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grey, closely and shallowly fissured. The fruit of the former is 

 a group of from 3 to 5 follicles, about 3 inches long which split 

 open to show the double rows of yellowish seeds. These brown 

 fruits, sometimes brightly painted, are an important part of the 

 strings of dried fruits used for decorations and sold to visitors 

 at the curio and gift shops. The leaf twigs and small black ber- 

 ries of the Camphor-tree have a pleasant odor of camphor when 

 crushed. 



And, to mention one last tree everyone is sure to notice on 

 the streets, the native live oak, Quercus agrifolia, with thick, 

 glossy green, oval leaves, entire or, more often with a few sharp 

 teeth on the margins, is a handsome wide spreading tree. If the 

 visitor to California wishes to recognize the trees a very con- 

 venient book is the Manual of Pacific Coast Trees by McMinn 

 and Maino, which describes all of the native and the com- 

 monly cultivated trees to be found from Oregon to Southern 

 California. Another book the visitor will find helpful in be- 

 coming familiar with the trees, and one that can be read with 

 pleasure by tree lovers anywhere at any time, is Trees and 

 Shrubs in California Gardens by C. F. Saunders. 



In noting the trees commonly planted in California, it may 

 seem as if but scant use is being made of the many splendid 

 native trees of the region, but the same criticism may be made 

 of street planting in other parts of the country where Norway 

 Maples and Spruce, European Elm and Linden, London Plane, 

 Horse Chestnut, Ginkgo and other introduced trees are more 

 apt to be seen than the native ones. 



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