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Primus pseudo-cerasus 
Japanese Flowering Cherry 
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PYRUS: Apple—Continued 
P. spectabilis. CHINESE FLOWERING APPLE. 
Small tree. Flowers are single, coral red in bud, 
but much lighter when fully opened. 
P. spectabilis albo pleno. Flowers very large, 
semi-double, white. Fragrant. 
P. spectabilis roseo pleno. Flowers very large, 
semi-double, pink. Fragrant. 
QUKRCUS: Oak 
The deciduous oaks are grand, long-lived trees 
of sturdy growth. They impart an air of per¬ 
manence and stability to their surroundings. All 
hear acorns and have the lobed leaves character¬ 
izing the deciduous species. 
Q. cerris. TURK TOY OAK. Europe; Asia. 120 ft. 
A v<*ry handsome and symmetrical tree. Reaves 
deeply lobed. dark green and rough above, gray 
and downy beneath. 
Q. coccinea. SCARLET OAK. Eastern U. S. 50 
ft. Grows rapidly and forms round-topped, open 
head. Does well in dry situations. Reaves deeply 
divided, and turn to a vivid, brilliant scarlet in 
fall. 
Q. douglasi. CARIFORNIA WHITE OAK. A 
tall, spreading tree with oblong, bluish-green, 
slightly lobed leaves. 
Q. garryana. OREGON OAK. Pacific Coast. 100 
ft. Large tree with wide-spreading branches; bark 
light gray. Leaves dark green above, lighter and 
downy below. An important native timber tree. 
Q. kelloggi (Q. californica). CARIFORNIA 
BRACK OAK. 80 ft. Rather large tree with stout, 
spreading branches. Leaves variable, but rather 
large and always deeply lobed. Bark furrowed on 
trunk, smooth on branches. Wood brittle. 
Q. lobata. CALIFORNIA WEEPING or VAL¬ 
LEY OAK. California. 100 ft. Large tree with 
great, wide-spreading limbs and slender, drooping 
branches. One of the largest spreading trees na¬ 
tive to California. The renowned Sir .Joseph 
Hooker Oak, near Chico, is of this species. 
Q. macrocarpa. BUR OAK. Eastern U. S. 150 
ft. A wide-spreading tree, with corky branches 
and very large, deeply lobed leaves. The acorn 
cups are fringed and bur-like. One of the grandest 
and noblest Oaks. 
Q. palustris. PIN OAK. Eastern U. S. 80 ft. 
Foliage deep green, finely divided; as the tree 
grows, the branches droop until the lower ones 
touch the ground. The foliage takes on a partly 
scarlet and yellow color early in the fall. Very 
handsome. 
Q. rubra. RED OAK. Eastern U. S. 100 ft. 
Beautiful Oak of rather rapid growth; forms large, 
majestic tree. Foliage turns dark red in autumn. 
Q. serrata. Korea; .Japan. Upright growing. 
Reaves dark, glossy green, greatly resembling those 
of Chestnut. 
ROBINIA: Locust 
Flowering trees of varying growth. All have 
pinnate leaves and pea-shaped flowers in droop¬ 
ing clusters. Some are thorny. 
R. hispida. ROSE ACACIA. Naturally of weak, 
shrubby growth. When grafted on vigorous stock 
it forms a small tree. Easily distinguished from 
Pink-Flowering Locust by the larger, deeper pink 
flower and by the short, soft bristles on most 
parts of the plant. This species succeeds well in 
California and is highly prized as a beautiful flow¬ 
ering tree. 
R. neo-mexlcana. NEW MEXICO LOCUST. In 
its native state a shrub, but worked on strong 
stock makes a small tree of moderate growth. 
Flowers rose color, in drooping racemes. 
R. pseudacacia. COMMON or BRACK LOCUST. 
80 ft. A native American tree of extremely rapid’ 
growth, valuable for timber as well as quite orna¬ 
mental. The flowers are in long, pendulous ra¬ 
cemes, white and very fragrant, appearing in June. 
Will flourish in many places where no other tree 
will succeed. 
Robinia pseudacacia decaisneana 
Pink-Flowering Locust 
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