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most southern parts of the country and in western California should 

 evergreen trees be considered for street planting, and then only the 

 broad-leaved evergreens, such as magnolias and live oaks. Where 

 there is lack of sunshine in winter, due to short or cloudy days, it is 

 desirable to admit all the light possible by using only deciduous 

 trees. 



In all sections trees differ greatly in the time when they put out 

 their leaves in the spring and lose them in the fall. 



Table I shows some of these differences in the coloring and the 

 dropping of fall foliage. 



TABLE I. Comparison of the time when the leaves of various kinds of trees 

 change color and drop in the fall, based upon observation* made at Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



(The number of years in which observations were made, upon which the percentages shown are based, 

 is indicated by the figure in the small circle at the left of each percentage recorded.] 



Narrow streets should be planted with tall slender trees (fig. 1) 

 or sometimes with small trees. Broad streets may be planted with 

 spreading trees (figs. 2, 7, 9, and 19), or, if provided with a central 

 parking space, with moderate-sized trees in the center and on the 

 sides, or with trees on the sides suited to the space and formal trees 

 in the center. (Fig. 3.) 



As a rule, trees native to the locality that have been successfully 

 grown in other cities should be given the preference. When a choice 



