The Portland daily press., 1865-10-25

If any one wants to try his hand atgrouping
trees, and to be sure of making no blunders,
let him set the scarlet and sugar naples and
the white ash together, alternately, and the ef-
feet will be very fine. And to give his picture
little deeper tone, work in few eveigreens.
8. The Oak (Quercus) This, monarch Of
the forest is less commonly planted than some
other trees, because of the difficulty of moving
it when large. Cut off the tap-root, and root
prune once or twice while the tree is, compar-
atively small, and tcan be easily handled af-
terwards. No one will dispute the high claims
of this tree Its wood is valuable for many
purposes. 1t is most hardy tree, and lives
to good old age. 1t has a certain grandeur
and sturdy majesty, really elevating. The po-
etic and historical associations connected with
it are such as no other tree can boast 1t
must stand very high on our list. OF the for
ty different species of oak in America the
most common, if not the best, is the White
Oak (Quercus alba. In deep soil, it often at
tains to seventy or eighty feet high, and the
branches stretch wide ON every hand. -Itmay
be distinguished in Winter from other species
by rough, whitish bark, and by the dry leaves
which adhere to it through all the cold season.
The Scarlet Oak (Qs e0cc;fSa) $50 called
from the tint Of its leaves in the Fall. The
foliage takes on its purphsh crimson hue
quite late, and is singularly rich. Its noble
free, grows as lofty as the White Oak, and isa
fine tree for grouping The English Royal
Oak %. robor) is. a grand old tree, lofty, and
spreading its huge arms over the ground mag
niicently.-Besides these, we have the Rock
Chestnut Oak, the Chestnut White Oak, the
Yellow, the Pine Oak, the 0ver-eup White
Oak, ETC., all of them hardy and desirable ina
collection. Ssa.
A. The Linden (Tslia Aaaertcassa )--rnore
commonly known as bGssau0Od, is desirable for
;fS vorafd errnk ifc lorc
leaves, and its round symmetrical form The
wood is rather tender, and the tree liable to
bruises The foreign species is popular at
home as park tree.
s. The Ash (Frdcinus AfDerscaha )-[The
White Ash makes ahandsome tree, In its gen
eral outlines, in the smoothness of Its limbs,
the unchanging green of its foliage in Sum
mer, and its beautiful purplish tints in the
Fall. The. Mountain Ash (f'yrtts Asaericqna)
is one of the best trees planted tif 4e allow
ourselves to include under the Ashes a tree
properly an Apple). The European variety
(Pgrus G4cupariG) is finer than the Ameri-
can. They are both particularly suited to
small grounds, being trees ofmedium size.
g. The Cucumber MaJn0liG Magnolia Ge-
atnainatd. One of the noble aristocratic fam
lily of magnolas, gaining it's, common name
from the appearance of the young fruit which
somewhat resembles green cucumber. 1t is
the most robust member Of the family, being
found wtld as far North as Niagara County,
New York. 1t often rises to eighty or ninety
eet in height. The bark of the trunk and
limbs IS symmetrical and handsome. The
Leaf buds In winter are covered with a white,
Iyelvety down, which is conspicuous. The
leaves are often six inches lone anil Ifaiis
broad, and of blush green color, ,iyI,itas M
underneath. Its flowers are six inches a. di-
ameter, of a yelIowish white, and SLIGHTLY fra
grant This tree should be transplanted when
small, as its roots are succulent and brittle
and do not easily recover from injuries. We
put this tree last in our list, but not because Il
Is least deserving. Fer amateurs, it will rank
number one. itS4
81 The above is our list of six excellent shade
trees. We have not forgotten the merits of
such trees as the Walnut, Chestnut, Beech,
Tulip, Buttonwood, Birch, Willow and Horse
chestnut; but these have greater detects than
those We haye'first named. veg ~
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