184 TREES 



nurseryman calls it, reminds one of the rind of the beech. 

 The broad rounded head, often borne on three or more 

 spreading stems, is formed of drooping graceful branches, 

 ending in brittle twigs. Summer clothes these twigs with 

 a light airy covering of compound leaves, of seven to 

 eleven broadly oval leaflets, on a stalk less than a foot in 

 length. In autumn, the foliage turns yellow. 



White flowers, pea-like, delicate, fragrant, in clusters a 

 foot long, and so loose that the flowers seem to drip from 

 the twig ends, drape the tree in white about the middle of 

 June, when the young leaves show many tints of green to 

 form a backgi'ound for the blossoms. 



This is the supreme moment of the year for one of the 

 most charming of trees, in any park that cherishes one of 

 these virgilias. In the wilds of eastern Tennessee, 

 northern Alabama, and central Kentucky the species is 

 found in scattered places. But the wild trees have scant 

 food and they show it. The full beauty of the species is 

 seen only in cultivation, as one sees it in the Arnold 

 Arboretum, and in private gardens near Boston. Even 

 the little pods, thin, satiny pointed, add a harmonious note 

 of beauty, their silvery fawn color blending with the quiet 

 Quaker drab worn by the tree all winter. Fortunately, 

 this hardy beautiful parktree is easily raisedfrom seeds and 

 from root cuttings. It thrives on soil of many different 

 kinds. It has no bad habits, no superior, and few equals 

 among flowering trees. 



THE ACACIAS, OR WATTLES 



Australia has contributed to southern California's tree 

 flora a large number of forms of the acacia tribe, shrubs 



