Camphor in Nursery (See opposite page) 
Shade Trees 
Every one has noticed how barren and desolate a home seemed when there were 
no shade trees, and that, in otherwise well-kept grounds, something was lacking 
to make the place homelike. On the other hand, how cool and restful and attrac¬ 
tively inviting a home seems for having plenty of shade trees scattered over the 
grounds, particularly when they are supplemented with ornamental shrubs and vines 
and hedges! 
In speaking 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. 
In addition to oaks, there are numerous other trees suitable tor 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; 
Magnalia grandiflora , with its very dark, evergreen foliage and pure snowy white 
flowers; Camphor Free, 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. 
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