The ^IcaA/ L&tAm Trees 
T he trees here represented are grow- 
ing in the park of the U. P. R. R. at 
Lawrence, Kans., the photos 
were taken the last week in August, 
1894 when the drouth had been so se- 
vere as to dry every spear of grass in 
the lawn, yet the leaves on the trees 
were as fresh and green as if such 
weather was congenial. The trees have 
i lasted four years, the 
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lawns a..d ornam^i. v .il j* • ., ' • 
forms a peUect half globular or um- 
brella head of a very deep gVeen color ” 
Their sty ? is altogether i 1ew> un ]ik e 
any other tree, and assume ‘that shape 
without the aid of a knife. They are 
clean, free from insects or disease; no 
daylight is seen through its top, the 
leaves stay on in their beauty till de- 
stroyed by hard frosts. They seem to 
possess much vitality and long life. 
The trees are of special value to nur- 
serymen who desire to supply their 
customers with the choicest produc- 
tions of nature, because they are hardy, 
easy to grow in transplanting; they 
have good roots, clean erect stems, easy 
to dig, safe to pack, without breaking 
- Jo many other trees; they bear ex- 
ire to air and sun better than most 
! - -s and adapt themselves to most any 
will please the customers in the 
rs to come for the beautiful trees 
. y bought from your nursery. It. is 
• your interest to extend the merits 
of this tree to the homes of the people 
all who love to plant the best for the 
•rmanent beauty of the little domain 
v. o call our home. 
It has no rival in the northern states, 
the south the Umbrella China tree 
s its beauty, but is not so symmetri- 
1 or compact as the Bungei. At Al- 
ii irquerque, N. M., both grew, but the 
hitter had the mostadmirers. 
The trees here shown have many ad- 
mirers in the traveling public. Mr. 
Shanklin, the agent at this place said 
“passengers frequently get off the train 
to inquire what kind of trees they are 
and where the company got them?” 
Prom a nurseryman’s 
standpoint they are de- 
sirable because they can 
be grown anywhere apple 
trees grow, and will re- 
flect credit on the nur- 
sery that grew and sold 
the trees, for years to 
come. They are a tree 
needing no pet care to 
grow them, no disease or 
insects infest them, they 
are beauties grown alone 
or in clumps, along drive 
ways or borders. They 
cast a distinct shadow, 
can be grown any height 
of stem desired to suit the 
the place or fancy for ef- 
fect, in short it fills more 
the ideal of a progressive 
man’s idea of a tree for 
home adornment than 
any other the writer 
knows of. The stock for 
these should always be 
the Hardy Speciosa or 
Teas Hybrid ; the Big- 
noides are not hardy. 
On my experimental 
grounds I have the Rus- 
sian Olive for years, and 
know' of nothing of its 
kind to rival it for hardi- 
ness, the bark on trunk 
and stems over one inch 
in diameter, are black or 
nearly so, while the 
smaller limbs and twigs 
are like the leaves, silvery 
white, and they get more 
so ns the trees attain age. 
In May and June they 
are covered with little 
racemes of blossoms from 
every leaf, three or four 
inches long, each blossom 
as large as the end of a 
lead pencil, yellow with 
black throat; these are 
very pretty for little bo- 
quets and have a sweet 
spicy flavor, not strong, 
yet it carries with the 
wind forty rods or more- 
Each bud is double, it 
produces blossoms on one, two and 
three year old wood. You will be 
pleased to try them. 
Testimonials. 
A few years ago I got from you 
a Russian Olive tree the first 
I ever saw or heard of. It has been a 
source of pleasure to me ever since 
and it is now the handsomest tree in 
this part of the country and the most 
admired by visitors. This summer it 
has sprung a new surprise, it is full of 
olives. I want to ask what you know 
about it. Is the fruit edible? When I 
planted the tree I supposed it was a 
shrub. How large do they grow? 
Mine is 12 ft. high and still growing 
up. James Gi.over. 
Bluff City, Kas. 
Bluff City is in the extreme south 
west of R. I. R. R. system where the 
drouth is usual and severe. A. H. G. 
The Russian Olives are daisies here. 
Geo. J. Spear. 
Greely, Colo. 
Kddress all Orders an< j Correspondence to A. H. GRTE^Aj Box J, Lawrence, Kans. 
