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Americana (American Hornbeam, Blue or White Water 
Beech). A native species, growing from fifteen to twenty 
feet high. In its mode of growth, quite similar to the 
Beech, but the foliage is thinner, and more irregular in form. 
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. 
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 
C. florida ruba (Red Flowering Dogwood). Flowers a 
deep pink color appearing early in May. 
florida (White Flowering Dogwood). A beautiful native 
tree. It has large, showy white blossoms. Very orna¬ 
mental. 
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. 
lanceolata (Green Ash). A very hardy and well known 
variety. Native from Florida to Canada. 
Fagus. Beech 
F. 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, retains its leaves brown and dry 
throughout the winter. 
var. purpurea (Purple or Copper Beech). Foliage red, 
purple in early summer, and a tree of symmetrical habit. 
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. 
Bechtel’s Double Flowering Crab 
Norway Maple. 
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 Gum 
L. 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 
K. paniculata (Varnish Tree). Attractive for its mass 
of orange yellow flowers in July. It is a native of China, 
small growing with large pinnate leaves. An unusually 
good tree for small lawns. 
Morus. Mulberry 
M. var. Downing. Superseded by New American 
which is hardier and better. 
var. New American. Tree very vigorous and produc¬ 
tive, possesses a rich, sub-acid flavor; continues in bearing 
a long time. Fruit one and one-quarter of an inch long 
and nearly half an inch in diameter. 
tartarica (Russian Mulberry). Very hardy. Develops 
a bushy shrub-like top, valuable for feeding silk worms, and 
for fences in severe climates. 
var. pendula (Tea’s Weeping Russian Mulberry). A 
most graceful and hardy weeping tree. Forms a perfect 
umbrella shaped head, with long, slender, willowy branches 
drooping to the ground. Adapted for ornamenting small 
or large grounds, or for cemetery planting. 
Magnolia 
acuminata (Cucumber Tree). A magnificent native 
tree with large pointed entire leaves 6 to 9 inches long; 
blossoms green and yellow, not conspicuous; fruit resem¬ 
bles a green cucumber and the seeds are covered with a 
bright scarlet shell in autumn. 
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