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Mountain Ash 
European. A fine, hardy tree; bead 
dense and regular; covered from July 
till winter with great clusters of scarlet 
berries. 
Oak-leaved. A hardy tree of fine py- 
ramidal habit. Foliage simple and deeply 
lobed, resembling the oak; bright green 
above and downy beneath. One of the 
finest lawn trees. 
FLOWEKS OF TLLIP TKEE. 
Poplar 
Carolina. One of the most rapid-grow- 
ing of our native shade trees. Leaves 
very large, deep green and glossy. Tree 
hardy and of much value where a quick 
screen or shade is wanted. 
Rassian. This tree closely resembles 
the Carolina Poplar, but is of slower 
growth, and is claimed by good authority 
to have no advantage over it. 
Double^Flowering Plum 
(Prunus triloba) 
A native of China. The flowers re- 
semble our Flowering Almond, but are 
much larger. The clusters of the flow- 
ers are also similar, but the tree grows 
much larger and is hardy. 
Tulip Tree 
A rapid-growing native tree of pyram- 
idal form, resembling the hard maple, 
but with less rounded top. Flowers 
closely resemble the tulip; yellow in 
color, with deep orange at the base of 
petals, about 2 inches in length. It can 
liardly be classed as hai'dyin this latitude. 
Wild Crab 
This is our native Crab, Pynis Coronaria. 
Tree seldom grows more than 12 feet 
high, with rounded top and bright pink 
blossoms. 
Willow 
Golden. A rapid-growing Willow, with 
bright yellow bark; very attractive where 
planted in masses for winter decoration. 
Laurel-leaved. Leaves in color, texture 
and shape resembling the laurel. Tree 
round-topped and of rapid growth; per- 
fectly hardy. 
EVERGREENS 
The only trouble in handling evergreens is allowing the roots to get dry. The 
sap of these trees is resinous, and if allowed to dry it hardens and closes the pores 
of the wood and thus stops the circulation and kills the tree. Very little exposure to 
hot sun or drying winds will sometimes do this. Great care should be taken in 
planting to keep goods from exposure to either sun or wind, and tliey must be kept 
moist. 
Arborvitae 
American, or White Cedar. This tree is 
very unique in its habits of growth, the 
leaf gradually hardening and forming the 
wood of the tree; habit upright; much 
inclined to branch and form more than 
one trunk ; one of the best trees for orna- 
mental hedging. 
Golden. Same form and habit as the 
American Arborvitae, but with bright 
yellow foliage on new growth. 
Cedar 
Red. A very slow-growing tree, and 
one highly prized in very dry places; it 
is, however, subject to blight and sear- 
ing if seasons are moist. 
Colorado Silver. This variety is mid- 
way between our native Cedar and the 
Irish Juniperin form, but far more silvery 
than either. We regard it as more beau- 
tiful in color than the Colorado Blue 
Spruce. Tree is a native of Colorado. 
