ORNAMEFTAL DEPARTMENT-DECIDUOUS TREES 
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HORSE-CHESTNUT, Continued 
Ohio Buckeye. (AS. glabra.) Has pale green 
leaves and showy yellow flowers. A fine small 
tree. A very crooked and irregular grower. 
JUDAS, or RED BUD. Cercis 
American. (C. Canadensis.) A medium-sized, 
native ornamental tree, covered with delicate 
pink flowers before the leaves appear. Heart- 
shaped, pure green leaves, with glossy surface; 
flowering about same time as Chinese Magnolia, 
and planted with them, produce fine effect. 
LABURNUM. Cytisus 
Golden Chain. (C. vulgare.) Bears long, pen- 
dent racemes of yellow flowers in June; showy 
and beautiful. Should be in every lawn. 
LARCH. Larix 
A tree that should be in every collection, be- 
cause of its beautiful green foliage, appearing 
early in the spring. As it is one of the first trees 
to come into leaf in the spring, it should be plant- 
ed early. The American Larch is known as Tam- 
arack and Hackmatack. We list only the follow- 
ing: 
European. (L. Europaea. ) An excellent upright, 
rapid-growing, pyramidal-shaped tree, with droop- 
ing, slender branches; foliage light green, soft 
and graceful in the spring, turning to golden yel- 
low in the autumn before falling. Unlike most 
conifers, it is deciduous after the first year; per- 
fectly hardy and thrives in nearly all situations. 
Makes a very handsome specimen for ornamental 
planting and is very valuable for timber. 
LINDEN. Tilia 
Close, dense-headed, rapid-growing tree; ex- 
cellent for shade, doing well in nearly all situa- 
tions; well adapted to street, park and large 
lawns. Should be planted much more freely than 
they are. 
American or Basswood. (T. Americana.) A 
rapid-growing, beautiful native tree, with very 
large leaves and fragrant flowers. 
European. (T. Europcea.) A very fine pyra- 
midal tree, with large leaves and fragrant flowers. 
A valuable tree for street and lawn planting, 
developing into beautifnl specimens. 
White or Silver-leafed. (T. argentea.) A hand- 
some, vigorous-growing tree; pyramidal form; 
large leaves, whitish on the under side, and hav- 
ing a beautiful appearance when ruffled by the 
wind, its white color making it conspicuous 
among other trees. Blossoms very fragrant. 
LIQUIDAMBAR. See Sweet Gum. 
LOCUST, or False Acacia. Robinia 
Black, (if. pseud-acacia.) 50 to 80 feet. Tree 
with feathery foliage and drooping racemes of 
very fragrant, pea-shaped flowers. Cut back 
when transplanting. This is the tree producing 
the“posts” and “pins” of commerce. 
Rose, or Moss. (if. hispida.) A native species, 
of spreading, irregular growth; very long, ele- 
gant clusters of pea-shaped, rose-colored flowers 
in June, and at intervals through the season. 
Compound foliage of a pleasing shade of light 
green. 
LOCUST, HONEY. (Gleditschia.) See page 55. 
MACLURA. See Osage Orange. 
MAGNOLIA, NATIVE SORTS 
It would be difficult to overpraise Magnolias; 
they make beautiful trees for ornamental plant- 
ing, and the Acuminata and Tripetela are also 
valuable as street and avenue trees. The leaves 
are large, dark green; the flowers white or yel- 
low white, and most of them sweet-scented. 
Nearly all bear large and conspicuous fruit-pods. 
Tripetela being especially handsome in this re- 
spect. They should be transplanted in the 
spring and closely pruned. Figures indicate size 
of grown tree. 
M. Acuminata. (Cucumber tree.) 60 to 70 ft. A 
beautiful pyramidal-growing native species, with 
large, glossy leaves, flowers yellow, tinted with 
bluish purple. 
M. Tripitala. (Umbrella Tree.) Named from 
the whorled arrangement of its great, glossy 
leaves. The white flowers, also of great size, 
open in June and are followed by rose-colored 
fruit cones. Tree grows about 40 feet. 
CHINESE AND JAPANESE MAGNOLIAS 
The Chinese and Japanese are not so large- 
growing as the native ones, their maximum 
height being about 20 to 30 feet. They can be 
trimmed up to a single stem— tree form— or al- 
lowed to grow bushy as shrubs, in which form 
they could be kept to any desired height. 
M. Conspicua. (Chinese White.) A beautiful 
Chinese variety, with large white flowers that 
appear before the leaves. Tree medium size, 
shrub-like in growth when young, but attains 
size of tree in time. 
M. Purpurea, (obovata.) 6 to 10 ft. Bushy 
growth; flowers purple, after many others are 
over. < 
M. Soulangeana. 15 to 20 ft. Perhaps the most 
popular of all Magnolias, being of vigorous 
W'hite Fringe Bush. See page 46. 
