. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. 410 DECIDUOUS TREES. Some dwarf varieties of the catalpa have been found in Asia, which bid fair to be charming acquisitions to our stock of small trees or shrubs. The following are now growing in this country: Fig. The Indian Catalpa. C. himalayensis (C, tcmbraciilifera ?).—- Fig. 129 represents a specimen of this species also growing in the grounds of Mr. Alfred Cope, Germantown, Pa. It is seven or eight feet high, and about ten feet broad. The crown is like
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent;. Landscape gardening; Trees; Suburban homes. [from old catalog]. 410 DECIDUOUS TREES. Some dwarf varieties of the catalpa have been found in Asia, which bid fair to be charming acquisitions to our stock of small trees or shrubs. The following are now growing in this country: Fig. The Indian Catalpa. C. himalayensis (C, tcmbraciilifera ?).—- Fig. 129 represents a specimen of this species also growing in the grounds of Mr. Alfred Cope, Germantown, Pa. It is seven or eight feet high, and about ten feet broad. The crown is like a roof of leaves, laid with the precision of pointed slate, and the play of light on its golden-green head is beautiful. The leaves are about the size of those of the common catalpa. Though formal in its outline, it is at the same time of so unusual a form and style, that its novelty, or oddity, allies it to trees of picturesque expres- sion. Judging by this specimen, we would • suppose that this vari- ety will never be much more than a great shrub, perhaps from ten to twenty feet high. It seems to be hardy in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, and, with thorough protection, will probably succeed as far north as the southern shores of the great lakes. It is well adapted, wherever it proves hardy, to form natural arbors or gate- way arches. The Catalpa Kempferi is similar to the above, except that it has smaller leaves and growth in all respects, and the foliage a little darker. The flowers resemble those of our native catalpa. Mr. Meehan considers it one of the best of trees for the same pur- poses suggested in the closing paragraph of the preceding descrip- tion. Quite hardy near Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Scott, Frank Jesup, 1828- [from old catalog]. New York, D. Appl
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