24 ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES 
HORSE CHESTNUT 
WHITE FLOWERING—Decidedly the finest 
variety of this family. Makes a beautiful tree of 
regular outline. Exceedingly hardy and free from 
all diseases. Covered in May with magnificent 
white flowers tinged with red. Forty to fifty feet 
when fully grown. 
KOELREUTERIA - VARNISH TREE 
KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA—TIf only for 
its mass of orange-yellow flowers, which in July 
cover the tree, this should be grown. It is a 
small-growing tree from China, with large pin- 
nate leaves. An unusually good lawn tree. 
LINDEN 
AMERICAN—A stately tree, growing 60 to 80 
feet tall, with large, shining cordate leaves. Valu- 
able for its beautiful white wood. Its flowers ap- 
pear in July. 
EUROPEAN—Largely used for street and orna- 
mental planting, developing into beautiful speci- 
mens. 
LARIX - LARCH 
LARIX EUROPAEA (European Larch)—Com- 
pact in growth, with light green foliage and 
drooping habit. Valuable as a timber tree. Re- 
sembles an Evergreen in summer. 
LIQUIDAMBER 
LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA (Sweet 
Gum)—Its star-shaped leaves, glossy and green 
in Summer, takes on in the fall the most intense 
shades of purple, orange and crimson, and for 
this Autumn aspect alone, it should be grown. 
MAPLE 
The vigorous growth, fine form, hardiness, free- 
dom from disease, and adaptability to all soils, 
renders the maple one of the best of trees for 
shade. It has few equals for the street or park. 
ASH LEAVED—A hardy native sort. Ash-like 
foliage, spreading head. Rapid growth. Hardy. 
GINNALA (Siberian Maple)—More like a large 
shrub, with three-lobed leaves and flowers in 
long panicles. Foliage turns bright red in aut- 
umn. Sometimes used as a substitute for the 
Japanese Maple. 
NORWAY (Platanoides)—Large, compact habit, 
and broad, deep, green, shining foliage. A stout, 
vigorous grower. One of the best for the street 
or park. Forty to fifty feet when grown. 
SCHWEDLERI—A beautiful variety of Purple 
Leaf Norway and crimson color which changes 
to purplish green on the older leaves. 
SILVER LEAVED OR WHITE—Foliage bright 
green above and silvery underneath. An exceed- 
ingly rapid grower, and makes a large tree. 
SUGAR OR ROCK—The well known native va- 
riety. Valuable for the street or park. Fifty to 
sixty feet when fully grown. 
WIER’S CUT LEAVED—Grows rapidly, and 
the shoots are so slender and drooping that it 
has a decidedly graceful appearance. The leaves 
are deeply and delicately cut. A large tree if 
undisturbed, but will stand severe pruning, and 
so may be easily adapted to small places. 
RED BUD - JUDAS TREE 
Before the foliage appears, the stems are clothed 
with a profusion of reddish-purple flowers, quite 
unique in color and appearance. The leaves are 
heart-shaped with a glossy surface. 
Carolina Poplar 
MOUNTAIN ASH 
EUROPEAN—A more desirable variety than the 
American, being of finer growth and form. It 
blossoms during the early spring, after which 
the bright scarlet berries are formed in clusters. 
Twenty to thirty-five feet when fully grown. 
SYCAMORE - EUROPEAN 
As an ornamenal tree for large grounds, or as 
a shade tree for street planting, this has no su- 
perior. It is a rapid grower, attains a large size, 
and presents a striking combination of majesty 
and gracefulness. The foliage is heavy and not 
subject to ravages of insects. 
OAK 
PIN—Broadly pyramidal in habit, described as 
half-weeping when old, because its lower branch- 
es touch the ground. It grows comparatively fast 
up to 60 to 80 feet. The ieaves are deep green, 
glossy, and finely divided; orange-scarlet in fall. 
One of the richest and finest boulevard trees. 
POPLARS 
_Poplars are desirable where rapid growing va- 
rieties are wanted, and they are also very distinct 
and striking. 
CAROLINA—Of compact habit. A very rapid 
grower. A desirable tree for the seashore and 
for our large cities, where escaping gas kills 
most shade trees. Fifty to sixty feet. 
LOMBARDY—From Italy. Remarkable for its 
erect, rapid growth, and tall, spiry form. Of 
great value for planting with other trees to break 
the average height and form. Fifty to seventy- 
five feet. 
SIMONI—Medium height, bushy and rapid grow- 
ing. Foliage small, oval, tapering at stem. Very 
dark lustrous green. Bark stained with red. 
WEEPING WILLOW 
A well known and most graceful tree. Its fresh, 
bright green tints and long pendulous, wavy 
branches make it very attractive for planting by 
streams and ponds. Fine as a specimen tree on a 
lawn alone. One of the most graceful large trees. 
