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Nr. 21. 
Dear Sir, 
I enclose an article on Southwest Texas plants, which I hope 
you will find it available for publication in the "Herbarium“. 
Later on I may send you something on the plants of the desert 
region of Texas, for the article enclosed referes to that region. 
But it is my intention to conclude this article by another one on 
Texas plants. As in one article one could not give the most of 
the plants which, is not all, for it would take quite a pamphlet 
to give all. It may be quite a while before I send you the other, 
as my correspondence is immense, taking much of my time. 
With the best wishes, 
I am, dear Sir, 
yours very respectfully 
Wm. Lewis Moore. 
Southwest Texas Plants; including other plants of Texas, 
evergreens and conifers of South Texas. The grandest of all 
evergreen trees, is the great "Magnolia Grandiflora“ , for only in 
Southern Texas this tree grows to perfection. Only those people, 
that have seen these magnificent trees growing, can form 
any conception of the grandeur and beauty of this most wonder- 
ful "Texas tree“ with its most beautiful large snow-white blossoms, 
with its largeglossy leaves. The next most important is the 
"Gardenia Florida“ (or Cape Jessamine), which forms a large bush 
of six or eight in feet height and width and is grown com- 
mercially for the blooms. The buds are shipped all over the 
United States, even to New York and Canada, possibly to Europe. 
One of the sweetest plants of Texas, and one that is as much 
sought after as the rose, the shipments of Cape Jessamine buds 
is immense from South Texas. The "Prunus Carolinus“ (wild Peach), 
that growes wild there also makes a fine hedge, as for the lawn, 
having small glossy leaves, making a very rapid growth. 
"Ilex Opaca“ (or American Holly), found wild in South Texas, 
will in the future find a ready market, for Christmas decorations. 
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