Flowers of 
One of the most ornamental trees in culti¬ 
vation; valuable in shrubberies, and 
beautiful in combinations with Leuco- 
thoe Catesbsei, when the latter is used 
as an undergrowth. Of small size, wit h 
thick, oblong foliage of dark glossy 
green, which is highly attractive at 
all seasons, especially in autumn, 
when it changes to brilliant 
crimson. The flowers, in 
July, are borne in dense panicles 
resembling lily - of - the - valley 
the Sorrel "free blooms. 
The Elms 
( Ulmus ) 
Include desirable varieties 
for avenue or lawn planting. 
Our American Elm is, of 
course, the best known, de¬ 
veloping, as it does, with its 
graceful, vase-hke form, its 
straight trunk, wide, arch¬ 
ing top and pendulous 
branches, making one of 
the most picturesque of the 
American trees. There are 
other varieties suitable lor 
lawn and garden, requiring 
much less space than our na¬ 
tive Elms, and of these we 
mention the Cornish Elm, an 
erect, compact, strong-growing 
variety, with short, ascending 
branches, forming a dense, nar¬ 
row, pyramidal top of dark green foliage, very desirable for 
formal work. There is an unusual fastigiate form, Ulmus 
Dampieri, with much the habit of the Lombardy poplar. The 
branching, very upright and close, makes the tree valuable where 
columnar effects are desired. The foliage is light green. 
American Elm in its young stage 
Sorrel Tree 
(Oxydendrum 
arbor eum ) 
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