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Ficus elastica. (Rubber Tree.) Popular for 
indoor decoration; leaves large, dark, 
glossy green above, yellowish beneath. Has 
a habit of staying bright and attractive 
even when neglected; is hardly practicable 
outdoors except along southern coasts. 
Grevlllea robust a. (Silk Oak.) Very grace¬ 
ful fern-like leaves; of rapid growth; cov¬ 
ered with bronze-yellow flowers in early 
summer. Resists drought; one of the most 
stately for avenue and lawn. 
Holly autiifolium. (English or European 
Holly.) Leaves of intense deep shiny green, 
with undulating spine-tipped margins. Ber¬ 
ries bright scarlet, which, combined with 
the glossy green leaves, make this a con¬ 
spicuous plant for winter effect. 
Juniper (Juniperus). Hardy and ornamental; 
of pyramidal or columnar habit; for hedges 
and windbreaks. 
IJboreririi.s (Insonse Cedar). A valuable park 
and lawn tree, of pyramidal form; foliage 
bright green. 
Magnolia grandillora. (Southern Magnolia.) 
This is the grandest of all broad-leaved 
evergreen trees. It is a native of the mid¬ 
dle sections of the Southern States and suc¬ 
ceeds best in a rich soil. Nothing more 
conspicuous can be seen amongst ever¬ 
greens when its large white flowers are 
fully expanded. Their period of blooming 
August. 
Magnolia <■ randiflora 
ParkiuMonia aeuleata (Jerusalem Thorn). A 
rare and beautiful thorny tree, with needle¬ 
like leaves; feathery, drooping branches and 
yellowish flowers. Suitable for lawns. 
Pine (Pinus). An important timber tree; usu¬ 
ally tall, spreading, pyramidal or round- 
topped. Valuable for parks, gardens and 
massing. 
Ausfriaea (Austrian Pine). Robust, hardy, 
spreading; leaves rigid, dark green; thrives 
in exposed situations. 
Insignis (Monterey Pine). Leaves slender and 
dark green. Well adapted to coast regions. 
Pepper Tree. (Schinus Molle.) A most pic¬ 
turesque park, avenue or shade tree. Feath¬ 
ery foliage, yellowish white blossoms, fol¬ 
lowed by rose-colored or deep red berries. 
Popular throughout Southern California as 
a street and roadside tree. 
Ketinosporu erieoides (Japanese Cypress). 
Dwarf; foliage bright green above glaucous 
beneath; ruddy in winter. 
Sterculia or Ilrachychiton. Of pyramidal 
habit, with large, light green, deeply lobed, 
maple-like leaves. This is a very popular 
and desirable tree for street and lawn and 
also as single specimens. 
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Sterculia diversifolia. (Victorian Bottle 
Tree.) A magnificent avenue tree with 
graceful tapering trunk. Foliage bright 
glossy green, deeply lobed; shape changes 
throughout the season. 
Sterculia popiilneuni. (Poplar-Leaved.) Sim¬ 
ilar to preceding; leaves poplar-shaped. 
Attains a height of 60 feet; foliage un¬ 
varying in form. 
SPRUCES AM) FIRS (ARIES) 
In habit of growth the Spruces are very 
similar to the Firs, but the branches stand 
out from so closely together. Distinguished 
from the Firs mainly by their drooping 
cones and linear flat leaves on the upper 
side of the branches; the Firs have their 
needles short and scattered all around the 
branches. 
Alba. (White Spruce.) Foliage silvery gray; 
strong aromatic odor when bruised. 
Dougla.si. (Douglas Spruce.) A rapid growing 
native tree of symmetrical habit. 
Torreya Cali torn ion. (California Nutmeg.) A 
handsome Yew-like tree, with nut resem¬ 
bling nutmeg. 
Yew. (Taxus.) Very desirable for park plant¬ 
ing; densely clothed with dark green. Wood 
heavy, hard, c’ose-grained, strong, clastic, 
reddish; highly valued for cabinet-making. 
