GENEVA, NEW YORK 
Bechtel’s Double-Flowering Crab. 
Cytissus. Laburnum 
C. Laburnum (Golden Chain). Native of Europe, with 
smooth and shining foliage. The name “Golden Chain” 
alludes to the length of the drooping racemes of yellow 
flowers, which appear in June. 
fAlpinus (Alpine or Scotch Laburnum). A native of the 
Alps. Also said to be found wild in Scotland. Of irregu- 
lar, picturesque shape, smooth, .shining foliage, which is 
larger than the English. Yellow flowers in long racemes. 
Blooms later than the English. 
Cladrastis. Yellow Wood 
C. tinctoria, syn. Virgilia Lutea (Yellow Wood). An 
elegant lawn tree of clean, upright habit of growth with 
handsome foliage and showy, long clusters of fragrant, pure 
white flowers produced in June. 
Cornus. Dogwood 
See also Cornus under shrubs 
JC. florida ruba (Red Flowering Dogwood). Flowers 
a deep pink color appearing early in May. 
Jflorida. (White Flowering Dogwood). A beautiful 
native tree. It has large, showy white blossoms. Very 
ornamental. 
Fraxinus. Ash 
*F. Americana (American Ash). A well known native 
tree of largest size, thrives in any soil and is suitable for a 
street or avenue tree. 
‘excelsior (European Ash). Tree is of rapid growth and 
spreading habit. Bark grey, foliage pinnate and buds 
black. 
fvar. pendula (European Weeping Ash). The common 
well known sort; one of the finest lawn and arbor trees. 
Covers a great space and grows rapidly. 
Jvar. aurea (Golden Bark Ash). A variety with yellow 
bark and black buds. Very conspicuous in winter time. 
Jvar. aurea pendula (Golden Bark Weeping Ash). A 
beautiful weeping tree; very effective because of its color. 
‘lanceolata (Green Ash). A very hardy and well known 
varietv. Native from Florida to Canada. 
Fagus. Beech 
tF. Ferruginea (American Beech). -Good in any situa- 
tion, a very hardy, tall growing, native tree. 
*F. sylvatica (European Beech). A compact^^tree'attain- 
ing the largest size, retai ns its leaves brown and dry 
throughout the winter. 
*var. pendula (European Weeping Beech). A strong 
growing variety with a fairly straight or upright trunk from 
which spread straggling and crooked branches; foliage rich, 
large and glossy. 
*var. purpurea (Purple or Copper Beech). Foliage red, 
purple in early summer, and a tree of symmetrieal habit. 
*var. purpurea Riversii (River’s Purple Beech). A 
variety of European beech with large, smooth, very dark 
leaves. The best purple lawn tree known. 
*var. incisa (Cut Leaved Beech). An erect, free grow- 
ing tree, foliage light green and deeply cut or incised. 
Gymnocladus. Kentucky Coffee Tree 
*G. Canadensis (Kentucky Coffee Tree). Tree makes a 
rapid growth with long feather like foliage, rough bark and 
stiff blunt shoots. 
Larix. Larch 
•L. Europae (European Larch). A rapid growing, 
pyramidal tree, valuable for timber. Small branches, 
somewhat drooping, and very delicate in appearance. 
Liquidamber. Sweet Gtim 
fL. styraciflua (Sweet Gum or Bilsted). A round- 
headed tree, with star-like, glossy leaves, turning brilliant 
red in autumn; very ornamental. 
Liriodendron. Tulip Tree 
*L. tulipfera (Tulip Tree). A native tree of the Magnolia 
order; remarkable for its symmetry, its rich glossy foliage, 
regularly distributed branches and large tulip-like flowers. 
Koelreuteria. Varnish Tree 
fK. paniculata (Varnish Tree). Attractive for its mass 
of orange yellow flowers in July. It is a native of China, 
small grow'ing with large pinnate leaves. An unusually 
good tree for small lawns. 
Moms. Mulberry 
JM. alba. (White Mulberry). A native of China. Tree 
small and of slender, rapid growth. Fruit pinkish white, 
fM. var. Downing. ’ Superceded by New American 
which is hardier and better. 
Norway Maple. 
