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TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
Shade and Ornamental Trees 
A LIST OF TREES RECOMMENDED FOR VARIOUS 
PURPOSES 
Street, Road, and Wide Avenue Trees. American Elm, 
Maples in variety, Lindens, Carolina Poplar, American and 
Chinese Elm, Plane, Oaks. 
Driveways Through Lawns and Parks. Norway Maple, 
Catalpa Speciosa, American Linden, Horse-Chestnut, Laurel- 
leaf Willow. 
Single Specimens of Large Growth. The Birches, Ameri¬ 
can Linden, Norway, Schwedleri, and Cut-Leaf Maples, 
Austrian and Scotch Pines, Norway, Douglas and Colorado 
Spruces. 
Single Specimens of Medium Growth. Horse-Chestnut, 
Laurel-leaf Willow, Mountain Ash, Flowering Thorn, Siberian 
Arbor-Vitae, Pyramidal Arbor-Vitae, American Arbor-Vitae. 
Trees for Wet Soil. American Elm, American Linden, Ash, 
Catalpa, Poplars, and Willows. 
Trees that Thrive on Dry Knolls or Poor Soil. Ailanthus, 
Ash-leaf and Silver-leaf Maples, and Poplars. 
Cut-Leaved Trees. Cut-leaved Birch, Wier’s Cut-leaved 
Maple. 
Trees that Flower. Judas trees, Fringe tree (white and pur¬ 
ple), Cherry, Peach (double flowering), Plum (flowering). 
Lindens, Horse-Chestnut, Crabs, Catalpa speciosa, Thorns 
(pink, scarlet and white), Dogwood, Moss Locust. 
Weeping and Drooping Trees. Cut-leaf Birch, Wisconsin 
Willow, Catalpa Bungei, Wier’s Cut-Leaf Maple. 
Trees for Shade on the Lawn. American Ash, American 
Elm, American Linden, Norway Maple, Oriental Plane, Pin 
Oak, Silver-leaf Maple, Sugar Maple, Wier’s Cut-leaf Maple. 
Trees for the Front Lawn Where the House Sets Back 
25 to 30 Feet. Bechtel’s Crab, Double Flowering Cherry, 
Laburnum, Moss Locust, Judas Tree. 
Trees for Quick Effects. American Ash, Ash-leaved Maple, 
Catalpa Speciosa, Chinese Elm, Laurel-leaf Willow, Poplars, 
Russian Mulberry, Silver Maple, Wier’s Cut-leaf Maple, 
Wisconsin Willow. 
Trees that Color in the Fall. American Ash, Mountain 
Ash, Norway Maple, Dogwoods, Paul’s Scarlet Thorn, Pin 
Oak, Birch, Japan Maple. 
Trees for Shade on the Small Lawn. Mountain Ash, Pin 
Oak, Crab, Fringe, Paul’s Scarlet Thorn, Dogwood, Redbud, 
Cherries, Flowering Peach, Flowering Plum. 
Approved Varieties 
Ailanthus - Tree of Heaven 
Aralia 
An extremely rapid growing tree of tropical ap¬ 
pearance, with pinnate, bright green leaves. Very 
valuable for planting in smoky cities and in soils 
where other trees will not thrive. 
ASH, MOUNTAIN. See page 47. 
BASSWOOD. See page 46. 
Spinosa (Hercules Club). A fine tree of moderate size. Good 
for tropical effects. Leaves 3 to 4 feet long. Branches thorny, 
upright; flowers green-white in loose clusters, about 8 to 10 
inches long. Ultimate height, 15 to 20 feet. 
Ash 
American. Ultimate height, 40 to 80 feet. Rate per year, 2 to 3 
feet. A tree of most graceful shape and habit. Fine for street, 
lawn, grove or park. Spreading in growth. Bark of trunk 
clean, light gray, foliage attractive, turning to gold and pur¬ 
ple in autumn. Its seed wings, 1 to 2 inches long, hang in 
loose clusters, from slender stems. Is long-lived, does not 
need pruning. Requires good soil and moisture. 
Beech - Fagus Purpurea 
Purple-Leaved. An elegant, vigorous tree, growing 40 to 50 
feet high. Foliage deep purple, changing to crimson. Small 
trees are preferable for transplanting. 
Birch - Betula 
Cut-Leaf Weeping. Its tall, slender, yet vigorous growth, 
graceful drooping habit, silvery white bark and delicately cut 
foliage present a combination of attractive characteristics 
rarely met with in a single tree. Fine for lawn specimens. 
Ultimate height, 30 to 40 feet. 
European (Betula alba). Attractive, smooth, white bark and 
handsome foliage. Very hardy. Grows 50 to 60 feet. Ultimate 
height, 30 to 40 feet. 
Catalpa 
Speciosa (Western Catalpa). Very hardy and of rapid growth. 
Has large, fragrant flowers with brown spots in July, very 
large leaves turning yellow in the fall. An ornamental tree, 
fine for lawns, or to border driveways and private parkways 
and avenues. Is valued commercially, its timber being used 
for poles, posts, and railroad ties. Ultimate height, 50 feet. 
Rate per year, 3 to 4 feet. 
Bungei (Umbrella Tree). Budded on stems several feet in 
height and clear of branches, it forms an umbrella-shaped 
top without pruning. Is perfectly hardy. Leaves large, glossy, 
heart-shaped, deep green, lying like shingles on a roof. May 
be used in pairs, one at either side of entrance. Ultimate 
height, 8 to 10 feet. Rate per year, 2 to 3 feet. 
American Ash 
