CAPE CHESTNUT 



The Cape chestnut (Calodendrum cajpensis) takes its generic name from 

 a Greek word meaning beautiful tree. It is one of the handsomest deciduous 

 trees of the Cape of Good Hope, where it is called &quot;wild chestnut.&quot; In Africa 

 this tree reaches a height of seventy feet, but only a few small specimens are 

 found under cultivation in California, all of them being confined to the southern 

 part of the state. 



It is a symmetrical tree with attractive foliage and large panicles of white 

 or flesh-colored blossoms which are sometimes seven inches across and six inches 

 deep. The seeds, which resemble chestnuts, are black and shiny. The leaves, 

 which are four or five inches long, are studded with oil cysts which look like 

 translucent spots when held to the light. 



This rare and beautiful tree is an ornament to any private ground, and 

 under favorable conditions and with good care should do well in most parts 

 of southern California. 



CAROB 



The carob (Ceratonia siliqua) belongs to the legume family. The generic 

 term is from the Greek (keroma) meaning horn, in reference to the form of 

 the pod, the scientific name of which is silique. This tree, commonly known 

 as St. John s bread, because of its edible pods, is native to the eastern shores 

 of the Mediterranean Sea. It was taken by the Greeks into Greece and Italy, 

 and by the Spaniards into Mexico and South America. Its first appearance 

 in this country was in 1854 from Spain. Seeds were first planted in California 

 in 1873 at Los Gatos, and at the present time the tree is successfully grown 

 as far south as Imperial County and as far north as Butte. 



The carob tree reaches a height of forty to fifty feet and has evergreen 

 foliage made up of glossy, green, compound leaves, making it a tree of great 

 beauty. The head is rounded and often branches in such a way that the 

 weight of the branches causes them to split and ruin the form of the tree. 

 This is its chief objection since in other ways the carob is well adapted for 

 street and ornamental planting. The majority of carob trees are dioecious, 

 that is, have staminate or male flowers on one tree and pistillate or female 

 flowers on a different tree. The pistillate flowers develop into pods four to 

 ten inches long, which are thick and tough and filled with a sweet pulpy sub 

 stance in which the flat, bony seeds are embedded. 



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