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formed, and any injured roots be pruned 
off. The trees should be set at the same 
depth at which they naturally grew. The 
best time of the year for transplanting is 
from late fall to the middle of February. 
Select the water oak for quick growth. 
The live oak is a rather slow growing 
tree but lives to a grand old age. 
Among the maples the red maple ( Acer 
rubrum ) is a very ornamental tree, but is 
subject to borers. These can be killed out 
with carbolineum. The same precautions 
should be observed in transplanting ma¬ 
ples as were mentioned with oaks. They 
may be planted in either wet or dry places. 
They grow fairly rapidly. 
The sweet gum {Liquid ambar styraci- 
flua) can be used in wet as well as dry 
places. It is good for fine single speci¬ 
mens as well as for grouping. It is rather 
a fast-growing tree. 
The magnolia ( M . grandiflora ) is one 
of our most beautiful native trees. It is 
rather difficult to transplant except when 
very young, and may be either grown 
from seed or secured from nurseries. It 
grows slowly, but makes one of our 
grandest specimens. It should be planted 
out as a single specimen and not used as 
an avenue tree. 
The swamp bay {Persea pubescens ) 
and the upland bay {P. borbonia) are fine 
trees for large grounds. They are some¬ 
what difficult to transplant successfully. 
Among the larger introduced trees the 
sycamore {Plantanus occidentals) is a 
fast-growing deciduous tree of good 
shape, and can be used to advantage on 
large grounds. 
The tulip tree {Liriondendron tulipi- 
fera) is a fine shaped deciduous tree with 
tulip-shaped flowers. It is not a very tall 
growing tree, but forms a luxuriant 
crown. It is of fairly rapid growth. 
The mulberry {M\orus) is a handsome 
tree, and useful in supplying food for 
birds. There-are many varieties. They 
should be obtained from a nursery, as the 
native varieties are not good. 
Of the palms, the cabbage palmetto 
{Sabal palmetto ). from my own experi¬ 
ence is difficult to get started on high, dry 
land, but on lower moist soil this can per¬ 
haps be more successfully done. In .the 
higher and drier regions it is best to grow 
the palmettos from seed-, although they 
are very slow growing. Large specimens 
can be obtained from nurseries in tubs, 
and may be transplanted more succesfully. 
We have tried many times to get them 
to grow on the Experiment Station 
grounds without success. 
The canary date {Phoenix canariensis) 
is, in my opinion, one of the best ornamen¬ 
tal palms that we have. They are best 
grown from seeds, or they can be bought 
from nurseries. The wood date {Phoe¬ 
nix sylvestris) is also a fine palm of a 
bluish-green color, but it is not much ad¬ 
vertised, and is difficult to secure. 
The George Washington palm {Wash- 
ingtonia robusta ) is quite hardy in the 
central part of the state, and is very orna¬ 
mental with large fan-shaped leaves. It 
may be used on large or small areas to 
great advantage. 
GROUPING AND BORDER PLANTS 
Many plants that grow naturally to a 
large size may often be kept down to a 
medium size to advantage by proper prun¬ 
ing. Some of the varieties, therefore, 
