
SHADE TREES + ORNAMENTALS 
NATURE'S OWN “FRAME” OF BEAUTY FOR YOUR HOME 

Tees, especially, have a character that is instantly imparted to the homestead over which they 
stand guard. They are a real part of a home—the cheapest part, and so almost universally neg- 
lected. A tree requires no repairs; neither paint nor plumbing can improve it. No insurance is 
needed—no wages demanded for its services. It feeds, clothes, and houses itself. 
Trees are beautiful as well as useful too. Winter or summer their infinite variety commands 
our reverence, and their smile is one of peace. A tree is never in any hurry, though its upward 
growth defies the most powerful Natural law. 
ACER—Maple A. saccharum (Rock Maple, Sugar Maple). The famous 
Sugar Maple of our Northern latitudes. An unsur- 
passable shade and specimen tree. Its thick-spread, 
dark green leaves emphasize a shape uniform and 
beautiful. Foliage most gorgeous in its fall coloring. 
Maple sugar is obtained from the adult tree, as well 
as Valuable timber. 
A. negundo (Boxelder, Ash-leafed Maple). A medium- A saccharinum (White Maple, Silver Maple, Soft 
sized We Ciy GLY rapid growing, having light colored Maple). A most rapid growing maple. Its leaves are 
foliage with smooth, greenish bark. Of spreading deeply cut, bright green above but silvery beneath. 
habit and uniform shape. Thrives in spite of pave- Parcel treesand adants itself wellto almost any 
ments, smoke, drought and neglect. condition. The smooth, grey bark and glowing March 
A. ginnala (Amur Maple). A popular dwarf maple, 
with small, pretty foliage which appears early in the 
spring and turns bright red in autumn. It has fragrant 
yellow flowers and branching low is fine for group- 
ing. Perfectly hardy and successful anywhere. 
A. palmatum (Japanese Maple). A dense, dwarf, flowers contrast beautifully. The wood is soft, and 
shrubby tree with bright red foliage of small, star- too brittle to resist ice storms well. 
apenas leaves which assume a bronzy purple tintin A. saccharinum wieri (Wier Maple). A horticultural 
tne rail. variety of the silver-leaved maple, and one of the 
A. platanoides (Norway Maple). Said to be the tallest most beautiful, with deeply cut-leaved foliage. A 
of the Maple family. A native of Europe, grows rapid grower, shoots slender and drooping, with- 
rapidly in the poorest soil, and thrives everywhere standing winds and storms very well. 50 feet. 
except on wet ground. Holds its foliage until No- 
vember. The safest maple to plant, successfully resist- BETULA—Birch 
ing abuse, transplanting, neglect and winds. B. alba laciniata (Cutleaf Weeping Birch). Probably 
A. platanoides schwedleri (Schwelder Maple). A the best ornamental birch. A most graceful weeping 
beautiful horitcultural variety with very large, bronze tree, tall with slender branches, white bark and 
red leaves, and young shoots of the same color. A deeply cut, characteristic foliage. Especially desir- 
vigorous grower and a most effective ornamental tree. able for specimen planting, giving a fountain effect 
Attains about 50 feet. even in winter. 
A. rubrum (Red Maple). Tall, well formed tree reaching _B. populifolia (Grey Birch). A slender tree with smooth 
1920 feet at maturity. Brilliant foliage in autumn. grey bark. Glossy leaves. Rapid grower. We have 
Valuable for street and park planting. this variety in clump form. 

Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum Acer platanoides 
(Silverleaf Maple) (Sugar Maple) (Norway Maple) 
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