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THE HOME NURSERY, LA FAYETTE, ILLINOIS 
Specimen Tea’s Weeping Mulberry—several years 
planted. Most perfect weeping tree grown. 
Weeping Trees... 
The Weeping Trees lend grace and beauty to ornamen¬ 
tal grounds and may be planted singly in open situa¬ 
tions, where they will fully develop. The following list 
contains the most hardy and desirable of this class of 
trees: 
TEA’S WEEPING MULBERRY—One of the most per¬ 
fect weeping trees yet introduced. With long, slender, 
willowy branches reaching the ground: full of fruit 
during' the early part of the summer. The foliage is 
bright glossy green. Price, each $1.75; per 10, ¥15.00. 
CAMPERDOWN WEEPING ELM—One of the finest 
weeping trees for the lawn. With broad foliage and 
branches drooping gracefully to the ground. Price, 
each $2.50. 
WEEPING WILLOW (Babylonian)—A most graceful 
tree of large size. Its fresh, bright green tint and 
long wavv branches make it very attractive. Price, 
5 to 6 ft., each 75c; 8 to 10 ft., each $1.50. 
CUT-LEAVED WEEPING BIRCH—Its tall, slender, yet 
vigorous growth, graceful drooping habit, silvery 
white bark and delicately cut foliage presents attract¬ 
ive characteristics rarely met with in a single tree. 
Very popular for single lawn specimens or groups; 
the white bark of trunk and twigs gleaming con¬ 
spicuously among the darker greens and browns. 
Price, 6 to 8 ft., each $2.50; 8 to 10 ft., each $3.50. 
Suggestions on Planting... 
In planting, due regard should be paid to the space 
available, and trees and shrubs should not be planted at 
random. Nothing is more handsome than a fine, well- 
cut lawn, with trees and shrubs planted along the drives 
leading to the house and other buildings. The back¬ 
ground for a large lawn should be of the different 
varieties of larger growing trees, with groups of speci¬ 
men trees in the foreground. Most shrubs are at their 
best planted in beds, either all of one variety or with 
several varieties so arranged that the higher growing 
ones will form the center, with those of lower growing 
habits massed around them. These plants should be 
thoroughly cultivated and annually pruned. It is not 
well to plant so few that years must pass before a good 
effect is produced, but a surplus should be planted at 
first and this gradually taken out. 
Vines should be planted near the house and allowed 
to clamber on it, or may be trained with fine effect over 
arbors or stakes placed in the lawn. 
“Give fools their gold, and knaves their power, 
Let fortune’s bubbles rise and fall; 
Who sows a field, or trains a flower. 
Or plants a tree, is more than all.” 
—Whittier. 
Large Arborvitae in Nursery Rows, Home Nursery 
Grounds. 
Shade Trees—Continued 
POPLAR LOMBARDY—Very tall, rapid growing tree 
with spire-like habit. Its tall, narrow lines make it 
picturesque compared to the more rounded forms of 
other trees. Used considerably in screens, or to ac¬ 
cent shrubbery groups. Price. 8 to 10 ft., each 75c; 
10 to 12 ft., each $1.00; 12 to 14 ft., each $2.00. 
The original of this picture was presented to Mr. Irvin 
Ingels in Lombardy. France, the origination of the now 
famous Lombardy Poplars, by the owner of this pic¬ 
turesque group. 
For Formal Planting... 
CATALPA BUNGEI (Umbrella Catalpa)—A bush form 
of Catalpa from China. When grafted on stems 6 to 
7 feet high it makes an umbrella-shaped top without 
pruning. This is the dwarf round-headed tree fre¬ 
quently seen and used primarily for producing formal 
effects. Price, 1-year heads, $1.00 each; 2-year heads, 
$1.50 each. 
