Design and improvement of school grounds . darker purplish (magenta) and white. Of thesethe ones without purplish tint are most beautiful. In planting one shouldtry to plant shoots from a tree that is known to be of good color. Shootsfrom the roots can usually be found and can be made to form more abun-dantly by cutting some of the roots with a spade at some distance from thetree. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Tall, very healthy and with afine fall color. Adapted to poorly drained soil where most trees fail. Native. Tulip Tree or Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Very large and beautifu
Design and improvement of school grounds . darker purplish (magenta) and white. Of thesethe ones without purplish tint are most beautiful. In planting one shouldtry to plant shoots from a tree that is known to be of good color. Shootsfrom the roots can usually be found and can be made to form more abun-dantly by cutting some of the roots with a spade at some distance from thetree. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Tall, very healthy and with afine fall color. Adapted to poorly drained soil where most trees fail. Native. Tulip Tree or Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Very large and beautifuland a rapid grower; valuable for its foliage and tulip shaped flowers. Soulanges Magnolia (Magnolia Soulangeana). A beautiful small orientaltree with large very abundant purple and white flowers appearing beforethe leaves in early spring. Will stand damp soil and is a great favorite. Sweet Bay (Magnolia virginiana). A small tree of the coastal plain foundin swamps or moist places, therefore valuable for wet ground in decorative PLATE 10. OLD MAGNOLIA WITH SPANISH MOSS This venerable tree stands in the old neglected garden of Andre Michanx,established near Charleston, S. C, in 1787. From this garden Michanx intro-duced into France many of the finest trees and shrubs of the United Journal E. Mitchell Sci. Soc, Vol. 27, Plate 10, July, 1911. Design and Improvement of School Grounds 37 planting. Flowers white and very fragrant. This should be used muchmore as it is very satisfactory in cultivation. Black Gum (Nyssa sylvatica). A native tree adaptable to any soil andespecially useful for wet places; the autumn color is brilliant. Sourwood (Oxydendron aboreum). A small tree turning a vivid red inthe fall; the flowers recalling lily of tfie valley, appearing in late springor summer. The tree is not adapted to open situations and it prefers woodconditions with a mulch of rotting leaves in cool soil; it appears to bestadvantage in front of evergreens. Carolina Poplar (Populu
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