ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT-DECIDUOUS TREES 
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SALISBUREA, Continued 
tree, and useful for street and avenue planting. 
If pruned several times when young it will make 
a round, compact-headed tree. It seems to 
thrive well along sidewalks in the city, and to be 
generally free from insects and diseases. 
SWEET GUM or BUSTED 
(Liquidambar styraciflua) 
One of the finest American trees. Of medium 
size and moderate growth; round-headed or taper- 
ing form; leaves resemble somewhat those of 
the maple, but are star-shaped and of a beautiful 
glossy green color in summer, turning to a deep 
purplish crimson in autumn; in this respect it is 
equal to the Sour Gum; bark corky. Beautiful 
in all stages of growth, it is particularly hand- 
some and striking in Autumn. It thrives in low, 
damp places, though growing equally well in 
higher ground. A beautiful tree for street and 
avenue planting. Prune closely when trans- 
planted. 
SYCAMORE. Platanus 
American Plane, Sycamore. or Buttonwood (P. 
occidentals) . A well-known, tall, rapid-grow- 
ing native tree; leaves large, heart-shaped at 
the base; the lobes sharp-pointed. 
European (P. orientalis) . Oriental Plane. A 
lofty, wide-spreading tree: heart-shaped leaves, 
more deeply cut than above species; valuable for 
its handsome foliage and free growth; not so 
subject to disease as our native species. Entirely 
free from worms and insects. One of the oldest 
cultivated trees known. 
THORN. Crataegus 
Double Scarlet (C. coccinea fl. pi.). Flowers 
deep crimson, with scarlet shade; very double, 
and considered larger than the double red; fine 
rich foliage. 
Double White ( C . alba fl. pi.). Has small, 
double, white flowers. 
Paul’s Double Scarlet (C. coccinea fl. pi. Paulii) . 
Flowers large, deep carmine-scarlet. Superior 
to any other variety. 
TREE OF HEAVEN. See Ailanthus. 
TULIP TREE or WHITEWOOD 
Liriodendron 
Liriodendron tulipifera. Magnificent native 
tree, of very rapid growth; broad, glossy and 
fiddle-shaped leaves. It is valuable for its clean 
smooth bark and handsome green foliage. The 
flowers appear the first week in June. They are 
large, greenish yellow, blotched orange, and 
have the shape of a tulip. It makes a very de- 
sirable tree for street planting, thriving in low 
as well as high ground. Plant only in spring 
and prune very closely. Allied to the Magnolias, 
and, like them, difficult to transplant, unless of 
small size. 
WALNUT. See page 41. 
WHITEWOOD. See Tulip Tree. 
WILLOW. Salix 
Golden (S. vitellina). This is valued very 
much for its bright, golden-barked twigs in the 
winter season, for the effect of which it is much 
planted. It is especially showy when planted in 
large groups. To produce the best results, it 
should be severely trimmed every winter to in- 
duce a quantity of strong young growths. 
See also Weeping, page 62. 
