AESCULUS CARNEA
The red hybrid knight chestnut is very varying , the cultivar briotii should always be take . A. hippocastanum , the common horsechestnut , growing into a very large tree , is well known . The doubly - blossom baumannii is smaller and does not raise conker . A. indica , the Amerindic Equus caballus chestnut tree , has the expectant flower spikes of all , pink - flushed , in June and July ; A. octandra , the sweet Ohioan , a smaller tree diagram , has flush that are pale yellow ; A. pavia var . atrosanguinea is a small Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with crimson blossom in June . CATALPA BIGNONIOIDES The Indian bean has many foxglove - similar flowers in a pyramidal , vertical spike in July and August . The single bloom are bloodless marked with lily-livered and purple . Does well in the heart of London .
CLADRASTIS TINCTORIA
The yellow wood has pendent clusters of scented pea plant - like white flowers with a yellow blotch on the standard in June . Does not always flower but has handsome leafage .
genus Crataegus
The many - flowered inflorescences of the numerous thorns , mostly with white but sometimesred or pink blossom , are well known and very similar . A choice should be made from those that also bear showy fruit .
DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA
The pockethandkerchief , or Columba tree has its small bloom surrounded by two tumid whitened bract , bring in it a noteworthy sight in May .
FRAXINUS ORNUS
In May the manna from heaven or flowering ash is usually thickly plow with clusters of small , white flowers .
KOELREUTERIA PANICULATA
The fortunate - pelting tree or pride of India carries in August erect pyramidal spikes of many small yellow flowers each with a violent slur at the centre . The foliage also is attractive .
LABURNUM
By far the skillful , with the longest chains of flowers and the sweetest scent , is the hybrid L. x watereri .
MAGNOLIA
Of the large tree magnolias , the following have big and magnificent flower : M. campbellii ( garden pink ) , M. delavayi ( creamy - whitened ) , M. denudata ( virginal white ) , M. grandifiora ( snowy ) , M. mollicomata ( rose wine - purpleness ) , M. obovata ( creamy - white ) , M. sargentiana ( rosepink ) , M. tripetala , umbrella tree ( creamcolored ) .
MALUS
There are very many floriferous crab - apples , both with white , pink and rosaceous - colored peak . It is best to choose those which also bring forth interesting yield or havecolored leaf .
PAULOWNIA
P. fargesii and P. tomentosa ( syn . P. imperialis ) have broad spikes of heliotrope foxglove - shape peak up to 30 cm ( lft ) long which are not produced every year , because of winter frost damage to the flower buds .
PRUNUS
A selection from this very floriferous genus is best made when a second attribute , such as early anthesis , ornamental fruit , autumnal folio coloror cosmetic barque is present . The Nipponese cherries , with flowers ranging from white to shade of pinkish and even yellow , must be chosen on lulu of flower alone .
PYRUS
The ornamental pears are with few exceptions not commonly planted other than for their leafage , as neither their flowers nor fruits are significant .
SORBUS
The rowan tree and service Tree have cosmetic clusters , in some sort large , of white or rarely pinkish flowers , but they are best selected by devote tending to the merits of their leaf and berries .
STYRAX
S. japonica prime freely in June , the bell - shaped flowers attend from forgetful shoots ; S. obassa has similar flowers , fragrant , on spike at the same time of year and in addition has big , almost circular foliage that twist jaundiced in autumn . TILIA The very many small clusters of wan yellowed flowers that are carry by all metal money of limes in June and former July must be mentioned if only on account of their scent . T. cordata is the good for a small space , as it is slow growing .
