. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. The American Red Mul- Fig. 133. BERRY Tree, Morns rubra, is sometimes called the Pennsyl- vania mulberry. This is quite the largest and finest ornamen- tal tree of the genus. In the forest it sometimes grows to seventy feet in height, but in open ground assumes a low- spreading form of umbellifer- ous character, as indicated by Fig. 133, which is a portrait of a good specimen at twenty-five or thirty years of age. The leaves are quite large, nearly equal to those of the catalpa, generally heart-shaped,
. The art of beautifying suburban home grounds of small extent. Landscape gardening; Trees. The American Red Mul- Fig. 133. BERRY Tree, Morns rubra, is sometimes called the Pennsyl- vania mulberry. This is quite the largest and finest ornamen- tal tree of the genus. In the forest it sometimes grows to seventy feet in height, but in open ground assumes a low- spreading form of umbellifer- ous character, as indicated by Fig. 133, which is a portrait of a good specimen at twenty-five or thirty years of age. The leaves are quite large, nearly equal to those of the catalpa, generally heart-shaped, but often with two or three lobes, as shown by Fig. 134, of a dark-green color, thick texture, and rough surface. The fruit is deep red, oblong, and of good flavor. The trunk of the tree has deeply-furrowed bark, with a tinge of green in its color, and the main branches have a rugged ramification like those of the oak. The leaves make their appearance late in the spring, but, like those of the horse-chestnut, develop with great luxuriance as soon as they burst the bud, and then remain on the tree till killed by hard frosts. They are not considered of any value for the silkworm. As an ornamental tree this mulberry is one of the most do- mestic in expression, luxuriant in foliage, and noble in the distri- bution of its lights and shadows among our medium-sized trees. That it is a fruit-bearing tree is something against its tidiness, but its fruit will assuredly pay for the extra care required to keep the ground or lawn under it in cleanly condition. It does best in a 27. 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. Appleton & company
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