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PLANTING HOME GROUNDS 
DECIDUOUS TREES WHICH ARE OFTEN PLANTED BUT 
WHICH ARE NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF CER¬ 
TAIN OBJECTIONABLE CHARACTERISTICS. 
White Ash. Fraxinus americana .—A beautiful tree with glossy 
green foliage but badly attacked here by boring insects. Height 
60 feet. 
Box Elder. Acer negimdo. (Ashleaf Maple)—Should not be 
planted in this section because of its short life, susceptibility to 
insect attack, and soft wood. 
Cottonwood. Populus deltoides .—One of our most common 
native trees but not desirable for City planting. Too tall for 
ordinary streets. The wood is soft and brittle, and the roots clog 
sewers, water pipes, etc. Badly attacked by borers. The pistillate 
tree is especially objectionable because of its characteristic of 
shedding cotton in the summer. Height 80 feet. 
Carolina Poplar. Populus eugenei .—Much like the Cottonwood 
except that it does not bear cotton. Badly attacked by borers. 
Not recommended for City planting. 
A Kansas prairie production of a natural planting. Comprises margin of nond 
reaching to a pergola blending into the trees beyond, a bit of road from the street 
t^ P t«l°r SIS K CO f ered ^ ^ lt j hybrid li!acs and Perennia's in front; low hanging hori¬ 
zontal limb of an old redbud tree across the sky line finishes the picture. 
