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TREES 



of the lilac. Extensively planted for shade trees. The 

 umbrella form, known as Texas Umbrella, assumes a 

 dense, spreading head with drooping foliage. It is of 

 unique appearance and can be used with great effect 

 in landscape work. — Morns. M. rubra is frequently 

 planted for shade; it is valuable for its wood, which is 

 of great durability for posts. M. alba is naturalized 

 in many sections. A form of M. rubra discovered in 

 middle Georgia some years ago and called Stubbs 

 from the discoverer, produces enormous crops of large, 

 rich vinous fruit. This and the Hicks and Multicaulis 

 (latter of Chinese type) are often planted for feeding 

 poultry and hogs. They should not be planted near 

 dwellings, owing to the dropping of the fruit. — Nyssa 

 sylvatica. Only desirable in landscape work for the 

 brilliant red tint of its autumn foliage. — Oxydendrum 





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most picturesque trees. 



arboreum. Desirable for its flowers and highly colored 

 autumn foliage.— Parkinsonia aculeata. Retoma or 

 Horse bean of southern Texas. A small tree with green 

 bark, feathery foliage and yellow flowers. Valuable for 

 shrubberies. — Paulownia imperialis. Rapid-growing. 

 Almost naturalized in some sections of the South. The 

 foliage in young trees is very large. Flowers pale violet, 

 very fragrant, in long panicles; they open before the 

 leaves appear. — Peach. There are many ornamental 

 varieties which are exceedingly handsome while in 

 blooru, especially the double-flowering crimson, white 

 and pink; others are desirable for their peculiar growth, 

 as Pyramidalis, which is as erect as a Lombardy poplar. 

 Weeping, willow-leaved and golden-leaved varieties are 

 interesting. — Prunus. Hortulana or Chieasaw plums 

 are sometimes planted for ornament, though commonly 

 for fruit. P. Virginiana is abundant everywhere but 

 not valued owing to being usually infested with tent 

 caterpillars. Prunus Pissardi is the best purple-leaved 

 tree for the South, as it retains its color during sum- 

 mer. — Pinckneya pubens. This very ornamental small 

 tree is seldom seen under cultivation, as it grows natur- 

 ally in wet and boggy soils.— Pyrus coronaria. The 

 crab apple, a small tree with very fragrant flowers in 

 spring, is excellent for shrubberies.— Platanus occi- 

 dentalis. One of the most desirable trees for street 

 planting.— Populus. The variety which is of greatest 

 value for street planting is P. deltoides or monolifera, 



TREES 



commonly known south as Cottonwood. It is of rapid 

 growth and grows in nearly all soils that are not too 

 arid. All southern nurserymen catalogue the Carolina 

 Poplar, but the stock is not always true to name.— 

 Pterocarya fraxinifolia, or Caucasian Wing -fruited 

 Walnut, is a very rapid-growing tree, with spreading 

 branches and pinnate foliage. Very ornamental when 

 covered with pendulous racemes of small winged nuts, 

 which, however, are of no economic value. — Quercus. 

 Nearly all the species of the middle and eastern states 

 are found more or less abundant in the middle South, 

 but the most valuable purely southern species are as 

 follows: Q. Phellos, or Willow Oak, with lanceolate 

 leaves; Q. aquation, or Water Oak, with leaves almost 

 perennial, oblong and obtusely lobed. Both are largely 

 planted for streets and shade, as they grow very rapidly 

 and in almost any soil. Q. falcatu, Q. laitrifolia, Q. 

 Phellos and Q.Muhlenbergi aredesirable. Q. Virginiana, 

 or Live Oak, is a very large tree, seldom exceeding 50 

 feet in height but covering a large circumference. It is 

 native along the seacoast and adapts itself to inland 

 sections, where it does not attain the great size of the 

 coast region. There is no southern tree, except Mag- 

 nolia grandi flora, that is more admired, especially when 

 planted in avenues. — Sapindus marginntus. The glo- 

 bose yellow berries are retained during winter. Berries 

 when boiled produce a saponaceous fluid. — Stillingia 

 sebifera. Naturalized on the coast of Georgia and South 

 Carolina. The acuminate rhomboidal leaves give the 

 tree a unique appearance. Requires rich soil and is 

 valuable in landscape work. — Symplocos iinctoria. Not 

 common. Could be available for shrubberies.— Tilia 

 pubescens. A large tree occasionally found in rich soils 

 along the seacoast. Differs little in general from T. 

 Americana , but seems to be better suited to the middle 

 South. Very desirable for street planting or shade.— 

 Toxylon, or Madura, is naturalized in many sections of 

 the middle South. Grows to a height of 30 feet and the 

 fertile trees are very ornamental when laden with their 

 large, globular fruit. The wood is very lasting when 

 used for posts and takes a beautiful polish.— ilimus 

 Americana is perhaps more largely planted for streets 

 and avenues than any other deciduous tree.— Viburnum 

 prunifoli'um (Black Haw or Possum Haw). In very rich 

 soils sometimes attains a height of 15 to 20 feet. The 

 dark blue berries are retained during winter. Desirable 

 for shrubberies. 



II. Broad-Leaved Evergreen Trees. Camellia 

 Jnnonica. Although these magnificent plants are usu- 

 ally seen in bush form, they can be trained to single 

 stems and attain a height of 20 or more feet in the coast 

 region, where they have found a congenial soil and cli- 

 mate. The typical single red variety, a tree of which is 

 growing at Charleston, S. C, and planted in 1808, being 

 the first introduced, is now upwards of 20 feet high. 

 The double-flowering sorts, while usually of vigorous 

 growth, do not attain the size of the single red.— Cinna- 

 nwmnm Camphora. In southern Louisiana and middle 

 Florida trees grow to a height of 50 feet; in the middle 

 South they affect the bush form or when trained to 

 single stems seldom exceed 15 to 20 feet. For the ex- 

 treme South it is recommended for street planting.— 

 Cyrilla racemiflora. Specimens are occasionally found 

 on shady banks of streams, where the soil is very rich, 

 that will grow 20 feet high, but the tree form must 

 be secured by pruning. The foliage assumes a bright 

 red or bronze tint in winter. — Eriobotrya Juponica. 

 Flowers produced in January, and if not frost-killed are 

 followed by a golden yellow plum-like fruit of good 

 flavor. Reaches a height of 20 or more feet in the coast 

 belt. — Gordonia Lasianthus. A stately tree found only 

 in shallow swamps or turfy soils. The roots spread al- 

 most entirely near or upon the surface of the ground, 

 which makes it difficult to transplant trees taken from 

 the woods. Trees grown from seed in pots are best for 

 planting, but a rich moist soil is necessary to their 

 growth. — Her. I. opaca and I. Dahoon are among the 

 most valuable evergreen trees, the former being the 

 best where a large tree is desired. Specimens taken 

 from the woods should not exceed one foot in height, as 

 larger sizes almost always fail in transplanting.— 

 Ligustrum. L. Japonicum often forms a tree 25 feet 

 high. Berries blue-black, retained during winter.— 



