Tree shadows give pattern to the lawn 
Shade Trees 
No subjects add so much intimate charm and homelike atmosphere to the private grounds 
as do trees. And serving as background, trees give the home a setting, and perspective to the 
grounds as a whole, such as nothing else can. For street planting, too, they add tremendously to 
the attractiveness of the community, and the leading cities and towns of Europe, and many in 
this country, spend millions of dollars annually in the proper planting and maintenance of their 
street trees. Almost invariably the real character of a town and its citizens is reflected by the 
interest shown in street and park planting. In Florida particularly where it is a matter of hard 
business sense to do everything possible to attract tourists and permanent residents, serious con¬ 
sideration should be given to extending the tree planting program, both public and by coopera¬ 
tion with private citizens. We invite correspondence on this aspect of civic development work. 
As in Palms those marked Hardy are fairly cold 
resistant and may be planted throughout the state 
generally; those marked Tropical are suited for 
only the extreme southern part of the state or in 
very protected areas; while those marked Sub-trop¬ 
ical are intermediate—will stand some cold, but not 
a severe freeze, and even when frozen back will 
generally come again quickly from the roots. They 
should, however, receive some protection during 
the coldest weather. 
ACACIA [1] macracantha. Sub-tropical. Jamaica. 
Rather low and spreading this tree forms a 
mound of lacy pinnate foliage. Dark green in 
color, it is quite thorny when young but the 
thorns are not so pronounced when fully grown. 
The flowers are borne in the spring and are small 
fragrant balls of yellow. 
A. auriculiformis. Tropical. Australia. A recent in¬ 
troduction that makes a handsome, thick-foliaged 
shade tree with very dark green almost sickle¬ 
shaped leaves (phyllodia) and bearing a profu¬ 
sion of tiny golden-yellow flowers in dense pen¬ 
dulous spikes. 
ACER [2] rubrum. Scarlet or Swamp Maple. Native. 
Hardy. Deciduous. While rather slow in growth, 
this interesting Maple is suited to all parts of 
the state and particularly so to the moist sec¬ 
tions. Very colorful in the autumn with the bril¬ 
liant red leaves and in the spring with the winged 
red fruit which follows the bloom of mid-winter. 
A splendid subject for street planting. 
ADENANTHERA [3] pavonina. Red Sandalwood. 
Circassian Bean. Tropical. Africa. This medium 
sized, pinnate-leaved tree is quick growing and 
quite attractive as an ornamental. The yellow 
flowers in terminal spikes borne in the spring 
are followed by long pods filled with bright red 
seed sometimes used as beads. These seed were 
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