WKKPING l-IN’DEN. 
MAPLE. Weir's Cut-Ioaved Weepinj;'. This variety 
of the Silver Maple is one of the most graceful large | 
trees. Its growth is rapid and upright. The 
twigs are slender and drooping, giving it a habit 
as graceful as the cut-leaved Birch. 
lied. (Scarlet. Swamp or Soft.) Similar in foliage 
to the Silver Maple, of slower growth and round¬ 
ish form. It is chiefly valuable for its red tones in 
the landscape, red twigs in winter, red blossoms 
in March, and brilliant autumnal colors. 
Sycamore. A handsome, broad-headed tree, 
darker in foliage and denser in shade than the 
other Maples. It prefers a good soil. 
Colcliicuin rubrum. Slow growth, rounded form, 
brilliant red foliage on young growth of June and 
August. Rare and choice. 
Ash-leaved. (Negundo.) A quick-growing, me¬ 
dium-sized tree adapted for planting between 
permanent trees, and to be cut out when crowded. 
♦Japan. See under Shrubs, page 14. 
MAGNOIjIA. The profusion of large and beautiful 
flowers, the richness of foliage, and dignified and 
MAGNOIIA. continued. 
luxuriant expression make them the finest lawn 
ornaments. They should be carefully transplanted 
in spring to a deep soil. 
Cucuiu!)er. (.If. acuminata.') A pyramidal tree 
similar to the Tulip Tree; leaves 6 to 9 inches 
long and of a bluish green; blooms in June; 
flowers yellow ; fruit, when unripe, resembling a 
small cucumber, but turning bright red. 
Swamp. (M. f^lauca.) A small tree, native of our 
swamps. In May and June it bears creamy white, 
cup-shaped flowers of pleasant odor. 
LarffC-Ioavod. (M. macrophylla.) A rare tree, 
suggesting a tropical palm, with broad leaves 
2 feet long and the largest flowers of any hardy 
plant. The white flowers with thick, waxy petals, 
are 12 inches or more wide and of powerful and 
and unpleasant odor. 
Umbrella. (M. iripetala.) A tree similar to the 
last, with somewhat smaller leaves and flowers. 
The scarlet, cylindrical fruit is 2 inches in diamer 
and very showy when the bright colored seeds are 
hanging out by silky threads. 
.9^The foregoing Magnolias are natives of this country* 
and bloom after the leaves appear. The following are 
natives of Japan and China ana bloom in April or May, 
when the branches are leafless. They are usually grown 
in shrub form. 
Wi:iR*& CrT-I.EAVEI) WEKriNO MAPLE. 
MAGNOLIA, 
