Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23
are very rich. Il can be easily distinguished

e.ery ricn- ~ can Dc easuy oisoneuisned
oy It's gray notified trunk.
The sugar maple is large and highly orna-
mental tree. Its early autumn purple and
crimson turn to deep gold in October. Always
In brilliant attire, this tree il the leader Of
arbor fashions
duced into some Of the parks) 10 exceedingly
attractive. 1t is tall. straight and slender, its
branches not spreading much, but rather in
ginning TO the perpendicular. In autumn it,
tonnage assumes deep old gold tint, and it 10
one OF the last Of the deciduous trees 70 part
with its leaves.
=, The white pine, quite an ornamental tree and
abouts.
=. To many the deciduous trees are a. attrac-
i've In winter, when stripped Of their leaves,
A. az any other time. Indeed, they dis
unguish the different species as readily in
pretend to knowledge of trees who cannot
are best studied when bare. and no one can
winter as In spring or summer. One gets
nearer to nature in winter. There 10 no more
beautiful object in nature than the delicate
manifestations Of the beech, and 1t 10 seen to
best advantage in winter. The birch, the oak,
tne elm, the maple and other trees have their
peculiar attractions Of outline, but none of
'nem begins to approach the beech in beauty
OF symmetry.
THE EvERoREENa
Inc evergreens are prominent in winter, and
the many families and species into which they
are divided make them an interesting study.
Tho pines, the sp-uces the frs. the cedars, are
all OF numerous species. Their scenic effects
ADD TO the picturesqueness of the landscape
The holly, Of which there are several indigo
nous as well as imported species, 10 one Of the
most attractive of trees.
The evergreen laurel, whose beautiful bios
SONS adorn the wooded hillsides in springtime
and summer, adds much to natures winter at
fractions. Its leaflets are ever bright and green
In the midst of Numbering verdure.
One OF the happiest gifts one can possess who
lrequents the country is the ability to identify
the trees. Indeed, such knowledge Is essential
to real pleasure. The more they are studied
the more they are admired, and our, pleasure
increases in the ratio Of our knowledge of
their habits, &c. Each species has its peculiar
habits and characteristics. which are readily
recognized by one who is watchful. All that
Is needed to acquire perfect tree knowledge 10
intelligent pplication-association with them.
This knowledge may not be acquired in one
year or in two. but it will come, and when it
does come the possessor would not part with
1t for any consideration.
The species of some families are numerous,
as the pine, the maple and the oak, and while
variations are discerned in the outlines Of the
leaves OF different species belonging to the
same genera q strong family resemblance will
be found running through them. For in
are very different in individual outline, but
each is distinctively maple. And il 10 90 with
the oak and other families
Agricultural Park is a good place to study
the trees, as they are arranged there by fami-
lies. 1t is also popular resort for the birds.
TREES FOUND IN THE DISTRICT.
The District Of Columbia. with its unsur-
passed variety of trees and shrubs, presents .
rare field for the student of tree life. In the
public parks, reservations and streets within
the city limits are more than 120. 900 trees and
shrubs. These comprise l27 genera, with 447
distinct species. They are classified as follows,
the number of species being given in each case.
The abbreviation DIT. stands for decidious
tree; Ell. for evergreen tree: DIS, decidious
shrub, and E.S., evergreen shrub:
Ailanthus d. TT; alden, d. t., 2; almond, d.
9. t,:l; arbor vita, d. t.. 10: arrowwood, d. s.,
.; ash. d. t., g. ash berry, Q. $50, aueuba, g. g.,
B; azalea, d. g., 20.
.Everrreen tree. ,ESergreen shrub.
Burberry, d. g., 2; beech, d. t., 8: birch. d. t., 4;
bladder senna d. g., 1; box, e. S. 4; broom, d. t. :,
buckeye, d. t., 2; burning bush, d. s., 2; buck
thorn, d. g., 1; buffalo berry, d. g., 1; button
bush, d. g., L; callicarpa. d. S. 2; cassia,
d: g., 1; chaste shrub, d. g., /; cherry, d. t., s.;
chestnut, d. t., 4; Christ's thorn, d. t., l;
coronilla, d. g., L; cotoneaster d. s., A. currant,
d. s., l; cypress, d. t., /: cypress, e. t., L;
daphne, d. g., 2: desmodium. d. s., 2; deutzia,
d. s., 8; dogwood, d. t., 6; elm, d. t., 4;
empress tree, d. t., l.; fir. e. t., 90;
fringe tree, d. t., 2; glnko, d. t.. l.;
golden bell, d. s., 8; gordonia, d. t., 1; grape
lwid). d. t.. 1; groundsel, d. s., 1; gum. d. t.,
2; hazel, d. t., 2; hazel. d. g., L; hawthorn, d.
t.. 2; hercules club, d. g., 2; hickory, d. t., q;
hollrs e. t., 2; honeysuckle fbush). d.. ., s.;
hop tree, d. g., /; hornbean. d. t., 8;
ihoysaaA d. g., l.; hydrangea, d. g., A;
ide1e t., 1; Indian bean, d; t., 4; indigo
quinS Is, q; jasmine, d. g., 1; Judas tree, d.
t., 2; juoANA q: g., l; juniper, e. t., s: Kentucky
coffee treA d t., 1; koelrenteria, d. t.,
l; laburnuA d. t., 2; larch, d. t., L;
lilac, d. s., 8; linden, d. t., 4; locust, d. t. A;
magnolia, d. t., 6; magnolia, e. t., 2: maple, d.
T.. "a: matrlmony vine, d. S., |; mimosa, d. t., 2;
mock orange, d. s., 8; mulberry, d. t., 1: myr-
tie, d. s., q nandina d. S.. /; nettle tree, d. t. 8;
oak, d. t., 70; olive, d. g., 1; peach, d. t., 2;
peony, d. s., 2; persimmon, d. t.. 2; phelIo-
dondron, d. g., l. pine, e. t., s; plane, d. t., 1;
planera, d. t., l; plum. d. s., /; pomegranate, d.
g.. 1; poplar, d. t.. 8; pride of India, d. g., l.;
prlvet. d. g., 2; rhodalypus. d. g., L;
rose. bay, e. t., 20; rose, wild, d. g., 10;
bell, d.. t.. 2; snowberry, d. s., q; sophoro, d. t.,
2; southern wood, d. s., 1; Spanish bayonet, e.
B., 3: spindlewood. e. t., l. spirea, d. g.,
~ st. John wort. d. s., 1; staggerbush.d g.. 1;
stuartla, d. g., /; sumach, d. t., 4; sweet pepper
bush, d. s., 2; sweet shrub. d. g., 1; tamarix. d.
g., 2; thorn, box, d. g., /; walnut, d. t., 3; wax
berry, d. g., z; weigla, d. t., 8; willow, d. t., 8;
yellow wood, d. t., l; yew, e. t., 5.
GEORGE SIMMONS