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TREES AS GOOD CITIZENS 



popularity. These flowers are a blend of green and 

 yellow, touched with orange, and their brilliance is ample 

 reward for the painstaking care required in successful 



transplanting. The tree is 

 of symmetrical form with 

 comparatively narrow top, 

 and though its wood is rather 

 brittle, its foliage is grace- 

 ful and extremely pleasing 

 to the eye. It requires 

 deep, rich soil and plenty 

 of moisture. It should 

 be transplanted only in 

 early spring. 



Sweet Gum. The Sweet Gum has many points to 

 recommend it for street planting where it is hardy, and it 

 may well be regarded as one of the most desirable trees 

 for this purpose east of the Appalachian Mountains from 

 New Jersey southward. Its narrow and well-shaped top, 

 symmetrical growth and graceful, star-shaped leaves, 

 give it an especial beauty during the season of green 

 foliage. With autumn the 

 green changes with kaleido- 

 scopic effect into red and 

 yellow, with touches of 

 brown and purple, lending 

 unusual splendor to the 

 street lined with these trees. 

 In its winter dress of spiked 

 balls, the Sweet Gum lacks 

 the bareness of other trees 

 and thus carries its orna- 

 mental effect throughout the changing seasons of the 

 year. The soil for this tree should be rich and moist, 



