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Shade Trees, Vines 
Neosbo. Mo. 
SHADE AND FLOWERING TREES 
BECHTEL DOUBLE- 
FLOWERED CRAB 
(Malus loensis) 
Best of all the double-flowering Crabs. In the spring the 
tree is covered with clusters of very sweet scented, beauti- 
ful pink flowers two inches in diameter. Grows twenty to 
thirty feet tall. 
BLACK WALNUT 
(Juglans Nigra) 
One of our best native shade and nut-trees. Open, spread- 
ing top, grows sixty to one hundred feet on fertile soil. 
ELM, American White One of the best native shade trees, and planted everywhere . 
(Ulmus Americana) 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 
(Frazinus Lanceolata) 
One of the most beautiful and easily grown of all shade 
trees. Broad, round top, spreading branches, long Ufe, 
rapid grower. Grows everjTvhere and thrives where others 
fail. Grows sixty to seventy feet high. 
MAPLE, NORWAY 
(Acer Platanoides) 
Large, rounded trees, dense foliage, dark green, glossy, 
of the best and longest- 
lived trees, though a 
slow grower; grows one 
hundred feet tall. 
One 
MAPLE, SILVER LEAF Large, fast-growing tree. Plant alternately with the 
(Acer Dasycarpum) slower-growing but more permanent Sugar Maple. Grows 
Soft Maple to one hundred and twenty feet. Do not confuse with white 
POPLAR, often called "silver maple," which puts up many 
suckers. 
MAPLE, SUGAR The best park or shade tree. Beau ' iful foliage, moderately fast- 
(Acer Sacchanim) grovring, but hardy and long-lived. Grows to one hundred feet. 
POPLAR, CAROLINA 
(P. Carolinensis) 
POPLAR, LOMBARDY 
(Populus Nigra Italica) 
Fast-growing, slender, tall — sometimes one hundred feet. 
Shiny leaves. Should be planted alternately with more 
permanent trees. Does well in arid States. 
One of the most picturesque trees, a tall, narrow, columnar 
tree, growing sixty to one hundred feet straight up. Not 
as fast-growing as the Carolina, but more permanent. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE (Oleaster) 
(Elsagnus Angustif olia) 
A large shrub or small tree; belongs to the Willow 
family; has glistening silvery foliage; grows twelve 
to twenty feet, sometimes forty feet. 
CLIMBING VINES 
BOSTON IVY Bright, attractive foliage; clings to walls by little discs, 
(A. Tricuspidata Veitchii) covering buildings with a dense mass of foliage. 
CLEMATIS, JAPANESE 
(C. Paniculata) 
Blight foliage with 
countless little star- 
shaped white flow- 
ers, very fragrant; blooms late. Support on 
trellis; grows ten to fifteen feet. 
HONEYSUCKLE, HALL'S 
(Lonicera Japonica Halliana) 
Shiny green foli- 
age, pure white 
trumpet-sh ap ed 
flowers with sweet perfume; used to cover fences, 
embankments, arbors, etc. Blooms in late fall. 
Hardy. 
TRUMPET VINE 
(Trumpet Honeysuckle) 
(Bignonia Radicans) 
Long, trumpet-shaped, 
orange-colored flowers; 
beautiful foliage; espe- 
cially good for cover- 
ing walls, fences, and embankments. Hardy. 
WISTERU, JAPANESE Beautiful foliage, long 
(Wisteria Multijuga) cluster8,pea-like flow- 
ers; makes a heavv 
vine; grows very tall 
Trumpet Vino— Flaming orange red 
and scarlet flowers; heavy foliage, quick 
grower 
For other elimberi, 
»*e Ro»u, p. 17. 
Honeysuckle — Ideal climber for 
porches, arbors, fences. It will trail 
along the ground, taVing root as it 
goes, and will form a dense green mat 
which holds terraces in place and pre- 
vents open ditches from washing out 
For'prices, see page 31. 
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