DECIDUOUS ORNAMENTAL TREES. 
‘ ‘ In the Weekly Tribune , Mr. Josiah J/oopes takes strong grounds in favor of native Ameri¬ 
can trees , on the ground that they are less liable to disease in our climate , longer lived , and more 
beautiful and useful as a class than their foreign relatives." —Sen EX. 
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ACER Pennsylvanicum (Striped Maple). A graceful, medium sized tree, 13 to 15 
feet high, of good shape and light green foliage, with beautifully striped bark, 
which is very conspicuous when the foliage falls. 1 to 2 ft. 
2 to 4 feet.35 to 
A. rubrum (Red or Scarlet Maple). Is noted in spring for its showy red blos¬ 
soms and bright red winged fruit, and in autumn for the brilliant coloring of 
its foliage ; a conspicuous tree in all situations. 1 to 2 feet. . 
2 to 4 feet.35 to 
A. saccharinum (Sugar Maple;. A handsome, stately tree of pyramidal growth 
and fine habit; one of the best for avenue, street and lawn planting. 1 to 2 ft. 
2 to 3 feet. 
3 to 5 feet . 
A. spicatum. See under Shrubs. 
ANDROMEDA arborea (Tree Andromeda, Sour Wood). One of our finest native 
trees, producing white, fragrant flowers, borne on slander petioles in long 
panicled racemes, and very graceful foliage that is brilliantly colored in early 
autumn. 6 to 12 inches. 
1 to 3 feet. 
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AMELANCHIER botryapium (Service or Juneberry). This is generally a small 
tree, but here in our mountains it often attains a height of 30 to 60 feet, 
and a diameter of 2 feet or over. It is a handsome ornamental, and very 
early in spring its snow-white flowers open in terminal drooping racemes in 
the greatest profusion, producing a fine effect in sharp contrast to the sur¬ 
roundings, which are still quite wintry ; the fruit is edible and of a peculiar 
flavor. 1 to 2 feet ... 
2 to 3 feet. .. 
3 to 4 feet. 
jESCULUS flava (Buckeye). 60 to 90 feet in height, or can be trained to a shrub; 
produces showy flesh colored flowers in panicles. Its fine foliage and raj id 
growth recommend it. Small. 
BETULA excelsa (Yellow Birch). A beautiful symmetrical lawn tree 40 to 60 
feet high, with yellowish silvery bark, and thin, finely cut leaves. 1 to 2 ft... 
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B. lenta (Cherry Birch, 
Sweet or Black Birch). 
This fine birch is consid¬ 
ered one of the best of all 
trees for street and lawn 
purposes. The w o o d , 
which is rose-colored and 
fine grained, is very valu¬ 
able for cabinet work; 
the twigs and foliage are 
spicy and aromatic. 1 to 2 ft. 
2 to 3 feet. 
3 to 4 feet. 
CORNUS Florida (Flowering 
Dogwood). This species 
makes a small tree, and is 
one of the showiest and 
most striking of all our 
native ornamentals. Its 
small greenish flowers are 
collected in close heads, 
which are each surround¬ 
ed by an involucre of four 
large white leaves, resem¬ 
bling a large single white 
CORNUS FLORIDA. ( Whitc-Jlowcring Dogwood.) blossom. Very showy in 
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