THE JUDAS TREE OR 

 RED-BUD 



This is a hardy tree of very wide dis- 

 tribution, the eastern species thriving 

 from New York to Florida. There 

 are three other species, one indigenous 

 to Europe., the second to Japan, and 

 the third growing along the Pacific 

 coast. Interesting breeding experi- 

 ments might be made by combining the 

 various species. The tree is peculiarly 

 attractive at the flowering time, early in 

 the spring, before the leaves appear. 



