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smaller and not quite so nearly evergreen as the laurel oak. It 

 is found wild about Darlington, S. C, where a good form of the laurel 

 oak appears to have been introduced as a shade tree in the early 

 part of the nineteenth century. (Fig. 23.) Its range of usefulness 

 lies in regions 11 and 12. 



The laurel oak ^ is a large, oval-headed tree that is not as rugged 

 and irregular as the live oak, but is suitable for street planting in 

 regions 11, 12, and 13. It has large, thick, glossy leaves, and in 

 the warmer regions it is almost evergreen. It is readily trans- 



FiG. 23. — A Darlington oak as seen in late summer, Darlington, S. G. 



planted, but as it is not so common in the woods as the willow oak 

 and the water oak, it has not been so much used as a street tree. 



The live oak^ (fig. 16) is probably the noblest and most majestic 

 of the oaks of regions 12 and 13. It is evergreen and of slow growth, 

 but wherever it is found, whether on streets or in public parks, it is 

 the pride of the people. Although an evergreen it is sufficiently 

 open headed to make a good street tree. When it becomes old it is 

 spreading and as a rule does not form as high a head as the willow 

 oak and the laurel oak. Compared with other southern oaks it is 

 difficult to transplant. It is of sufiicient merit to be used on broad 



Quercus laurifolia Michx. 



2 Quercus virginiana Mill. 



