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rnamental 
The most attractive homes are those with a few well-placed ornamental trees around them. é 
around the farm or city home will not only add to its beauty and comfort, but also will greatly increase its value. 
The term deciduous is applied to trees the leaves of which fall in autumn; generally classified as ornamental shade 
and Shade Trees 
Shade trees 
trees. No home, no matter how small, need be without the joy and comfort of abundant shade. Trees are a real 
part of a home—the cheapest part, and frequently neglected. In selecting trees, the first question is: What 
is the purpose the trees are to serve—shade for the house, path or avenue; lawn planting as single specimens or 
in groups; screens for undesirable objects, etc. Whatever the purpose, we will be glad to help you select the 
proper trees for your particular needs. 
Following are a few helpful hints and suggestions as to the use of trees. 
and the drainage conditions must be considered in choosing the tree. 
There are some trees which are more adaptable than others to heavier soils and tolerate slower drainage: 
Among these are the Silver Maple, Elm and Ash. 
Other trees require an acid, or slightly acid soil. The use of peat moss is recommended as it has an acid 
reaction as well as being a soil builder. In this group are the cut-leaf weeping Birch, Flowering Dogwood, Sweet- 
gum, Tulip tree, Magnolia, and Oxydendron. 
Trees may be put into two general groups; those grown mostly for shade, and those grown more for orna~ 
mental purposes. Those in the first group, the larger growing shade trees, are Ash, Western Catalpa, Elm, Horse- 
chestnut, Linden, Maple, Beech, Oak, Sycamore, and Tulip-tree. The smaller, ornamental type of tree is Amel- 
anchier, cut-leaf weeping Birch, pyramidal Birch, flowering Cherry, flowering Dogwood, flowering Crab, globe 
Norway Maple, Sweetgum, Magnolia, Mountain Ash, Oxydendron, flowering Peach, Redbud, and Hawthorn. 
The flowering Crab is especially desirable as a dependable, hardy and beautiful specimen tree, of which there are 
many varieties. The single forms have attractive fruits and are more floriferous. Flowering Crab should be planted 
in preference to flowering Peach, flowering Cherry, and flowering Dogwood, which are usually not very suc- 
cessful except in favorable soils and situations. 
Plant in Season—October 15th to May Ist 

The requirements in type of soil 
AILANTHUS . Tree of Heaven 
Glandulosa. An extremely rapid growing, spreading 
tree with palm-like foliage; greenish flowers in June. 
Withstands smoke and dust. 6-8 ft. $1.50 each. 
AMELANCHIER . Shadblow 
Laevis. Small graceful tree. Abundance of white flow- 
ers in early ePUne: fruits very ornamental, purplish 
black in color. 5 ft. $1.00 each. 
ASH . Fraxinus 
White (Americana). Fairly rapid grower, native tree; 
likes moist soil; golden-yellow autumn foliage. 8- 10 
ft. $1.50 each; il -134 in. $2.00; 134-2 in. $2.50. 
Green (Lanceolata). A tree of medium size, slender 
spreading branches; shapely round head. 6-8 ft. 
$1.25 each. 
BIRCH . Betula 
Canoe (Papvrifera). The characteristic white bark is 
not evident until the trunk is 3 to 4 inches thick, but 
it is the cleanest white of all. A handsome, long-lived 
tree. 6-8 ft., B&B, $1.75 each; 8-10 ft., B&B, $2.25 
each. 
Cutleaf Weeping (Alba Laciniata). An unusually 
graceful, drooping tree, particularly adapted to 
lawns, deeply cut foliage, silvery white bark. 6-8 ft. 
B&B, $2.00 each; 8-10 ft., B&B, $2.50 each; 10-12 ft. 
B&B, $3.50 each; 2 in., B&B, $4.50. 
Pyramidal (Alba fastigiata). Grows amazingly like a 
Lombardy Poplar. White bark; excellent for formal 
effects. 8-10 ft. B&B, $3.00 each; 10-12 ft. B&B, 
$4.00 each. 
