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trees of winter, when its bare stems and 

 branches are by no means a tiling of beauty. 

 This however, is compensated for by its 

 dense green cool-looking foliage during the 

 hot months. 



Tamarisk (Taraarix Gallica)— An evergreen 

 tall shrub, eight to twelve feet high, peculiar 

 for its slender and feathery branchlets, close- 

 ly overlapping. Flowers are catkin like with 

 minute pink blossom. This plant was intro- 

 du(;ed from the Mediterranean, and has been 

 largely planted along the North Shore, as its 

 foliage stands the sea spray without any ill 

 effects, whilst oleanders adjoiiung are scald- 

 ed and withered by spiay. It is very grace- 

 ful and forms a beautiful hedge. 



Gitlba (G. Calaba)— A tree twenty to thirty 

 feet high, branching from the ground up- 

 wards; leaves ol (long, leathery and shining. 

 Flowers white, fragrant, and followed by a 

 pmall edible fleshy fruit. When trimmed 

 young it forms a splendid hedge or wind- 

 brake in fields. It was introduced here from 

 the West Indies. 



Teroma{T. Pentaphylla)— .A tree in appear- 

 ance n<^t unlike the Galba, is known generally 

 as " White Cedars;" an entirely erroneous 

 misnomer as it has nothing in common with 

 the true cedar. It is a handsome, bold grow- 

 ing tree, with oblong, leathery, glossy leaves, 

 and rosy white flowers. It is not generally 

 distributed but several trees are on the Public 

 Building grounds and on the principal streets. 



Oranqe (Citrus Aurantium) — The Orange 

 was formerly largely cultivated here, and 

 Bermuda oranges were eagerly sought after. 

 A destructive insect, however, some years 

 ago, attacked the trees, and from its ravages 

 for want of care and spraying, the trees have 



