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by Fools Like Me. 
Cut-Leaved Birch 
Acer— Continued 
A. PALMATUM ATROPURPUREUM (Red 
Japanese Maple) —Leaves blood-red in 
Spring, changing to dark purple,- pretty 
throughout the season. Very dwarf growing. 
Aralia 
A. SPINOSA (Devil’s Walking Stick)—A 
showy dwarf tree with broad, handsomely cut 
leaves and huge clusters of small white flowers 
in July. Its Winter effect is unique and hand¬ 
some. Grows 8 to 10 feet high. 
Betula—Birch 
B. ALBA (European White Birch) —This is the 
famous birch of literature, growing sometimes 
50 feet high. Quite erect when young, its 
branches begin to droop gracefully with age. 
Its bark is snow-white and very effective in 
landscape views, especially if grown in front 
of dark evergreens. 
B. ALBA LACINATA PENDULA (Cutleaf 
Weeping Birch)— One of the most popular of 
the weeping trees. Foliage deeply cut, droop¬ 
ing in the most picturesque manner,- silvery 
white bark; vigorous growth. 
Catalpa 
C. BUNGEI (Manchurian Catalpa). A formal 
dwarf catalpa. It is used in formal work, and 
has a dome-shaped head 10 to 12 feet high, 
of great, soft, heavy leaves. The flowers are 
borne in large clusters a foot long,- the leaves 
are laid with shingle-like precision. 
Celtis—Hackberry 
C. OCCIDENTALIS (Hackberry)— A rare na¬ 
tive tree that deserves much more general 
planting. Its light green leaves are glossy, 
pointed; the branches spread horizontally, 
forming a wide head. Vigorous grower, thriv- 
in all soils. Fruits are dark red. 
Fraxinus—Ash 
F. AMERICANA (American White Ash)—A 
well known native tree. FHeight 100 feet. 
Gleditsia—Honey Locust 
A native tree with clover like foliage bearing 
creamy white fragrant flowers in long clusters. 
These trees enrich the soil as they put nitrogen 
in the soil which is essential for all plant growth. 
Ginkgo 
G. BILOBA (Maidenhair Tree) —A distin¬ 
guished Japanese tree, 40 to 50 feet, 
columnar growth when young, spreading 
with age into an odd sketchy outline. Its 
thick, leathery leaves are shaped like a 
fan. A rare and elegant tree, robust in its 
habits, unique appearance and habit of 
growth make it a valuable acquisition. 
Grows fast. One of the few plants that 
has survived the ice age of ancient times. 
Morus—Mulberry 
M. TATARICA (The Russian Mulberry)— 
A very hardy variety with reddish edible 
fruits. Fine for planting as a lure for birds 
to prevent them from molesting other fruits 
in the garden. 
M. ALBA PENDULA (Tea’s Weeping 
Mulberry)— A perfect umbrella-shaped 
head. Foliage light green, deeply lobed. 
Fruit reddish-purple. 
Platanus — Pla ne Tree, Sycamore 
P. ORIENTALIS (Oriental Plane)— Among 
the best for street and avenue planting in 
smoky locations. It grows rapidly to grand 
size, is bold, picturesque and vigorous in 
all soils, especially along the water's edge. A 
lofty, wide-spreading tree, growing 60 to 
80 feet tall, with large, leathery leaves that 
turn yellow in Fall. 
Populus—Poplar 
P. BOLLEANA (Bolleana Poplar)— S imilar to 
the well known Lombardy Poplar in habit, 
but broader, and like it useful in breaking 
the monotony of lower round-topped trees. 
Will grow to a tall spire, 80 feet high. Its 
leaves are glossy green above, silvery beneath. 
A favorite with landscape gardeners. 
P. NIGRA ITALICA (Lombardy Poplar)— 
Attains a height of from 50 to 60 feet. Well 
known and remarkable for its erect, rapid 
growth, and tall, spiry form. Indispensable in 
landscape gardening, to break the ordinary 
and monotonous outline of most other trees. 
Quercus—Oak 
If planted in good soil the Oaks will outgrow 
many other trees. For wide lawns, parks, and 
public grounds, avenues, etc., where they have 
room to develop, few trees are so majestic and 
imposing, so enduring, so varied in expression. 
Their great vigor and hardihood enables them to 
withstand many untoward conditions. 
Q. COCCINEA (Scarlet Oak)— Leaves deeply 
cut and deep green, changing to the most 
brilliant crimson in the Fall and persisting 
practically all Winter. 
Q. PALUSTRIS (Pin Oak) —Almost pyramidal 
in habit and sometimes described as half¬ 
weeping when old, because its lower 
branches touch the ground. It grows and de¬ 
velops the family characteristics faster than 
most oaks, as may be seen from some fine 
avenues, planted within the last score of 
years. It grows 50 to 60 feet, sometimes taller. 
The leaves are deep green, glossy and finely 
divided. Orange-scarlet in Fall. Very desir¬ 
able for low wet places where other trees 
fail. 
O. RUBRA (Common Red Oak) —Stately, 
symmetrical. A most beautiful tree for the 
lawn. A monarch in the tree world. Fdeavy 
shiny deep green leathery leaves turning 
crimson in Fall. 
Red-Flowered Dogwood 
Knowing what to plant and where to plant, brings beauty—saves money. 
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