Excerpt from The Arthur L. Watson Nurseries at Strawberry Acres, Wyoming Park, 1927 Devil's Walking Stick, (aralia Spinosa) - A small tree with stout prickly stems and compound leaves. Flowers creamy white in huge panicles followed by a wealth of dark purple berries. Branches often 3 to 4 ft. Long. Very effective when planted in shrub borders. Elm American, (ulmus Americana) - One of the finest of our native trees. Of lofty growth and graceful drooping branches. At home wherever planted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.