SELECTION OF TREES FOR PLANTING 67 
of a heavy and disagreeable odor emitted by the staminate 
trees, only the pistillate form should be used. These may 
be readily secured by grafting from proper trees or by 
growing them from cuttings. The city of Paris uses the 
Ailanthus freely in street planting. 
Honey Locust —The soft, delicate foliage of the 
Honey Locust gives this tree an attractiveness which en¬ 
titles it to a claim on the 
interest of tree planters. The 
foliage is light and open and 
produces the moderate 
shade desirable for narrow 
streets. Its flowers are fra¬ 
grant and rich in honey, and 
the thorns on the branches 
add to its picturesque effect. 
The tree is of hardy and 
fairly rapid growth, and not 
exacting as to conditions of soil and environment, standing 
pruning well. It is particularly useful because it thrives 
in the dry regions of the west. In some sections the 
thorns are considered an objection, and a thornless form 
is sometimes obtainable. 
Pepper Tree.—The California Pepper tree is much 
used in southern California. It is a moderate-sized, 
broad-headed tree with fine foliage, which gives it a light, 
airy appearance. During the fall and winter it is covered 
with scarlet berries which in contrast with the persistent 
foliage produce a pleasing effect. 
