Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 27 
European Larch 
This is one of the most rapid-growing 
of the coniferous trees, frequently making 
a growth of 3 or 4 feet in a year. The wood 
is hard, and when the trees are mature 
makes a very durable post timber. In 
Europe trees have been grown slowly. The 
timber has been used for piling along 
wharves, and has been known to have 
lasted for hundreds of years. This tree 
closely resembles the American Tamarack, 
but difiFers from it in being of more rapid 
growth, and cones of much larger size. 
Black Locust 
This is the common form of Locust 
grown through the central West. Rather 
a slow-growing, hard-wooded tree, with 
yellow or white flowers borne in long, pen- 
dulous racemes. Flowers fragrant, and 
the wood durable as post timber. 
Kentucky Coffee Tree 
A very ornamental, hardy tree of up- 
right, rapid growth with rough bark and 
coarse branches; foliage of a bluish green 
color; flowers white followed by long pods. 
The name coffee tree comes from the fact 
of the seeds in the pods having been used 
by early settlers as a substitute for coffee. 
Magnolia acuminata 
(Cucumber Magnolia) 
A beautiful pyramidal-growing tree, 
attaining from 60 to 90 feet in height. 
Leaves 6 to 9 inches long. 
Maple 
Hard (Sugar Maple). A well-known 
native tree, valuable both for the pro- 
duction of sugar and wood; very desirable 
as an ornamental shade tree. 
Norway. A handsome tree, of fairly 
rapid growth, forming a dense, rounded 
head of strong branches and broad, deep 
green leaves. Sturdy, compact, vigorous. 
It is one of the very best trees for lawns, 
pa-rks and gardens. 
Soft, or Silver. The common soft Maple 
west of the Mississippi, with red bark. 
Wier's Cut-leaved Silver. A variety 
of the Silver-leaved Maple, and one of 
the most remarkable of trees, with cut or 
dissected foliage. Its growth is rapid, 
shoots slender and drooping, giving it a 
habit almost as graceful as the Cul-leavcd 
Birch. The foliage is abundant, silvery 
underneath, and on the young wood 
especially deeply and delicately cut. The 
leaf-stalks are long and tinted with red on 
the upper surface. Easily adapted to small 
places by an occasional cutting back, 
which it will bear to any degree. 
Mountain Ash 
American. A tree of coarser growth and 
foliage than the European, and producing 
larger and lighter colored berries. 
European. A fine, hardy tree; head 
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 
I'obcd, resembling the oak; bright green 
above and downy beneath. One of the 
finest lawn trees. 
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. 
Russian. This tree closely resembles 
the Carolina Poplar, but is of slovver 
growth, and is claimed by good authority 
to have no advantage over it. 
Silver-leaf. This tree is valued highly 
in the dry sections of the Northwest, where 
it is found to be one of the most hardy of 
trees. The foliage is very dark on the 
upper side and silvery white beneath. The 
tree forms a dense top of moderate size. 
It is valuable for both shade and wind- 
break purposes. 
Silver Maple 
