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"Quercus Virens“ (Live Oak) is found growing also fine magnificent 
trees. „Ligustrum Japonica“ makes a good size tree here. The 
finest specimens are in the Main Plaza, San Antonio and along 
her streets. One of the beauties of the City, the privets are one 
of the finest of all evergreens and all grow to perfection. "Sophora 
Secundiflora“ (Mountain Laurel) a nice evergreen shrub, with 
blooms resembling blue Wisteria, is found wild growing in the 
mountains. The Camphor Tree and Loguats are fine trees here. 
Satsuma, Dugat and Kumquat Oranges also grow well in South 
Texas. In conifers the Long Leaf Pine of several species are 
found and used for lumber. The cedars grow to perfection, for 
shade trees and posts, of several species also. Arborvitae Golden, 
Compacta Chinese etc. are found here. The Rosedale Arborvitae, 
the native Texas hybrid, with its most lovely blue cedar-like 
foliage. This attraced the attention of the northern nurseries 
and by this time may have found its way to Europe. ”Retinsporias“ 
(Trailing Juniper) and Cedrus Deodora grow also fine. The list 
is not large of the conifers that grow here, as in northern States, 
but the quality and rapid growth is fine, the flowering shrubs 
and vines are many. Like the great state of California the rose 
growes to almost perfection. The species and varieties are too nume- 
rous to mention here, for Texas is rieh in flowering plants of 
nearly all species, with a collection very large of wild flowering 
plants. The ”Spirea Prunifolia“ (Bridal Wreath) with its profusion of 
white flowers, the ”Judas Tree“ (or Red Bud) with its lovely red 
blooms, (or Duetzia Crenata) with its snow-white blossoms, the 
Weigelia, Pyrus Japonica and Syringa, also do well here and are 
found with Altheas, single and double, with every shade or 
color, with a mass of bloom all summer. The Crepe Myrtle, 
pink, purple, white and crimson, which growes into a small 
tree, the flowering Willow with its lilac and white blooms. 
The Poinciana may be found growing in the most arid portions 
of Texas, blooming profusely of red and yellow blossoms with 
the double flowering Pome granate with its salmon colored 
flowers, which resemble the Camelia, its neighbor. With the wild 
shrubs, are the Dogwood, Acacias, Parkinsonia, red and black 
Haws, and the odd plant (Ceniza) found growing west of San 
Antonio, with its wealth of slate colored leaves and purple trumpet 
shaped flowers. The climbing vines are many, the Wisteria, purple 
and white, Clematis Paniculata, with white flowers like orange 
blossoms. Then the great ”Rose Montana“, with its heart-shaped 
leaves and racemes of pink flowers, which is one of the beauties 
of the Coast, the Solanum, with its blue flowers, the Begonia, 
yellow and scarlet trumpet shape flowers, Ampelopsis (Boston Ivy), 
with the English ivy. These plants do well here. 
Texas is rieh in perfume flowers, especially the native or accli- 
mated flowers of the Southwest, for many are ignorant of the value 
of the wild flowers without the thought of the amount of the flowers 
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