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ARBORICULTURE 



quickly as possible. Ornamentation 

 may be deferred for a season, but will 

 follow as demanded by the community. 



No artificial or mechanical improve- 

 ments should be undertaken until a 

 thorough system of tree planting has 

 been effected. 



Economy should govern all park 

 improvement. Politics and partisanship 

 should be eliminated from park man- 

 agement. Employ men for their worth, 

 not for their influence at the polls. 



While a variety of trees with a di- 

 versity of foliage is desirable for a park^ 

 yet as nearly as practicable avenues 

 along each street should be of one 

 species of tree, different trees occupy 

 the various streets; thus a city being one 

 great park or boulevard, variety is ac- 

 complished. 



The South has an endless variety 

 of beautiful shrubs and plants suited fcr 

 home adornment and park ornamenta- 

 tion, but the list of really good shade 



trees is comparatively small. 



A nursery for the city Parks is ab- 

 solutely indispensible. 



Large trees ready for street plant- 

 ing are very expensive and transporta- 

 tion prohibitory, but small trees, seeds 

 and plants are of slight cost and trans- 

 portation on them inconsiderable. 



Then when w^anted from time to 

 time they are on hands ready for use. 



SUGGESTED LIST OF SHADE TREES 

 SUITABLE FOR PENSACOLA. 



Water Oak. 



Hackberry. 



Sweet Gum. 



Sycamore, American and Oriental. 



Tulip tree. 



Red Oak. 



Magnolia. 



Deciduous Cypress. 



Elm, Southern form. 



Catalpa speciosa, for temporary shade. 



Ash. 



The Palm is Freely Used In the South for Street Decoration 



