TREES 



Mariiiolia. M. grandiflora is justly considered the 

 glory of southern broad-leaved evergreen trees. There 

 are many forms, based on the size and shape of the 

 leaves and the flowers. The superb white flowers, which 

 are seen from May until August and occasionally upon 

 some trees as late as October, vary from 4 to 12 inches 

 in diameter. Thrives as far north as Washington, D. U. 

 M. (jhiHeii has white flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter 

 and delii;htt'ully irstgt&ut. — Osmanthus fragrans, var. 

 ruber and O. Aquifolium, \ar. ilicifolins, can be trained 

 to single stem. The flowers of the first are delicately 

 fragrant and produced twice 

 a year — Pei'-ea Cntili 

 iieyiiiis Planted for shade 

 in tich soils m the cinst 

 belt - Photima •,e,,uhitn 

 or Chinese Ever^itiii 

 Thorn has -nhite flow ismd 

 dark red autumn foil ut — 

 Piunus Caiolmeiisis 

 Known south as Carolina 

 Cherrj Caiolina Laurel 

 Motk Omi^e (t One of 



sections of the South vli i. 

 the\ h«e fruitul s ii. 

 sniill plintations au iii i It 

 for the purpose of pro<luc 

 mg cork It grows well m 

 comparatively poor and 

 stony soil - S,,/,,? Pal 

 melto IS 1] V It 1 II n r 

 street iii I 



TREES 



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riety, with thread-liUe foliage and compact habit to 10 

 to 12 feet. 



In the foregoing list of Coniferee no mention is made 

 of species or varieties of low or shrub-like growth, such 

 as Podocarpus, Cephalotaxus, Thuyopsis, and Sciado- 

 pitys, of which there are many good specimens in 

 various parts of the south. Araucarias are also 

 omitted, owing to their liability of failure from ex- 

 treme heat or other unfavorable climatic conditions. 

 This applies also to Sequoia, and Frenelas (properly 

 Callitris); these frequently make an extraordinarily 



uous foi 



III Conifers oe Nar 



ROW lEWED E\ERCREENS 



— 4?>( s Of this section few 

 spet linens are found below 

 the Piedmont legion Oc 

 cisiondh the Norway 



AtUi 



Foliage lesemblcs an Aiau 

 cam -CH/»fss!(s ( s,«i 

 pervirens has many forms, from the compact, spiral or 

 shaft-like shape to more spreading habit. C. Lusitanica 

 or Cypress of Goa, has numerous forms with foliage of an 

 ashy green and pendulous branches, to others of a more 

 dark tint and rigid form Of Chammcyparis Lau <ioniana 

 theie are endless forms from a compact erect habit 

 an 1 M% id green foliage to those of open or pendulous 

 sh i] e and with glaucous or golden foliage C funehi is 

 ha viiiel less m il II n ^ -Jnnipenis The 



In h T I) 1 1 1 f If im and i caches a 



h 1 t t I f f is and » iiifeia 



1 tt 1 1 1 t allof tallgrfwth 



-II It rnn arl i vitiP 



aie suit ible t 

 1 me IS undoul t i 

 t th of all kind / 



T lual le „ It Japanese Cypress 1 ut w tl tl 

 cpption of if obhisn FuUerii plumosa aiu\ squa) ic 

 I eitcJni, all are of dwarf hahit.- Phtija The Asia 

 section is better adapted to the middle South than 1 

 American species. Of the former the best forms i 

 known to nurseries as Biola pyramiclalis and v 

 aiirea, reaching a height of 15 to 18 feet. B. Japoni 

 var. filitormis (Thuya orientalis) is a remarkable 



2556 Picturesque old apple trees 



autumn, and are often injure 

 inter. p. j. Berckmans. 



rapid growth until late i 

 by a cold wave early in 



Trees on the Great Plains. — The Plains are not abso- 

 lutely treeless, as strangers often suppose, but the whole 

 vast area is dotted here and there with small groves, or 

 narrow belts which fringe the borders of the streams. 

 The number of native species, however, is much 

 smaller than in the rich tree flora of the northeastern 

 United States. The number of species cultivated for 

 shade and ornament, for a long time, at least, must be 

 relatively small owing to climatic and other causes. In 

 general the people of the Plains are necessarily more 

 interested at pn-sont in planting trees for profit than 

 for pleasure, but in tin- (.Idi-r parts are already to be 

 found many lini- ]nililir |iaiks and private grounds. To 

 a large extent, Ii'i\\r\ n-, tlicir point of view is that of 

 forestry rather tli;iii iM.iti.'ulture. 



In studying the forest trees of the Great Plains of 

 central North America we find that most of the species 

 have migrated out upon the Plains from the great for- 

 est body of the Mississippi valley. These trees found 

 their way upon the Plains by way of the forests which 

 border the Missouri river and its tributaries. As we 

 pass down the river, along the eastern edge of the 

 Plains, the forest belt becomes larger and larger, until 



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