58 SHADE-TREES IN TOWNS AND CITIES 



those planted with other species. Besides, the honey locust 

 gives practically no shade at all. Its foliage is fine and 

 delicate, and comes out very late in the season. In late sum- 

 mer, the long, twisted pods bearing the seeds of the trees 

 are more conspicuous than the leaves. They remain on the 

 trees almost all winter. The sharp, stout thorns, two or 

 three inches long, which are a characteristic feature of these 

 trees make it almost impossible for a man to prune them. 

 Both the black locust and the honey locust are attacked 

 by borers and caterpillars that cause great injury to them. 



SPECIES FOR SOUTHERN STATES 



The establishment of a Parking Commission in New 

 Orleans, to have charge of the planting and care of street- 

 trees in that city, will act as an incentive to other Southern 

 cities to establish similar departments. On account of the 

 climate and great variety of native flora no section of the 

 land offers greater opportunities for the embellishment of 

 the home and the street than the Southern States. Many 

 of the species described before are hardy in the South. 

 Among the trees that are native, or can be grown only in 

 the Southern States, may be mentioned the following: 



Live Oak {Quercus virginiana Mil.). — Some of the most 

 magnificent, stately, and highly esteemed trees for street- 

 planting in the Southern States belong to the oak genus, the 

 grandest and most beautiful of which is the live oak. It is 

 an evergreen occurring naturally near the Atlantic coast, 

 from Virginia to Florida and westward along the Gulf of 

 Mexico to Texas. It is one of the most rapid growing of 

 American oaks. Some grand specimens of the live oak may 

 be found in the Audubon and City Parks in New Orleans, 

 Plate 19. 



