GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
Shade Trees 
In thinking of shade trees, perhaps the kind more generally thought of than any other 
one is the oak; and this is not strange, for there are oaks everywhere throughout our land, 
including hundreds of varieties, some classified and many others unclassified ; for the oak is 
perhaps the most puzzling to the botanist of all common trees. 
But, in addition to oaks, there are numerous other trees just as suitable for shade. Some 
of the most satisfactory for southern planting are the Scarlet Maple, with its delicately traced, 
beautifully lobed foliage of brilliant scarlet in early spring and late autumn; Magnolia grandi- 
/Jora, with its very dark, evergreen foliage and pure snowy white flowers; Camphor Tree, 
Texas Umbrella, Sycamore, Carolina Poplar and Tulip Tree, all very rapid growers and all 
peculiarly suitable for planting in the lower South where shade trees have so much to do with 
the comfort of one’s home during the long, hot, summer months. 
CAMPHOR TREE ( C'innamomum Camphora). A broad-leaved evergreen, yielding the camphor 
gum of commerce. It is perfectly well adapted to this region, and is exceedingly handsome. 
Hardy throughout Florida and most of the 
Gulf states. Makes an excellent wind¬ 
break, or, when planted singly and prop¬ 
erly trimmed, a beautiful shade tree. 
Leaves and berries are very aromatic. It 
is a rank grower, and thrives in soil of but 
ordinary fertility. Planted to some extent 
in Florida for commercial purposes. 
Prices on Camphor. —Erom seed. 
Each 
Per 10 
100 
1 to 2 feet . 
So 20 
$1 5 o 
$12 00 
2 to 5 feet, stocky . 
25 
2 00 
18 00 
3 to 4 feet, stocky . 
40 
3 00 
25 00 
4 to 5 feet, extra fine. 
75 
6 00 
5 to 7 feet, well branched, very stocky. 
1 50 
12 00 
CATALPA speciosa. A very rapid-growing, 
large-leaved tree. Makes an excellent 
shade tree in a very short time. White 
flowers about 2/4 inches in diameter, 
with two yellow stripes inside and spotted 
purplish brown. Blooms in June. The 
grain of the wood is coarse and rather 
soft, but very durable in the soil ; very 
valuable for fence-posts and railroad ties, 
and now being planted quite extensively 
for these purposes, especially in the West 
and Southwest, where wood is scarce. 
Prices on Catalpa speciosa. Each Per io 
4 to 6 feet.So 25 $z oo 
(■> to 8 feet. 40 ? oo 
8 to io feet. 75 6 oo 
GINKGO (Salisburia adiantifolia ). This is a 
rapid - growing, beautiful Japanese tree. 
The foliage is lobed, marked with delicate 
hair-like lines, and resembles that of the 
maidenhair fern. Price, i to 2 feet, 35c. 
each, $3 for 10. 
Camphor Tree 
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