SOUTHERN HOME GROUNDS 
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specimen trees. They keep off 
the hot rays of the sun arid 
afford an excellent place for 
the children to play beneath 
their spreading branches. 
The illustration on this 
page shows a Crape Myrtle in 
a specimen pKnting. This gives 
an idea of how this beautiful 
flowering tree will appear on 
the grounds. It grows to about 
IS feet in height, and during al- 
most the entire su m nier it is cov- 
ered with charming pink flow- 
ers. Crape Myrtle is a typical 
Southern tree and for that rea-. 
son it should be on every home 
grounds. It is not recommended 
so much for shade as for its 
value in ornamentation. 
What trees to use depends 
largely on the individual taste 
and in what part of the South 
you live. The best way to find 
out just what you should plant 
is to ask the nurseryman who 
presented you with this book- 
let. Magnolias, Pecans, and 
Mimosa are useful. These are 
all good shade trees and are 
well adapted to our Southern 
soil and climate. The Pecan is 
extra valuable on account of its 
big crop of delicious nuts. The 
Oaks are good for shade trees 
and stand our Southern con- 
ditions well. The Planes, Dog- 
woods, Tulip Tree, Poplars, 
and the Ginkgo thrive in the 
South and should be widely 
used in specimen plantings. 
For specimen planting the Crape Myrtle is a most 
desirable tree for the South 
Deciduous Trees 
These trees get their name from the fact that they drop their foliage each 
fall and are dormant through winter. They are widely planted all over the 
world because of their beauty during the hot summer months. Most deciduous 
trees furnish shade and are therefore almost indispensable for home planting. 
To obtain the best results with plantings of deciduous trees but little work 
is necessary. They like a mellow loamy soil, with sufficient moisture and good 
drainage, but they do not like to have water standing about their roots. 
In selecting the varieties of trees, the location must be considered, for the 
kinds that thrive in one locality may not be .satisfactory in another. The nursery- 
man who gave you this booklet can tell you what to plant for your particular 
locality. If you want your trees for shade and beauty, you can use the stately 
American Elm. This tree grows rapidly, and is one of the finest shade and 
ornamental trees you can have. Pecans grow well in the coastal South, but the 
Norway Maple is the beet shade tree. 
