ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA. Yellow 
Locust. A tree to 80 feet with white, 
fragrant flowers in May and June. 
SALIX BABYLONICA. Weeping Willow. 
Lovely tree especially when growing by the 
side of a stream or pool. Illustrated in color 
on page 45. 
S. ELEGANTISSIMA. Thurlow Weeping 
Willow. Quite similar to Babylonica but 
has yellowish green bark. 
S. PENTANDRA. Laurel Willow. A tree to 
60 feet with long finely toothed foliage. 
STYRAX JAPONICA. Japanese Snowbell. 
Tree to 30 feet with fragrant white flowers 
in long, drooping racemes in June. 
S. OBASSIA. A tree to 30 feet with fragrant 
white flowers in 8-inch racemes. 
SYMPLOCOS TINCTORIA. Sweetleaf. 
Partially evergreen tree to 30 feet with yel¬ 
lowish fragrant flowers in dense clusters 
followed by orange or brown fruit. 
TAXODIUM DISTICHUM. Bald Cypress. 
A narrow pyramidal tree with cinnamon- 
brown bark and soft green foliage. 
TILIA AMERICANA. American Linden. 
Tree to 100 feet bearing pretty little blooms 
in June which fill the air with fragrance and 
attract the bees. 
T. CORDATA. Small-leaved Linden. A 
tree to 100 feet with foliage only 2 J /2 inches 
long. 
T. VULGARIS. Common Linden. An ex¬ 
cellent street tree with 4-inch foliage, dull 
green above and bright green beneath. 
SHADE TREES, 
continued 
QUERCUS ACUTA. Japanese Evergreen 
Oak. Small tree with wavy foliage. 
Q. ALBA. White Oak. Long-lived tree to 80 
feet with a broad, open head. 
Q. BOREALIS. Northern Red Oak. A tree 
to 80 feet. 
Q. BOREALIS MAXIMA. A taller tree with 
larger acorns. 
Q. COCCINEA. Scarlet Oak. Gray-barked 
tree to 80 feet. Scarlet autumn foliage. 
Q. CUSPIDATA. See CASTANOPSIS. 
Q. DENTATA. Tree to 80 feet, 1-in. foliage. 
Q. LAURIF OLIA DARLINGTONIA. 
Handsome tree with round-topped head 
and lustrous foliage. Evergreen in the 
South. 
Q. MACROCARPA. Mossy-Cup Oak. De¬ 
ciduous tree to 80 feet. Foliage to 10 inches. 
Q. MONTANA. Chestnut Oak. Foliage turns 
dull orange in autumn. 
Q. MYRSINAEFOLIA. An evergreen tree 
to 60 feet with 5-inch foliage. 
Q. NIGRA. Water Oak. Handsome tree 
with slender branches. 
Q. PALUSTRIS. Pin Oak. Fine specimen 
to 80 feet. 
Q. PHELLOS. Willow Oak. A tree to 60 
feet with 4-inch light green foliage. 
Q. PRINUS. Basket Oak. Tree to 100 feet. 
Coarsely toothed foliage. 
Q. ROBUR. English Oak. This historical 
tree grows to 80 feet or more. 
Q. ROBUR FASTIGIATA. Columnar form 
of above. 
Q. RUBRA. Spanish Red Oak. Large tree 
of broad, symmetrical form. 
Q. SUBER. Cork Oak. A tree to 60 feet with 
thick bark yielding the cork of commerce. 
Q. VELUTINA. Black Oak. Tree to 100 
feet with foliage to 10 inches long. 
Q. VIRGINIANA. Live Oak. A tree to 60 
feet with evergreen leaves to 5 inches long. 
Hardy from Virginia south. See illustration 
on page 44. 
ULMUS ALATA. Wahoo Elm. A small tree 
to 50 feet high. The branchlets have two 
corky wings suggesting one of its common 
names, Winged Elm. 
U. AMERICANA. American Elm. One of 
America’s handsomest and best-loved trees. 
U. AMERICANA KLEMMERI. Tall tree 
with ascending branches forming a narrow 
pyramidal head. Smooth bark. 
U. AMERICANA, MOLINE. Moline Elm. 
A new, fast-growing native with smooth 
bark and a vase-like form. 
U. FOLIACEA DAMPIERI. Pyramidal 
Smooth-leaf Elm. Narrow-topped tree 
with broad, very deeply toothed leaves 
crowded on short branches. 
U. GLABRA CAMPERDOWNI. Camper- 
down Elm. A weeping type with pendulous 
branches forming a flat, round head. 
U. PARVIFOLIA. Chinese Elm. A hardy 
rapid-growing tree which is partially 
evergreen in mild climates. Small thick 
foliage. 
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