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 The Birches. 



Be tula alba lacinata pendula, the weeping cut-leaved birch is fairly 

 common in parks and private yards, but, in the south, is not planted as 

 a street tree as is often done further north Wherever it has been planted 

 it has grown fairly well and in the north it is one of the more popular trees 

 for narrow streets or positions where a marked contrast has been desired. 



This is a tree which needs care v/hile it is young to insure a good strong 

 leader which will carry the drooping head well out of the pedestrian's way. 

 If this has been cared for, the tree forms a good head and makes a fine small 

 tree for a narrow street where a light shade is desired. Unfortunately the 

 tree is not a long-lived one and has to be replanted from time to time. The 

 tree also is subject to diseases which at times render it untidy. In most 

 places, however, the tree is, es yet, in good condition. 



Caesalpinia . This is in reality a large 



shrub and not a tree in the proper sense of the word and is rarely found in 

 the parking spaces. At best it is of somewhat straggling growth and needs 

 frequent severe prunings to keep it in shepe. The foliage is of a light nature 

 being highly compounded and the flower clusters are very showy with brilliant 

 yellow petals and long red-antlered stamens. 



ffhe Camphor .tree,. 



The Camphor Tree ( CjLnnamonum ^amphora ) i s n great favorite through the 

 southern part of California because of its shapely form and shining light-green 

 leaves which keep a very fresh eppeenance through the summer months. The 

 young growing tips have a reddish pink coloring which also adds to the attractive- 

 ness of the tree. And it is by no means confined to southern California for 

 good specimens may be found throughout the state, especially large ones being 

 noted in Chico. 



The one peculiarity of the species is the fact that trees which apparently 



