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SMALL BUCKEYE— (Rubra)— A 
small sized tree with dark red 
flow'ers; very crooked and irreg- 
ular grower. 
Judas Tree, or Red Bud (Cercis). 
AMERICAN — (Canadeusis) — A 
small growing tree, covered with 
delicate pink flowers before the 
leaves appear. 
Laburnum (Cytisus). 
GOLDEN CHAIN — Bears long, 
pendant racemes of yellow flow- 
ers in June, showy and beauti- 
ful. Should be in every lawn. 
Larch (Larix). 
EUROPEAN — (Europaea) — An 
excellent, rapid-growing pyra- 
midal tree; also valuable for 
timber. Small branches droop- 
ing. 
Linden (Tilia). 
AMERICAN — (Americana) — A 
rapid-growing, beautiful native 
tree, with very large leaves and 
fragrant flowers. 
EUROPEAN — (Europaea) — A 
very fine pyramidal tree, with 
large leaves and fragrant flow- 
ers. Only desirable on large 
grounds. 
WHITE or SILVER-LEAVED— 
(Argentea) — A handsome, vig- 
orous growing tree; large leaves, 
whitish on the under side, and has a 
beautiful appearance when ruffled by 
the wind. One of the best. 
Norway Maple 
Magnolia 
Magnolia — One of the most beautiful 
species of flowering trees. Being 
difficult to transplant, small trees 
three or four feet high are prefer- 
able. 
ACUMINATA — (Cucumber Tree) — A 
beautiful pyradidal growing native 
species, growing to the height of 
sixty or seventy feet, with large 
glossy leaves; flowers yellow, tinted 
with bluish purple. 
CONSPICU A— (Chinese White)— Tree 
of medium size and shrub like 
growth. Flowers are large, pure 
white, very numerous, and appear 
before the leaves. 
LENNEI — (Lennei’s Magnolia) — Re- 
cently introduced; foliage large; 
flowers dark purple, and although 
not a symmetrical grower, a superb 
variety. 
SOULANGEANA — (Soulange’s Mag- 
nolia) — A French Hybrid; a rather 
irregular grower; foliage large, 
glossy and massive; flowers very 
large, three to five inches in diame- 
ter, white and purple. Very ef- 
fective. 
SPECIOSA— (Showy Flowering Mag- 
nolia) — A good grower; tree gener- 
ally round-headed and of fine form; 
flowers a little smaller and of a 
lighter color than those of Soulan- 
