The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Ellen Eddy Shaw
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Locust |80ft. |Fragrant flowers in May and June. Rapid | | grower. Seeds in pods. Thorny bark. Lombardy Poplar |90ft. |Quick grower. Stiff, straight and tall. | | Dignified but melancholy tree. Fine for | | pathway effect. Norway Maple |100 ft.|Tall, well rounded tree. Yellow foliage in | | the fall. Pin Oak |100 ft.|Fastest grower among oaks. You cannot | | grow plants under it. Red Maple |100 ft.|Earliest flowering maple. Good for lowlands. | | Bright red foliage in the fall. Sugar Maple |100 ft.|Moist soil. Bright foliage in the fall. Best | | street tree among maples. Horse Chestnut |60 ft. |Fine white flowers in June. Attractive buds | | and leaves. Foliage grows very dense. --------------------------------------------------------------------- XIII HOW BOYS AND GIRLS CAN MAKE MONEY FROM THEIR GARDENS |
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