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will make a good lawn tree. 
Another interesting tree is the Silver Leaf Poplar, or 
Populus alba canescens. It is true, it belongs to a race 
that has been condemned by shade tree commissions and 
the like, nevertheless this variety might be called an ex¬ 
ception. So far as we know, it does not clog up sewer 
pipes, and does not outgrow the sidewalk. In Jersey 
City a good many of them have been set out, there are 
trees which now measure 6 inches in diameter, giving 
good satisfaction. Its foliage is dark green, nearly 
white on the underside of the leaves, like that of the Bol- 
leana poplar but much larger, it is persistant until frost, 
retaining its fresh color until then, while the tree is a 
rapid grower, it does not demand all space in sight. 
It grows well under adverse conditions such as in 
smoky cities, in consequence is well adapted for street 
planting. This tree should be used more extensively. 
Populus suaveolens, a Russian variety, is also a new 
a valuable variety, it is claimed by the Arnold Arboretum 
authorities not to be the true kind. 
The true variety is nearly a creeper, its trailing habit 
of growth resembling that of the Forsythia suspensa, the 
flowers are not large, but its foliage is very good, quite 
persistant in the fall, while it berries with either red or 
yellow fruit, very conspicuous and desirable. 
In the shrubs, there is continually more and more at¬ 
tention paid to the native kinds. It is true some of the im¬ 
ported kinds are perhaps more showy, indeed are better 
known, but for large planting and fall coloring effects, 
nothing can beat our native plants. 
The wild roses are much in demand, such as Rosa 
Carolina, blanda, lucida and nitida. Several varieties 
of sumach and Viburnums are leaders in these days. 
Cutleaf Sumach is one of the most brilliant plants in au¬ 
tumn, its fern like foliage turning a very brilliant color 
in the fall. Among the Viburnums we might mention 
comer so to say, we have taken this up recently. Hicks 
from L. I. grows it freely, and claims it to be “the” pop¬ 
lar. It looks good to us, though we have not been able 
to judge its qualities thoroughly, not having observed it 
long enough. 
There are a few shrubs of special merit. Lonicera 
Maacki, is one of them. It grows to a good sized bush, 
upright in habit, flowering freely with pleasing white 
flowers, twice the size of those of other bush honey¬ 
suckles, these flowers are followed by an abundance of 
coral red berries, which are very persistant, more so than 
those of the tartarian varieties or L. Morrowi. We have 
grown this variety for the last two years, and consider it 
quite an acquisition. 
Speaking about Lonicera Morrowi, this reminds me of 
a fact which you may not know, that the plant which is 
usually sent out under that name by most nurserymen, 
is not the true kind. The plant sent out is of a semi- 
pendulous habit, like the Regel’s privet and while it is 
V. cassinoides, lentago, and last but not least Sieboldi or 
Japonica. The latter is a tall growing bush, with large 
foliage, leaves sometimes six inches long, of leathery tex¬ 
ture, deeply veined and dark green color. The flowers 
are white, followed by red berries in the summer, which 
turn black in the fall. This is a valuable variety, but 
little used, yet coming into favor. 
Another shrub, which I nearly forgot, is the Cep- 
halanthus occidentalis or Button ball flower. The 
foliage of this plant, resembles that of the white fringe, 
it is not quite so large, the flower in shape resembles the 
fruit of the American Buttonball tree, is white and seems 
to be a great attraction for bees, which swarm over the 
plants in large number when in flower. It is very 
showy when blooming, and should be planted more. 
In the evergreens we have a large range of possibili¬ 
ties to increase our assortment, it may be said, however, 
we have to be more careful yet in making our selections 
than in any other type of plants, as none is more suscep- 
