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in leaf to know them look to see if leaf scars and 

 buds are opposite, and if so the tree is either ash, 

 maple or horse chestnut. If they are not opposite 

 they as clearly belong to some other family or are 

 native to some other country, or both. 



There is little doubt but Platanus orientalis, the 

 oriental plane, is the one best deciduous tree for all 

 purposes, but other good species for either street or 

 garden planting are: Acer dasycarpum, soft or sil- 

 ver maple; Acer platanoides, Norway maple; Acer 

 negundo, box elder; Albizzia julibrissin, pink acacia; 

 Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry; Castanea 

 vesca, Spanish chestnut; Celtis australis, European 

 hackberry; Fraxinus Americana, white ash; Frax- 

 inus lanceolata, green ash; Ginkgo biloba, maiden- 

 hair tree ; Hicoria pecan, pecan ; Liriodendron tulip- 

 if era, tulip tree ; Melia azerdarach umbraculif ormis, 

 Texas umbrella tree; Populus balsamifera candi- 

 cans, balm of Gilead ; Populus Carolinensis, Carolina 

 poplar; Quercus lobata, California white oak; 

 Quercus palustris, pin oak; Quercus pedunculata, 

 English oak; Quercus rubra, red oak; Sterculia 

 platanif olia, parasol tree ; Ulmus Americana, Amer- 

 ican white elm; Ulmus suberosa, cork-barked elm; 

 Ulmus glabra vegata, Huntingdon elm. 



PALMS AND ASSOCIATES 



Of the great number of plants available none are 

 better suited to California gardens than palms, the 

 kings and princes of the vegetable kingdom; none 

 give us more of tropical grace and luxuriance. "Land 

 of the palm and banana" has a most alluring sound 

 that draws to us each winter tens of thousands from 

 less favored states who love to bask in our winter 

 sunshine and watch the gentle swaying to the breeze 

 of our wonderful tropical vegetation. 



