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r pseudacacia bessoniana. THORN I. ESS LO- 
rr ST \ noble tree of dense, regular growth, 
with dark green, heavy and luxuriant foliage; en¬ 
tirely without thorns. Most ornamental of the 
family. 
r pseudacacia decaisneana. PINK - FLOW ER- 
, N -(i LOCUST. Remarkable for its vigorous growth 
and fine pink-colored flowers, which it produces 
in great abundance. Entirely distinct from Rose 
Acacia, which see above. 
SALIX: Willow 
Mainly weeping trees, but some are of upright 
growth. Other sorts will be found in the next 
section. 
S. viteilina aurea. GOLDEN WILLOW. Hand¬ 
some. spreading tree of rapid growth. Bark is 
blight golden yellow, particularly showy during 
winter and early spring. 
S. ,, Ural Golden.” Of upright, bushy growth. 
Branches red in summer, yellow in winter. Leaves 
long and slender, finely serrated. 
in large clusters. Handsome tree with decided 
individuality. First class for street planting. 
S. platanifolia variegata. A form having leaves 
freely variegated with creamy white. Very strik¬ 
ing. 
TAXOD1UM 
T. distichum. BALD CYPRESS. Eastern U. S. 
100 ft. A deciduous conifer. 'Pall tree of regular 
and symmetrical growth. Foliage somewhat simi¬ 
lar to Redwood, but more delicate, soft and feath¬ 
ery and very light green. Particularly striking in 
the fall, when leaves slowly turn brown before the 
branehlets fall off. Although native to very moist, 
swampy regions, it does well in California. 
TILIA: Linden 
Fine, stately trees of large size and rapid 
growth. Leaves large and heart-shaped. Flow¬ 
ers yellow, in drooping clusters; intensely fra¬ 
grant. Well liked by bees for the very abundant 
nectar. 
Primus f>crsica. Double White-Flowering Peach 
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SOPHORA 
S. japonica. PAGODA TREE. Asia. 60 ft. A 
handsome tree of medium size, with dark green 
bark. Leaves are pinnate; leaflets dark green 
above, lighter beneath. Bears small, cream-col¬ 
ored. pea-shaped flowers in racemes about a foot 
long. 
SORBUS 
S. aucuparia. EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN ASH; 
ROWAN TREE. 40 ft. Handsome, small tree of 
erect growth. Leaves pinnate, leaflets serrate. 
Flowers white, in flat clusters, four or five inches 
broad, followed by rather large, red berries. Very 
handsome at any season. 
S. domestica. SERVICE TREE. Mediterranean 
region. 50 ft. Symmetrical tree of very erect 
growth, nearly round-headed. Leaves pinnate, 
leaflets 11 to 17. coarsely serrate and rather large. 
Flowers white, in large, loose clusters, followed by 
reddish yellow fruits, apple or pear-shaped, about 
an inch in diameter. These are not only very 
ornamental, but edible as well after being kept 
long enough to become soft and lose their astrin- 
gency. 
STERCULIA 
S. platanifol ia. JAPANESE VARNISH TREE; 
CHINESE PARASOL TREE. China: Japan. 60 ft. 
Round-headed tree of medium growth. Branches 
green, quite stout. Leaves very large, three or 
five lobed, on long stalks. Flowers cream color, 
T. americana. AMERICAN LINDEN; BASS¬ 
WOOD. Eastern U. S. 75 ft. F'ine tree of rapid, 
erect growth when young, but ultimately forming 
a fine, broad, round head. Leaves very large, light 
green. 
T. platyphyllos. EUROPEAN LINDEN; LIME 
TREE. Europe. 90 ft. The celebrated European 
street tree. Similar to American, but has smaller, 
deeper green leaves and red or yellow branches. 
T. tomentosa. SILVER-LEAVED LINDEN. Eu¬ 
rope. 40 ft. Growth very erect. Leaves dark 
green above and silvery white beneath. Very 
striking and handsome. 
ULMUS: Elm 
Widely known and popular trees. All are of 
rapid, erect growth and several species are well 
adapted for street planting. Very easily trans¬ 
planted. 
U. americana. AMERICAN or WHITE ELM. 
United States. 120 ft. A magnificent tree, native 
from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Growth is erect, 
with smaller branches drooping when old. Grows 
rapidly here. 
U. campestris. ENGLISH ELM. Europe; Africa; 
Asia. 100 ft. An erect, rapid-growing tree of 
spreading growth. Branches sometimes more or 
loss corky. Leaves smaller than those of Ameri¬ 
can, remain on tree late in fall. 
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