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purplish pink with very prominent and ugly calyces which are persistent to such 

 a degree that they often disfigure the entire tree. This tree also appears to 

 catch and hold all the dust from the streets and roads giving it a very untidy 

 appearance. In style of growth it is rather to columnar for every use and 

 from ite general characteristics it is rather more suitable for parks and plantings 

 in private yards than for street purposes. 



In the north it has the additional bad feature of shedding about one-half 

 of its leaves during the winter, as it is neither deciduous nor strictly evergreen. 



The jLaurel, 



The laurel (Laurus peeudo-cerasus) is rarely found on the parkings and wisely, 

 as the foliage is of a very dark green color and gives a heavy shade. As far as 

 appearance goes the tree has everything to recommend it for use in parks, but not 

 in the street parkings. 



Ona tiling should be remembered, and that is, that this species is a good 

 harbor for many scale insects. It is true that many of them are not those of 

 first importance on the citrus fruits but it is possible that a free planting of 

 this species might change the proportion of occurrence or might make a new host 

 but for the most destructive forms. 



The pepper tree is in many cases proving too expensive to warrant further 

 planting on account of its harboring the black scale and with example before us, 

 it would hardly be wise to proceed to plant a possible subject for the repetition 

 of such trouble. 



The Incense Cedar.. 



This native tree (Libpcedrue decurrene) is one frequently met with in isolated 

 cases. In some instances the specimens are of exceptional beauty, with abundant 

 semi-drooping evergreen foliage and branches and with the aromatic odor of the 

 cedars. When the tree has not sufficient moisture the tips of the branches are 

 apt to drop out and give the tree a very ragged appearance. 



