FAMOUS AND INTERESTING TREES 



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THE NESTING TREE OF THE SOCIABLE GROSSBEAK 

 This entire tree is one huge nesting place with about one thousand nests all neatly built along streets. The material used is fine grass. Often 

 the nests become so heavy that the trees on which they are built are broken by the weight. The birds and the trees are natives of South Africa. 



THE SAUSAGE TREE AND VICTORIA REGIA WATER LILY 

 The sausage tree, sometimes called the candle tree, is of the calabash order, but has no edible or commercial value. The Victoria Regia is 

 recognized as the largest water lily in the world; its leaves have a spread of from six to ten feet with a rim five inches deep 

 and will support the weight of a man; the huge white blossom often exceeds twenty inches in diameter. This queen 

 of water plants is common on the warm, still waters of northeastern South America. 



