to Florida, along the coast and in the Mississippi Valley as far north 



- 'iithern Indiana. The cones are round, hard, closed, 1 inch in 

 diameter. The leaves are deciduous. 



The trunk of the tree spreads at the base and is ridged. Conical 

 shaped projections called '"knee-" -row up from the roots. This 

 tree is common in the southeast corner of the State in the Red River 

 Rats and along the tributar riding t<- the north through Mc- 



Curtain County. Some trees of large size are found. 



RED CEDAR. COMMON CEDAR. JUNIPER. 



Juuipcrus J 'irginiana. 

 Juniperus, classical Latin name of the Juniper. 



Evergreen, varying from a shrub to a high tree. It is readily 

 distinguished from any other tree. The wood is very valuable. It 

 und throughout this State, probably with the exception of the 

 extreme west and northwest. It varies from a small snarly shrub 

 on rocky cliffs to fairly large tree- 50 feet or more in height. It is 

 also largely grown for ornament and wind protection. A fungus 

 \th known as Cedar Apple is found on many of the trees. This 

 fungus attacks the young t\\ 



JUNIPER. GROUND CEDAR. 

 Juniperus communis. 



Evergreen, varying from a low spreading shrub, to a small tree. 

 It is a very widely distributed tree in the United States, but in Okla- 

 homa, it occurs only in the extreme west and northwest part of 

 the State. 



ARBOR VITAE. WHITE CEDAR. 



Thuja occidentalis. 



Thuja is of Greek derivation, meaning, to sacrifice, the wood having been 

 used in >acrifical offerings, because of its agreeable odor. Occidentalis, west- 

 ern, Arborvitae, Tree of Life, is supposed to have been given because the 

 bark and twigs have been used in medicine. — Harriett L. Keeler. 



The Arbor Vitae is a native of the northeastern United States 

 and southeastern Canada. Many trees still of small size are found 

 throughout ( Melanoma where they have been planted for ornamental 

 purposes. Several nursery varieties are planted. It grows well and 

 is a very desirable tree to plant for the evergreen variety. 



OTHER TREES OF PINE FAMILY AND ITS ALLIES. 



Some small varieties of pine and a considerable number of 

 spruce, hemlock, and fir are being grown about lawns, city parks, and 



"ther public grounds ever the State. The Gingko, a naturalized 

 Chinese tree, belonging to the Yew family, has not been tried in this 



