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SILVERLEAF MAPLE 
Fasteat groudng maple 
leaves are deeply cut, a soft, light green above, and 
with a bright silvery sheen beneath, taking on golden 
tones in autumn. While not listed as a flowering 
tree, it is a very showy and beautiful tree with its 
myriad small, reddish-green blossoms in crowded 
clusters in March and April before the leaves appear, 
and later has an added charm when in June and July 
the fancy bright, wide-spreading seed-wings appear, 
two to three inches in length. It adapts itself to any 
soil, but prefers the moist loam and is one of the best 
trees to plant in wet places. It is a wonderful lawn 
tree; is much planted in parks; is unsurpassed for lin¬ 
ing avenues and driveways. Is excellent as a street 
tree. 
Sugar, Hard or Rock Maple. Grows fifty to eighty 
feet. A tall, erect tree. Bark light gray, foliage dark 
green, turning to gorgeous orange, gold and scarlet 
tones in autumn; flowers yellowish green, abundant, 
in April and May; seed-wings are one inch long in 
September. Its wood is hard and durable, valuable 
for manv purposes, variations furnishing birds-eye 
and curly maple. The sap furnishes us our pure 
maple sugar and maple syrup. It is a very fine lawn 
tree; one of the best for broad street purposes. 
Adapts itself to any soil, but is a good tree to plant 
in a stiff, clay soil. 
Mo untain Ash 
American. Grows twenty to thirty feet in height. Has 
white flowers in May or June, followed by scarlet 
berries till Christmas. Is of more open growth than 
the European, with coarser foliage. Is especially 
recommended for planting with groups of evergreens, 
or at the edge of groups of other trees. See European 
Mountain Ash below, for further description and uses. 
European. It grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet; has a 
dense, regular head; light green, rough foliage. Has 
white blossoms in May or June in large, flat clusters, 
followed by berries in the same large, flat clusters. The 
berries vary from bright scarlet to orange-red, and are 
very decorative against the handsome foliage and the 
smooth, reddish brown bark of the tree. The berries 
hang till Christmas, are very decorative summer and 
winter, and furnish winter food for birds. The tree is 
common in many parts of Europe but especially in the 
Highlands of Scotland. It is one of our most decora¬ 
tive trees, good as a lawn tree, or in groups of trees. 
May be used back of large groups of snrubs with 
splendid effect. Makes a beautiful tree for bordering 
driveways. May be used almost anywhere, as it is 
extremely hardy. 
Mulberry 
Russian. Grows to twenty and thirty feet, sometimes 
more. Is erect in form, with good round head, large, 
luxuriant foliage; is very hardy. In July it bears an 
abundant crop of long fruit, resembling blackberries 
in appearance. They are edible, very sweet, have 
some culinary value, and are very popular with the 
children and birds. The fruiting season lasting sev¬ 
eral weeks. Russian Mulberry will thrive under smoky 
and dirty city conditions. 
Downing. Height of tree fifteen to twenty-five feet. 
The fruit is black, very large, handsome, sweet, rich 
and excellent. It ripens in June or early July and 
lasts for weeks. 
New American. Grows to a height of fifteen to twenty- 
five feet. Equal to Downing as a fruit tree in all re¬ 
spects, and hardier. Is a vigorous grower, very pro¬ 
ductive; the best variety for fruit; ripe from middle 
June to September. 
Teas’ Weeping. Top grafted on a straight stem, usu¬ 
ally seven to eight feet from the ground, making the 
tree from eight to ten feet tall. A small tree with 
drooping branches and dense, deep green foliage. One 
of the most graceful and hardy weeping trees in ex¬ 
istence. Forms a perfect shaped head, with long, 
slender and willowy branches, drooping fountain-like 
to the ground. In light, airy gracefulness, delicacy of 
NORWAY MAPLE 
Finest atreet tree far ahatle 
