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ORNAMENTAL AND WEEPING TREES 
Elm American —Cont. 
separated from them. In the yard of average size, one 
elm is enough to shade it all at maturity. For wide 
streets and avenues it is magnificent. Streets planted 
with American Elms become colunmed and arched 
like the aisles of a Gothic Cathedral. Streets suitable 
for elm planting should be broad. It has good foliage 
which turns yellow in the fall. It has inconspicuous 
brown flowers in May, followed by fruits which feed 
the birds in winter. Its timber is hard and tough. 
Elm Chinese. A new variety quite similar to the 
American Elm in appearance but much more rapid 
in growth, probably growing faster than any other 
shade tree. It attains great height and possesses a 
marvelous adaptability to soils and conditions which 
would be fatal to other varieties. Well suited to arid 
sections and extreme temperatures. 
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Extremely rapid groteer 
Fringe Purple. Also called Smoke Tree or Smoke 
Bush. Grows to a height of 8 to 10 feet. It has small, 
yellow-green flowers in May or early June which are 
of no consequence, but the fruits which form in middle 
July are purplish in color and very dense and feathery, 
covering the tree, giving it a handsome smoky appear¬ 
ance which lasts through late summer and early fall, 
and gives it its name of Smoke Tree. 
Horse-Chestnut, White Flowering. A beautiful, 
symmetrical, pyramidal tree, growing to a height of 
30 or 40 feet. Foliage is very beautiful, a rich green, 
turning to yellow in the fall. In May its handsome 
white blossoms tinged with red are borne upright in 
large spiny clusters, followed by the burrs or husks 
and in the fall by attractive mahogany colored nuts 
which are not edible. It is at its best standing alone 
in the lawn as it requires deep, rich soil, room, and a 
great deal of moisture. Is a good park tree, if the park 
is open to air and sun and not crowded. 
Hydrangea, P. G. Tree Form. See Hardy Shrub. 
Jewel Tree, Oriental. See Crab, Flowering. 
Judas Tree. See Red Bud Tree. 
Linden or Basswood. Grows forty to fifty feet in 
height, of compact growth, head pyramidal, but more 
rounded than the American. Has small, exquisite 
green leaves covering the symmetrical frame. Leaves 
turn to yellow and brown tones in autumn. The bark 
of the trunk is reddish, and attractive. Has showy, 
sweet-scented, dark cream-colored flowers in June. It 
makes a fine lawm tree and because of its compact, 
regular habit, makes one of the very best street and 
avenue trees, suitable for both medium and narrow 
streets, and withstanding dry, smoky city conditions 
better than most trees. 
Magnolia, Soulangeana. The most popular of all and 
a beautiful specimen tree. Somewhat shrublike and 
branching when young but makes a fair-sized tree as 
it grows older. The flowers are large, 3 to 5 inches 
across, pink outside and white inside, and very frag¬ 
rant. Blooms late and profusely. A hardy and hand¬ 
some tree. 
Magnolia, Acuminata. See Cucumber Tree. 
Malus Floribunda. See Crab Flowering. 
Maple 
Ash Leaved, Box Elder or Manitoba Maple. Grows 
forty to fifty feet. Being of very rapid growth, and % 
drouth resistant, it is a very valuable tree where a 
quick growth is wanted in poor, dry soil. It is good 
for holding banks and for shelter belts. Because it 
resists drouth and will withstand the impure, gaseous 
atmosphere of crowded districts in the city, where 
nearly every spot is paved. 
Japanese Blood Leaf. A very beautiful variety, dwarf 
growing and very hardy. The leaves are blood-red in 
spring, changing later to dark purple. Handsome at 
any season. Highly ornamental when planted as a 
specimen in the lawn. 
Norway. Grows forty to sixty feet in height. It is a 
handsome tree with spreading branches, forming a 
dense round head. It is a favorite shade tree in the 
entire Eastern and Central sections of the United 
States. It makes a fairly rapid growth, adapts itself 
readily to different soils and a diversity of climatic 
conditions and is an extremely well developed tree at 
maturity. Its foliage is of the darkest green; its blos¬ 
soms in early May are yellow-green, making the tree 
particularly beautiful while in bloom; its seed wings 
are large, ornamental, broadly flaring; its autumn 
foliage golden yellow. Is tough and hardy; one of the 
best of street trees, being rather low headed. A superb 
tree for lining driveways; as a lawn tree; is used with 
fine effect in straight rows, and is recommended espe¬ 
cially for street planting. 
Schwedler’s or Purple Norway Maple. Grows to a 
height of thirty to fifty feet. A very attractive tree 
with well rounded head. The leaves are very large. 
They are purple and bright red when young, changing 
to bronze green, and then to green. In autumn they 
are red and brown. The beautiful foliage contrasts 
well with other colors, making this a fine tree in lawns, 
parks, or streets. 
Silverleaf, Silver Maple, Soft Maple, or White 
Maple. Is described as growing to fifty feet but in 
moist, rich loamy soil will grow taller. For majesty 
and graceful, wide-spreading branches, it is next to 
the Elm, having the advantage of being a rapid 
grower. For beauty is the equal of any, and should be 
freely planted for its charm the year around. Its 
silver-gray bark is attractive summer and winter; its 
