IN CALIFORNIA 



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In conifers we have the following pines : balsamea, 

 halepensis, laricio, maritima, radiata; also red 

 cedar, Juniperus Virginica; Monterey cypress, 

 Cupressus macrocarpa ; all melaleucas ; M. leucaden- 



dron is per- 

 haps the 

 most toler- 

 ant of alka- 

 line or sa- 

 line soils of 

 any tree; 

 St. John's 

 bread, Cera- 

 tonia sili- 

 qua ; and the 

 common 

 date palm, 

 Phoenix dac- 

 tylifera. 



In decidu- 

 ous trees you 

 may plant 

 all willows 

 and poplars ; 

 the swamp 

 locust, Gle- 



ditschia monosperma; a swamp-loving ash, Alnus 

 glutinosus; the European sycamore maple, Acer 

 pseudo-platanus ; and the Chinese tree of heaven, 

 Ailanthus glandulosa. In shrubs use: Melaleucas, 

 metrosideros, callistemons, tamarisk, plumbago, lep- 

 tospermum, myoporum, genistas or cytisus, and 

 willows. 



SHRUBBY HARBINGERS OF SPRING 

 Among the many excellent deciduous shrubs suit- 



PROPER PRUNING 



