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JUDAS TREES SOMETIMES HAVE THE FORM OF A SHRUB THIS 

 ONE IS IN FULL BLOOM LATE IN MARCH IN WASHINGTON 

 THE LEAVES HAVE NOT STARTED, WHILE IT PRESENTS A 

 PERFECT BLAZE OF PINK FLOWERS 



Fig. 4 Note the famous old red cedar standing close to it. These trees 

 are well known to hundreds of ramblers who live at the Nation's Capital. 



such a striking appearance in the woods, and has been 

 so long under cultivation as an ornamental tree or 

 shrub, that it is well known to a great many people in 

 the country where it flourishes. Translated, its Greek 

 name means snow-blossom, which it well deserves, as 



may be appreciated by glancing at Figures 46 and 47. 

 From the southern part of Pennsylvania it is pretty well 

 distributed over the eastern part of the United States as 

 far as Texas, including the Gulf States. The specimens 

 here shown are from Great Falls, Md., on the Potomac, 

 a few miles west of Washington. There they grow 

 high up on the rocky cliffs and gorges, among various 

 other trees of the locality, especially oaks, cedars, and 

 spruce. From the United States it has been introduced' 

 into various parts of Europe, where it is known as a beau- 

 tiful exotic from this country, and highly prized as an 

 ornamental tree. Its flowers possess a most delightful 

 fragrance ; and, indeed, as one of our smaller trees, there 

 is not one in the country that can rival its dainty flowers, 

 exquisite leaves, and striking appearance. Later in the 



WHEN PEA FLOWERS FRUIT, WE MOST NATURALLY HAVE PEA 

 PODS. AND HERE THEY ARE FOR THE RED BUD OR JUDAS TREE. 

 YOU WILL FIND THEM DESCRIBED IN THE TEXT 



Fig. SI These pods are of a rich bronzy brown color, and the merest jar 

 of the limb causes them to lose their hold and fall to the ground. 



IN THIS PICTURE WE HAVE A CLOSE VIEW OF THE JUDAS TREE 

 FLOWERS AS THEY APPEAR ON THE LIMBS, BRANCHES, AND 

 TWIGS OF THE TREE; THEY ARE TRUE PEA BLOSSOMS 



Fig. 50 Tile leaves do not appear until later; when they do, they are 

 seen to be rather large and of a distinctly heart-shaped outline. 



year it bears a beautiful fruit, which is of a bluish color 

 scarcely less handsome than the tree's blossoms in the 

 spring. China also has a Fringe tree ; but it is said that it 

 is in no way as graceful and dainty as our American one. 

 The specimen shown in Fig. 46 is about twenty-five 

 feet high. 



We cultivate another very handsome tree in this country 

 the Judas tree, sometimes called the Red-bud (Cercis r 

 canadensis) (Figs. 48-51.) It is a representative of the 



