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GLEDITSCHIA: Honey Locust 
Large flowering trees with pinnate leaves and 
numerous strong, sharp thorns. The flowers are 
greenish and inconspicuous, followed by very- 
large, long pods on the fertile trees. The second 
species will form an impassable hedge. 
G. japonica. JAPANESE HONEY LOCUST. 
70 ft. A smaller tree than the following with 
larger leaves, very finely divided. Flowering habit 
similar. 
G. triacanthos. COMMON HONEY LOCUST. 
Eastern U. S. 120 ft. Tall tree with conspicuous 
spines, gray bark and finely divided, feathery foli¬ 
age. Pods 12 to 18 inches long. 
G. triacanthos inermis. THORNLESS HONEY 
LOCUS'!'. A variety with few or no thorns. 
GYMNOCLADUS 
G. canadensis. KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE. 
Eastern U. S. 75 ft. Medium-sized tree with 
stout, stiff and blunt limbs. Leaves bipinnate, 
finely divided and feathery. Bears long clusters 
of white flowers, followed by large, flat pods. 
HICORIA: Hickory 
H. minima (Carya amara). SWAMP HICKORY: 
BITTER NUT. Eastern U. S. 100 ft. Large free 
with handsome, broad head. Leaves pinnate. Nuts 
bitter. Although the fastest growing of the Hick¬ 
ories, its growth is rather slow. 
J. regia laciniata. Cl’T-LEAYED ENGLISH 
WALNUT. A distinct variety, with large, deeply 
cut foliage and producing smooth, well-fleshed, 
medium-sized nuts. Makes a fine, round-headed 
specimen tree*. 
LABURNUM 
L. vulgare. GOLDEN CHAIN. S. Europe. 20 ft. 
A beautiful small tree of rather quick growth. 
Leaves clover-shaped, soft, pleasing green: do not 
change color in fall. Flowers fragrant, bright yel¬ 
low, in long, drooping racemes, suggestive of yel¬ 
low Wistarias borne on a tree. 
L. vulgare aureum. GOLDEN-LEAVED LA¬ 
BURNUM. A beautiful form, with foliage of such 
brilliant yellow that at a distance it appears like a 
mass of yellow bloom. Growth and flowering habit 
same as type. 
LARIX: Larch 
Among the very few deciduous conifers. Leaves 
are needle-like, in bundles similar to the true 
Cedars. 
L. decidua. EUROPEAN LARCH. 100 ft. A 
large, handsome tree of rapid growth. Bark gray. 
Leaves bright green. 
L. leptolepis. JAPANESE LARCH. Japan. SO 
ft. A very handsome species. Branches spread 
horizontally, forming pyramidal head. Foliage soft 
bluish green. Branehlets yellow. A very handsome- 
lawn tree. 
JUGLANS: Walnut 
Well-known trees of majestic proportions. 
Leaves pinnate. Hardy and very long-lived. 
J. californica. CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT. 
80 ft. Our handsome, rapid-growing, native Wal¬ 
nut, which thrives well in any good soil. An ex¬ 
cellent shade and avenue tree. 
J. nigra. AMERICAN BLACK WALNUT. East¬ 
ern U. S. 150 ft. One of the largest and handsom¬ 
est of American forest trees. It grows freely on 
this Cpast: stands transplanting well, bears early, 
and ought to be extensively cultivated, not alone 
for ornament, but also for its valuable wood. 
Liquidcimbcir styraciflua. Sweet Gum 
LIQUIDAMBAR 
L. styraciflua. SWEET GUM. Eastern U. S. 
120 ft. Forms a large tree, but of slow growth. 
Branches corky. Leaves star-shaped and very 
similar to Maple. The autumn coloring of the 
foliage in this climate is most gorgeous, surpassing 
that of any other tree. As this tree is rather diffi¬ 
cult to transplant, all possible care should be exer¬ 
cised. It should be thoroughly pruned before 
planting and kept well watered until established 
again. 
LIRIODENDRON 
L. tulipifera. TULIP TREE. Eastern U. S. 100 
ft. Stately tree of moderate growth in this cli¬ 
mate. Leaves large, rich green, somewhat violin¬ 
shaped. Flowers are handsome, cup-shaped, much 
resembling those of Tulip; greenish yellow, marked 
with orange inside. Probably will not attain maxi¬ 
mum size in California, usually making a tree of 
medium proportions. 
MAGNOLIA 
M. acuminata. CUCUMBER TREE. Eastern 
U. S. 90 ft. Tall, symmetrical tree of pyramidal 
^u■ >i• *• ■ Leaves entire, six to nine inches long. 
Flowers greenish yellow, not very conspicuous. 
Green fruit resembles cucumber. 
M. hypoleuca. Japan. 100 ft. Large, pyramidal- 
headed tree. Of very striking appearance, due to 
its enormous undivided leaves, which are often as 
much as 20 inches long and 6 or 8 inches broad on 
young plants; soft green above, silvery white be¬ 
neath. Flowers are 6 to 7 inches across, cup¬ 
shaped. white with scarlet filaments; fragrant. A 
magnificent, rare and remarkable tree. 
MELIA 
M. azedarach umbraculiformis. TEXAS UM¬ 
BRELLA TREE. 25 ft. So well known to Califor¬ 
nians as to require little description. Leaves finely 
divided: flowers lilac colored and fragrant. Good 
specimens form a perfect umbrella head. 
| MORUS: Mulberry 
M. alba. WHITE MULBERRY. China. 60 ft. 
Tree of extremely rapid growth. Branches long 
and slender. Leaves rather small, lobed. Fruit 
elongated, white or violet. Useful for quick effect 
and to furnish food for birds to keep them away 
from more valuable fruit. One of the principal 
foods for the silkworm. 
Lick’s American and New American Mulberries, 
often planted for ornamental effect and bird food, 
will be found described in Fruit Department. 
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