ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
For Street, Avenue, Park, Cemetery and Lawn. 
BASSWOOD. (See Linden, American). 
BEECH, P\irp\e-\eave<i{Fagus purpurea). 
Hardy and a rapid grower after it gets well 
established in the ground ; long-lived ; but few 
insect enemies. The foliage in the spring is 
deep purple, and later in the season changes 
to crimson, and again in the fall, to a dull, pur- 
plish, green, making an ornamental and at- 
tractive contrast with the green of other trees. 
Suitable for lawn. When fully grown, 30 to 
50 feet high. 
BIRCH, Cut-leaved {Betula Laciniata 
pendula). One of the most popular and de- 
sirable of all the weeping or pendulous trees. 
The bark of the tree, upon its upright trunk 
and larger spreading branches, is a beautiful, 
clean, bright white, or in some cases a 
little silvery. The smaller branches all 
have a graceful droojiing habit, set with 
attractive leaves, of a rich, glossy 
green, dainty and deeply cut. The tree 
is a fairly rapid gi'ower when once es- 
tablished and is perfectly hardy, full 
grown specimens standing in Minnesota 
where the mercury drops to 40 degrees 
below zero. Is now quite e.xtensively 
used for street and avenue planting, the 
lower branches being all trimmed oft 
close to the trunk up to a height of 7 
to 9 feet. Suitable for street, cemetery 
or lawn. When full grown 4P to 50 
feet high. 
The tall, slender, yet vigoroua growth, 
silvery white bark, small aud gracefull 
droopmg branches, -with their delicate- 
ly cut foliage, combine attractive ehar- 
actertics, and is for a daintu, elegant 
fffecf, adding richness to any place, plant 
this tree. 
BIRCH, Young's Weeping (Betu- 
la Youngii). The trees, when delivered, 
are about 4 to 6 feet high ; the trunks 
grow practically no taller, and the 
growth of the branches is in general 
curving downward, forming a jiendulous 
head, drooping to the ground in iine, 
thread-like shoots. The leaves are a 
handsome green. 
BOX ELDER. (.See Maple, Ash- 
leaved.) 
BUTTERNUT. (See Walnut. But- 
ternut. 
CATALPA, Syringa-leaved (Si/rin- 
gaifolia). A rapid-growing, spreading, 
irregular tree, with veiy large, heart- 
shaped leaves. Produces pyramidal 
clusters of white and purjik' flowers a 
foot long in July, when few trees are in 
bloom. Blossoms fragrant. When fully 
grown, 25 to 35 feet high. A native 
of the southern states. Suitable for lawn and 
street. Gives a desirable and effective trop- 
ical look to the place. 
CHESTNUT, American (Castanea Ameri- 
cana). Among our large collection of orna- 
mental, native forest trees, the Chestnut is un- 
rivalled for its beauty. When grown in open 
ground, it assumes an elegant, symmetrical 
form. The foliage is rich, glossy and healthy, 
and the whole tree is covered in eai'ly summer 
with hmg, pendant tassel-like blossoms, mak- 
ing a handsome apjiearance. It is especially 
desirable for the sweet, eatable nuts (who 
does not like to go chestnutting?) which it 
boars profusely a few years after tran.splant- 
ing. Desirable for shade for avenues. The 
Cut.Leaved Birch. 
