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Trees for Shade and Ornament 



the South. Like any of the other oaks, it could be used with advan- 

 tage, at least as far as New York. 



The Live Oaks, so called because being evergreen, are confined to 

 the Southern and Southwestern States, and are not hardy north of Wash- 

 ington. The type, one of the most beautiful and characteristic of the 

 world, is — 



Fig. iio. — English Oak. Quercus Robnr 'Linn. 



Q. virginiana Nutt. (300) (virens), Live Oak, ranging from Virginia 

 to Mexico, hence not hardy north; a broad spreading tree rarely over 

 seventy feet, with stout, almost horizontal branches, with small entire 

 leaves of bluish hue. 



Q. chrysolepis Liebm. (301) California Live Oak, with a golden hue, 

 is the handsomest species of the California oaks; probably never tried 

 in the East. 



