Ernest H. Wilson, late keeper of Arnold Arbo- 
retum of Harvard University, declared that the 
upright tree forms which are known as fastigiate 
trees—and rightly spaced and placed, are the 
most useful trees in garden art and have unusual 
resistance to plagues. 
Chicago Park District supervisor of Landscape 
Construction was requested to name the best shade 
and street tree for publication in Chicago Hortt- 
culture “Garden Talks.” The answer was one of 
the upright type Elms, and today Horticulture 
authorities have found in the Augustine Asceid- 
ing Elm a select strain that is uniform, strong 
and inspiring. 
The lack of overhang, which has been spoken 
of, assures a free passage of traffic even when 
the tree is fully matured. An added advantage 
is that the grass of the parkway receives the light 
of the sun for some portion of the day and thus 
can grow right up to the trunk. Since each scion 
is produced by grafting with carefully controlled 
wood all ultimately stemming from the parent 
Augustine Ascending Elm, each will resemble all 
other specimens so that uniform rows of columnar 
stately Elms can be obtained by spaced parkway, 
driveway, or border plantings. 
COUNTRY CLUB GROUNDS 
Architectural advantages of this controlled, unt- 
form and healthy Elm for golf courses are great. 
For driveways and approaches to the club house 
and for borders for the grounds, the remarks 
above about row-planting apply. This new Elm 
can be used to particular advantage to line fair- 
way borders because these narrow, upright trees 
can be planted very close together. Clumps of 
them can be planted to produce lofty and impres- 
sive landmarks and obstacles. They require no 
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