. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. 64 LAWN AND SHADE TREES. The American, oe FotrNTAnsr Willow—SaUa; Americana, pendula.—A variety with very slender, graceM branches, which droop perpendicularly, like so many cords, that, taken with its light and comparatively sparse foliage, form for it one of the most airy and pleasing weepers in the whole list. It is admir- ably adapted for planting upon small lots in cemeteries. The Kilmarnock Willow—Salix capvea pendula.—We know of no one weeping tree that
. Popular deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, for planting in parks, gardens, cemeteries, etc., Evergreens; Trees; Shrubs. 64 LAWN AND SHADE TREES. The American, oe FotrNTAnsr Willow—SaUa; Americana, pendula.—A variety with very slender, graceM branches, which droop perpendicularly, like so many cords, that, taken with its light and comparatively sparse foliage, form for it one of the most airy and pleasing weepers in the whole list. It is admir- ably adapted for planting upon small lots in cemeteries. The Kilmarnock Willow—Salix capvea pendula.—We know of no one weeping tree that in the same length of. Pis. 26.—Kilmabnock Willow. time has become so universally known and so extensively planted. Its foliage, large, glossy, and abundant, its pendulous, close, and regular habit, with its brown-colored branches, that are almost hidden within its foliage, render it one of the most distinctive as well as graceful trees that have been for many years added to our collections. It is perfectly hardy, and almost unlike anything else, seems to adapt itself to almost any position, whether a« a point tree to define a road, a specimen of. 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 Elliott, Franklin Reuben, 1817-1878. New York, G. E. Woodward
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