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seaside tree; is good for wind-break when set close; 
makes a quick dense screen or hedge when set five 
feet apart, and after a growth of twelve to fifteen 
feet is made, cut back to desired height and kept there. 
Is one of the best to plant in crowded, gaseous, smoky 
city locations. It will grow in any soil. 
Lombardy. It grows from forty to one hundred feet or 
more in height, according to conditions. Introduced 
from Italy, it succeeds almost anywhere. Tall, slen¬ 
der, columnar, it is unexcelled in certain situations for 
artistic effects. Its branches are all perpendicular, 
growing up. It may be used to border the highways in 
large estates; for large hedges where tall, vertical, 
rigid effects are sought; for skyline effect on tall banks, 
terraces or the crest of hills; for emphasis at the end of 
low, long buildings; for contrast in the back corner of 
the yard; for formal effect singly; in straight lines or 
groups in spacious grounds. It is not good for shade, 
nor as a street tree, except to outline formal avenues; 
but it has places that no other tree can fill so well. 
Pin Oak. Almost pyramidal in habit and is sometimes 
described as half-weeping, because when it is fully 
grown the lower branches touch the ground. It grows 
and develops much faster than most oaks. It grows 
50 to GO feet tall with a 30 foot spread. The deep 
green very attractive glossy leaves are finely divided. 
Leaves turn to a beautiful orange-scarlet in Fall. 
Very desirable for planting on the lawn, and especially 
good for low wet places w'here other trees fail. 
Redbud Tree, Judas Tree (Cercis canadensis). One 
of the handsomest of the small trees, growing to 15 
feet in height. It is a low-growing, flat-topped tree 
with widely spreading branches. Along these branches 
the rosy purple blossoms appear before the leaves. 
They are small flowers growing so thick the entire top 
of the tree looks like a pink cloud. It is one of the first 
to blossom, the flowers coming anywhere from late 
March to early May, according to location and sea¬ 
son. It requires a good moist soil. Will endure shade. 
Rose of Sharon. See Althea Tree, Hardy Orna¬ 
mental Shrub Section. Page 26. 
Ruby Tree. See Plum Purple-Leaved. 
Smoke Tree. See Fringe Purple. 
Thorn, Paul’s Double Flowering. Grows about fif¬ 
teen feet tall or more. Has wide spreading branches, 
the head about equalling the height in diameter. Un¬ 
doubtedly the best of the American grown Thorns. A 
variety of the popular English Hawthorne. It has 
small, deeply cut leaves. In May it is very decorative 
with an abundance of double carmine-red flowers. It 
is used extensively in formal planting; at entrances to 
walk or drive; as a border; as a lawn sp>ecimen tree; 
in the corner of an outdoor living room for shade and 
ornament. It will grow under dry, upland conditions, 
in stiff, clay soil, thrives well in the gas, dust and 
smoke of crowded city locations. 
Tulip Tree (Whitewood). Grows to various heights 
according to location. Usually forty to sixty feet, but 
in many parts of the country higher. It is among the 
largest and most valuable North American trees. It 
has a straight, clean trunk, dividing at summit into 
irregular branches, but the whole effect of the top is 
pyramidal. The bark is dark and quite smooth. The 
leaf is green, three to five inches long, smooth and 
only slightly lobed, turning to yellow tones in autumn. 
The blossoms in May and June are four to six inches 
across, greenish-yellow, marked with orange, frag¬ 
rant, and resembling tulips or magnolia blossoms in 
shape—a beautiful blossom on a beautiful tree. It is 
a magnificent lawn tree, ample, graceful, fine and 
restful. It is ranked with the fifteen best street and 
avenue trees in all but crow'ded and too much paved 
city situations. Is little infested by insect pests. 
Umbrella Tree. See Catalpa Bungei. 
Walnut 
Walnut, Black. Grow'S to a height of fifty to seventy 
feet. Is one of our largest, most rugged and majestic 
trees. Is of slow growth. Makes an excellent lawm 
tree. The bark is blackish, rough, picturesque; the 
leaf, long, green, turning to yellow in autumn; the 
nuts mature in October, are edible, in thick shells; 
the w'ood is very valuable. Profitable to plant for 
timber profit in future years. 
Genuine English Budded. Growls fifty to seventy 
feet in height. Is a handsome, round-headed tree with 
large, bright, green foliage. Somewhat tender in 
youth, but it may be grown successfully in Eastern 
and Northern States, the nuts being of much value, 
thin-shelled and delicious. 
Willow 
Babylonica (Weeping Willow). Grow's thirty to forty 
feet tall. Makes a quick growth. The branches are a 
soothing olive-green, slender, graceful, drooping 
nearly to the ground in great billow^s. Leaves are 
long, narrow, smooth, silky green. It is the familiar 
w^eeping willowy one of the most graceful large trees 
growm, attractive winter and summer. It is fine as a 
specimen tree on .the lawm alone. Its best situation is 
on the edge of streams or pools, natural or artificial, 
its branches near or drooping over the water. A mag¬ 
nificent tree, restful and soothing to the eye. 
Wisconsin, Weeping. Grows thirty to forty feet in 
height. Similar to the Babylonica Willow above, in 
habit and usefulness, but hardier. 
PAUL’S DOUBLE FLOWERING THORN 
