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Honey Locust - Gleditsia 
Honey or Sweet Locust (Triacanthos). Med. A rapid growing tree; 
delicate foliage of a beautiful, fresh, lively green, and strong 
thorns; makes an exceedingly handsome, impenetrable and valu- 
able hedge. 
Thornless Honey Locust. This is an almost thornless type of the 
above. 
Horse-chestnut - Aesculus 
European Horse-chestnut (Hippocastanum). A tall, massive, state- 
ly tree, with an immense, round crown and strong, stiff branches 
clothed with large, five-parted foliage casting the densest shade 
of any deciduous tree. In the spring it is one of the most beau¬ 
tiful sights when it displays its innumerable, showy, erect clust¬ 
ers of spotted white flowers. 
Larch - Larix 
European Larch (Europaea). 40 to 50 feet. A lofty, rapid growing 
pyramidal tree, with small, drooping branches and delicate 
feathery foliage. Valuable for timber. Prefer moist soil. 
Linden; Basswood - Tilia 
American Linden, Basswood (Americana). Lg. A well known, 
stately tree with large, heart-shaped leaves of a pleasing green 
color. A vigorous grower of pyramidal habit when young, but 
eventually a large, round-headed tree. A valuable lawn tree and 
should be more used for this purpose. 
Maple - Acer 
Box Elder; Ash-Leaved Maple (Negundo). Med. A rapid grow¬ 
ing variety, with light green foliage and spreading head. Very 
hardy, and succeeds in many sections where other varieties do 
not thrive. 
Norway Maple. (Platanoides). Med. Most popular variety of the 
Maple group, either for the lawn or street planting. It forms a 
perfect, rounded head, with large, deep green foliage, is very 
hardy, easily transplanted, very compact in form, grows rapidly, 
and is exceptionally free from injurious insects. (See picture 
on page 23. 
Schwedler’s Purple Maple. Med. The young shoots and leaves are 
of a bright purplish and crimson color. They change to a pur¬ 
plish green in the older leaves A most desirable ornamental 
tree for the contrast of its foliage. 
Skinner’s Cut-Leaf Maple. Med. A new origination similar to 
Wier’s Cut-Leaf Maple but having more finely cut or dissected 
foliage. It has graceful, drooping branches and makes a fine 
ornamental tree. 
Silver or Soft Maple. Lg. A magnificent shade and ornamental 
tree of rapid growth. It is perfectly hardy and will thrive in any 
soil and in any locality. The leaves are beautifully shaped and 
have a silvery gleam. 
Sugar, Hard or Rock Maple (Saccharum). Lg. A beautiful and 
always popular tree, growing on a smooth trunk and forming 
a dense, oval head. The foliage is large and handsome and of 
a rich, pleasing green, turning to beautiful shades of orange- 
yellow and red in autumn. It makes a splendid and uniform 
street tree, and adapted to nearly all kinds of soil. 
Wier’s Cut-Leaved Silver Maple (Wieri). Med. This distinct va¬ 
riety is one of the most beautiful of our hardy trees, having cut 
or dissected foliage. Its growth is rapid, the shoots slender and 
drooping, giving it a habit almost as graceful as the Cut- 
Leaved Birch. 
Mountain Ash - Sorbus 
(See picture on page 21). 
American Mountain Ash. One of our most attractive native trees. 
Its habit is much the same as the European variety, but it is much 
hardier and the bark is lighter in color. It produces its berries 
when quite young, which are in large clusters and of orange 
color. Especially fine for planting among tall shrubbery, with 
its brilliant berries. 18 to 20 ft. 
European Mountain Ash. (Aucuparia). Very beautiful, with 
straight, smooth trunk. Foliage deep green, turning yellow in 
autumn. Erect growth. 20 to 30 ft. high. White flowers in May, 
followed by bright orange-red berries which cling all winter. 
Interesting for lawn or park. 
Mulberry - Moms 
Hardy ornamental trees, thriving in almost any soil. The sweet, 
fleshy fruits are a great attraction to birds, and on this account 
they are planted extensively. 
Russian Mulberry (Tatarica). Sm. As commonly seen it is a low- 
growing, bushy-topped tree, with small and much lobed leaves. 
Teas’ Weeping Mulberry. (Tatarica pendula). One of the most 
graceful of weeping trees. Forms a perfect umbrella-shaped head, 
with long, slender branches, drooping to the ground, parallel 
to the stem. 
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