afternoon rays of the sun are generally the most trying— therefore plant on the 
west as M-ell as the south of the house. It is sometimes well to balance the 
planting by adding trees on other sides of the house. 
Trees on the lawn may be set as close together as thirty feet or even twenty 
feet. It is often desirable to plant young trees as near together as twelve or 
fifteen feet. When they have grown so that their branches begin to intermingle, 
I't'move every other one. This method provides better shade when the trees 
are young. Firmness and determination on your part are vital when the trees 
have grown. If you weaken and fail to remove the extra trees as soon as the 
branches hegin to intermingle, all the trees will suffer and ultimately be spoiled 
as far as symmetry of shape is concerned. 
Street Trees should, of course, be set in a line parallel to the street — if the 
street curves, the row of trees should curve to follow the street. Average plant- 
ing distances for street trees are thirty to forty feet apart. For the sake of 
uniformity, it is often wise to set street trees in front of your house at approxi- 
mately the same distances they are planted on other parts of the street. Some- 
times, however, you will find it wise to set them in consideration of some feature 
of your house or grounds. 
SHADE 
All the sorts listed below are suitable for 
Varieties marked with a star are the best 
*Silver Maple 
Acer datyoarpum 
Rapid growing, somewhat short lived. 
Silver.v leaves. 
•Norway Maple 
Acer platanoidet 
Broad, round, dense head. Foliage large 
and very dark. Absolutely the best all- 
ronnd shade tree; resists unfavorable soil 
conditions, smoke, dust and pests. 
Red, Scarlet, or Swamp Maple 
Acer rubrum 
Autumn foliage assumes most gorgeous 
shades of red. 
*Sugar Maple 
Acer aaccharum 
Large growing, long lived native tree. 
Leaves bright yellow In fall. After the Nor- 
way Maple, the best all-round shade tree. 
Horeschestnut 
Aesculua Mppocastanum 
White flowers in May. In September It 
drops those large brown nuts with which 
the youth of the land Is accustomed to 
adorn telephone wires. No neighborhood Is 
complete without one. 
Red Buckeye 
Aesculua pavia oarnea 
A variety of Horeschestnut. Bears curious 
waxy red flowers In May. 
Weeping Cut-leaved Birch 
Betula alhn lacindata 
The best drooping tree, very symmetri- 
cal. Leaves deeply cut. Bark white. Verv 
handsome 
Black Birch 
Betula lenta 
Bark reddish brown, aromatic. 
Yellow Birch 
Betula lutea 
Bark silvery gray or light orange. A 
blaze of gold in nutumh. 
Paper or Canoe Birch 
Betula papyracea 
Very graceful. Bark brown when young, 
very white when older. Handsome foliage. 
Red or River Birch 
Betula rvhra 
Symmetrical shape. Attractive foliage. 
Itark reddish l)rown. 
TREES 
shade planting. 
sorts for street planting. 
Western Catalpa 
Oatalpa apectota 
Large, rapid growing. Large leaves, white 
f owers 
American Beech 
Faffua ■granMfoUa 
A magnificent tree : large spreading 
growth : symmetrical. Smooth light gray 
bark. Will grow In dense shade. 
•White Ash 
Fraxinua alba 
Large, broad when mature. Autumn foil- 
age ranges from bright yellow to deep pur- 
ple.. 
'Saghallen Cork Tre« 
Phellodendron aachaUnenae 
Large handsome tree with beautiful foli- 
age. 
•Pin Oak 
Quercua paluatrit 
Conical head. Deep green leaves turn red 
In fall. Branches droop slightly. Handsome. 
•Red Oak 
Quercua rubra 
Large rich foliage turns bronze red In 
fall. Very fine 
European Mountain Ash 
Rorhua aucuparia 
Small or medium size. Its large clusters 
of small red berries during summer and fall 
make it very popular. 
Oak-leaved Mountain Ash 
Sorbus quercifoUa 
Similar to preceding. Leaves similar in 
shape to leaves of Red Onk. 
•Small-leaved European Linden 
Tilia europaea parvifolia 
Medium size. Leaves small. White, sweet- 
scented flowers. A good tree for city or 
suburb. 
•American Elm 
Vlmua amerioana 
Lofty and spreading. The most common 
i)f all Elms. 
'English Elm 
Vlmjis campeatria 
Similar In habit to American Elm. Leaves 
cleanor cut and remain longer on the 
branches. 
