls by little 
discs, covering buildings with a dense mass of 
foliage. 
CLEMATIS, JAPANESE Bright foliage with 
(C. Paniculata) countless little star- 
shaped white flow- 
ers, very fragrant; blooms late. Support on 
trellis; grows ten to fifteen feet. 
HONEYSUCKLE, HALL'S Shiny green 
(Lonicera Japonica Halliana) foliage, pure 
white, trumpet 
shaped flowers with sweet perfume; used to 
cover fences, embankments, arbors, etc. 
Blooms in late fall. Hardy. 
TRUMPET VINE Long, trumpet- 
(Trumpet Honeysuckle) shaped, orange- 
(Bignonia Radicans) colored flowers; 
beautiful foliage, es- 
pecially good for covering walls, fences, and 
embankments. Hardy. 
WISTERIA, JAPANESE Beautiful foliage, 
(Wisteria Multijuga) long clusters, pea- 
like flowers ; makes 
a heavy vine; grows very tall. 
HEDGES 
BARBERRY, JAPANESE Graceful, arching 
(Berberis Thunbergii) twigs. Red foliage 
and berries in the 
fall. Very hardy; quick grower; grows three 
and one-half feet tall. Has small thorns. 
PRIVET, AMOOR RIVER 
(North) 
Form and habit 
similar to Cali- 
fornia Privet ; not 
so lustrous, but safest substitute for cold climates. 
PRIVET, CALIFORNIA 
(Ligistrum Ovalifolium) 
Bright, smooth 
green foliage; 
stands severe 
pruning; moderately hardy; grows eight to ten 
feet tall; most widely planted hedge. 
POPLAR, LOMBARDY 
(Populus Nigra Italica) 
One of the most 
picturesque trees, a 
tall, narrow, col- 
umnar tree, growing sixty to one hundred feet 
straight up. Not as fast-growing as the Carolina, 
but more permanent. ■ 
PRIVET, IBOTA A fine hardy border shrub, 
grows 8 to 12 ft. tall, with 
curving branches and grayish green leaves. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI Makes a most 
graceful, decora- 
tive hedge. See page 30 for description. 
HoneyHufJ^le— Idea! climber for porches, 
arbors, fences. It will trail alone the ground, 
taking root as it goes, and will form a dense 
green mat which holds terraces in place and 
prevents open ditches from washing out 
Splrea Van Houltel. Makes a very graceful, free-growing hedge. 
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