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 particularly striking or conspicuous. 



.. diveraifolia has lanceolate ovoid foliage with leaves which may show one, 

 three or five lobes or mixture on one tree- 



JsL* pvaj-if jjk\ a kas somewhat smaller foliage and it is not lobed. 



The, Tamarick. 



The TaTiarick (Tamarix sp.) is rarely more than a large shrub and the steins 

 are of such awkward shapes and tendencies that it is difficult to train them to 

 a single leader. The foliage is a light green mass, the leaves being inconspicu- 

 ous and the branches showing a similar green color. In the spring or fall, accord- 

 ing to the species, the plant is covered with small, but multitudinous flow:,rs which 

 are faintly fragrant. This genus has no place in the ordinary city work save in 

 shrubbery masses but is very useful near the seashore where other shubbery does not 

 thrive as these species do well in the sandy soils and near the ocean. It has 

 also been noted in thriving condition in situations where it had to withstand 

 considerable drought. 



The Bald 



These trees are trees of particular beauty and always attract considerable 

 attention wherever they are used. They are coniferous trees and are striking 

 in that they are deciduous and not evergreen, as would be expected. The leaves 

 resemble somewhat those of the redwood but are of a shining light green color which 

 is very distinctive and attractive. They have not been used extensively in this 

 state but those specimens which were noted are excellent ones. The common Bald 

 Cypress is a native of the swampy regions of the south eastern United States. As 

 would be suepectad from this, these are water-loving species, but they do not need 

 the excess of moisture afforded in swampy conditions, and thrive excellently where 

 there is any reasonable water supply. 



The Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) was noted in many places, es- 

 pecially in Santa Barbara. Hera the trees were not of great size and had been 

 planted in the park where the lower branches lay on the ground. In spite of the 



