TREES 



TREES 



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Magnolia. -If. gratx.liflont is justly oonsidrred tlio 

 glory of southern bro:ul-U-aved evertj:riecii tn-es. 'i'licrr 

 are mnuy forms, based on the yize and .shapr ol' tlm 

 leaves and the flowers. The superb \vhite tlowtTs, which 

 are seen from May until August and oeeasioually npou 

 some trees as hite as October, vary from i to V2 iurhrs 

 in diameter. Thrires as far neirth as Washington, U. {_'. 

 M. ghiitca has white tiowcrs 2 to 3 inches in diameter 

 and delightfully ii-di::vnut.~ (_>■■< m a n/Jius ir<tijr<i ns, var. 

 fiibfr and O. Aqnilolinin ,y:\.v. ilivifoli u s, can Ik- trained 

 to single stem. The tiowers of the first are ddicattly 

 fragrant and produced twire 

 a year. — Pii-sui Coro/i- 

 nensis. Phnitcd for sliade 

 in rich st.'ils in the coast 

 belt. — Photiiiia ,'<crrithi(a , 

 or Chinese Evergreen 

 Thorn, has white tiowcrs and 

 dark red autumn fuliagr.— 

 Pni u IIS C a r o I i n e n i^ i .■< . 

 Known south as Carolina 

 Cherry. Carolina Laurel. 

 Mock Orange, etc. One of 

 the most ornamental south- 

 ern trees. — Qxerciis ^iibcr. 

 Acorns were distributed bv 

 the U. S. Patent Olfice in 

 18(.)0 and many large trees 

 are now found in several 

 sections of the South, where 

 they have fruited. Some 

 small plantatii_ms are made 

 for the purpose of produc- 

 ing cork. It grows well in 

 comparatively poor and 

 stony soils. — S-fbal F>il- 

 mttto is now freely used fur 

 street and avenue planting 

 on the coast. It is conspic- 

 uous for its tropical appear- 

 ance. It is not successful 

 further than -40 miles from 

 the seashore. 



III. Conifers or Nar- 

 row - LEAVED Evergreens. 



— Abies. Of this section few 

 specimens are found below 

 the Piedmont region. Oc- 

 casionally the X or way 

 spruce grows to a moderate 

 ^w. — Cedrus Deodara. An 

 admirable tree and of rapid 

 growth, 40 to 50 feet. C. 

 Atlantica. 25 to 30 feet. 



— Cii n H inglia m la Shi f )^s is . 

 Foliage resembles an Arau- 

 c^v'm.— Cupressus. C. sein- 



perrireus has many forms, from the compact, spiral or 

 shaft-like shape to more spreading habit. C. Lusitanicu 

 or Cypress of Goa, has numerous forms with foliage of an 

 ashy green and pendulous branches, to others of a more 

 dark tint and rigid form. Of Cliamn^cyparis Laivsonia na 

 there are endless forms, from a compact, erect habit 

 and vivid green foliage to those of open or pendulous 

 shape and with glaucous or golden foliage. C. fitnehris 

 has raried less in its Reed\ins:s. — Ju)ii penis. The 

 Irish Juniper is of nne pyramidal form, and reaches a 

 height of 15 feet. J. ej-celsa, Chinensis and thicrifera 

 differ in the tint of their foliage and are all of tall growth. 

 —Lihoredrus decurreus. The California arbor-vittp. 

 with its graceful feathery foliage and conical shape, is 

 one of the most ornamental of conifers. — _P//'((.v. Few 

 of the exotic species are suitable to the South. Pinus 

 exceha,OT Bhotan Pine, is uudoubtedlv the best adapted 

 to the middle South of ail ]^im\!^. — Fetiyiisporn is a 

 Valuable group of Japanese Cypress, but with the ex- 

 ception of i?. ohtusa, FuUerii, phnnosa and .sguarrosa 

 yeitchii, all are of dwarf hahit. -Thmj a . The Asiatic 

 section is better adapted to the middle South than the 

 American species. Of the former the best forms are 

 known to nurseries as Biota pi/ramidah's and var. 

 onrea, reaching a height of 15 to is feet. B. Japonini, 

 var, (iJiformis {Tluuja orientnUs] is a remarkable va- 



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to 12 fvy\. 



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foregoing list of < 

 s or varieties of lo\v 

 .■arpus, Ceplialolaxu 



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d' whieh 11 



nous part 

 litted. (.twin 

 •uie heat 

 lis applies 

 dlitris); th 



or 



incntiijn is ]ii;ide 

 slirub-like growth, surh 

 r!lU}'o[)sis. ;nid Sci;id<.>- 

 ny giMid s]M'L-iiiiens in 

 vt tlie. soutil. Al-aue;irias ;(l'e alsO 



to their liability of failure from ex- 

 .)t!ier unfavorable climatic conditions. 

 ■^o to Se([uoia, and Frenelas (properly 

 - froiiiieiilly mak<? an extraordiuarilv 



2556. Picturesque old apple trees. 



rapid growth until late in autumn, and are often injured 

 by a cold wave early in winter. p_ j_ BERCKiiAisS. 



Trees on the Great Plains. — The Plains are not abso- 

 lutely treeless, as strangers often suppose, but the whole 

 vast area is dotted here and there with sniall groves, or 

 narrow belts which fringe the borders of the streams. 

 The number of native species, however, is much 

 smaller than in the rich tree flora of the northeastern 

 United States. The number of species cultivated for 

 sliade and ornament, for a long time, at least, must be 

 relatively small owing to climatic and other causes. In 

 general "the people of the Plains are necessarily more 

 interested at present in planting trees for profit than 

 fi'r pleasure, but in the older parts are already to be 

 found many tine pul)lic parks and private grounds. To 

 a large extent, however, their point of view is that of 

 forestry rather than horticulttire. 



In studying the forest trees of the Great Plains of 

 central North America we find that most of the species 

 have migrated out upon the Plains from the great for- 

 est body of the Blississippi valley. These trees found 

 their way upon the Plains by way of the forests which 

 border the I\Iissouri river and its tributaries. As we 

 pass down the river, along the eastern edge of the 

 Phiins, the forest belt becomes larger and larger, until 



