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This tree needs rather more water than the live oak and when this demand 

 can be satisfied it will make a growth that will satisfy many, even those pre- 

 judiced against the oaks for straat work. 



r ihe Interior Live Oak ( gu er c us wi si i 2 eni ) corresponds very closely in most 

 characteristics to the Coast Live Oak (. agri folia) . It is better for use in 

 the interior valleys as it can stand the extremes of heat more easily than the 

 coastal species. 



The Locusts. 



The common Black Locust (Rpbinia pseudacacia) is of course the species most 

 in evidence. This is a tree which certainly deserves a place but it should be 

 kept in its place. The great objection to it is its habit of suckering. This 

 propensity seams to vary greatly as there are often noted blocks where there are 

 no suckers and other trees under apparently the same condition which are suckering 

 more or less freely. Often where mutilation has come to the butt of the tree or 

 to large roots just below the surface, many suckers will arise but often there 

 would seem no excuse for their appearance. Again on very dry gravelly soil they 

 seem to be more abundant, but not always. 



This ability to grow and do well in poor and especially in gravelly soil is 

 one of the strong points in favor of the locust. In circumstances which would 

 stunt any other species the locust can be found many times in a flourishing con- 

 dition. It also endures considerable heat and drought. 



It is a deciduous tree often assuming at maturity, the rase-like form 

 characteristic of the White Urn. The leaves are compound and the flowers, 

 which are white, fragrant and pea-shaped, are borne in drooping panicles appearing 

 in the spring, shortly after the loaves. 



There is a form ( Robiniti p s euda c ac ia roe ea ) which has flowers of a delicate 

 pink tint. This is perhaps a trifle less vigorous than the type. It can be 

 found planted in the parkings in many places in San Jose, 



A species, Robinia Bessoniana.. has been very highly recommended and has been 



