It has curious twin leaflets from which the generic name Bauhinia was 

 taken in honor of two sixteenth century herbalists, John and Caspar Bauhin. 

 The species (Bauhinia purpurea) from Southern Asia is a small tree, rarely 

 exceeding twenty feet in height. It bears flowers in great profusion. They are 

 about three inches across and resemble orchids in color and shape. At a 

 distance their color is deep lavender, but an examination reveals tones of 

 mauve and purple, with a touch of white. This tree requires rich, well-drained 

 land well- protected from wind and frost, and special care until it becomes well 

 established. 



PAGODA TREE 



The pagoda tree belongs to the genus Sophora, the Arabian name of a 

 tree with pea-shaped flowers. The pendulous variety (Sophora japontca 

 pendula), which originated in Japan, is one of the best weeping trees. It has 

 long and slender pendulous branches with delicate leaflets that are dark-green 

 above and lighter beneath. The pea-shaped flowers, which are small and 

 cream colored, are borne in racemes about a foot long. 



Sophora is scattered over the warmer parts of the two hemispheres, with 

 about twenty species, two of them becoming small trees in Texas. The Chinese 

 use the pods and flower buds of an Asiatic species to make a dye which is 

 used to dye white cloth yellow and blue cloth green. 



The great attraction of the pagoda tree is its pleasing outline both in 

 summer and winter. It thrives in well-drained sandy loam, but grows fairly 

 well in rather dry soil. The weeping form can be increased by grafting on the 

 common stock at the height of stem desired. 



PEPPER TREE 



The California pepper tree (Schinus molle), is a broad-headed tree with 

 airy foliage which is widely planted in southern California. It has an 

 abundance of coral red berries in the fall and winter which form a pleasing 

 contrast with the bright green evergreen foliage of finely cut leaves. 



The pepper tree is admired by tourists, but is falling into disrepute with 

 orange growers due to its being a favorite host to the black scale. Many trees 

 have been cut due to this cause, but there are still some beautiful avenues of 

 this tree in Riverside and Los Angeles. 



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