Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-22
somethinr About Trees.


The following is a list OF the shade and
ornamental trees adapted to the climate
and soil of Savannah, with their syste-
matte and yernacuar names:
Magnolia grandinora, Big Laurel; NJ.
Glauca, white bay; NJ. MacrOphylla, Gu
cumber tree; n. COnspicua, Chinese mag
nolia; NJ. Fuscata, Banana shrub; LiriO-
dendron, tulip tree, swamp poplar; Lau-
rus, sassafras officinalis l.. CarOlienss,
red bay; l.. Nobilis, classic laurel; l..
CamphOra, oamphOr tree; GordOnia lash
anthus, loblOlly bay; Nyssa Multitlora.
black gum; n. Unltlora, swamp or cork
TupelO; Cornus florida, dogwoOd; Ceras-
US Serotina, lid cherry; G. CarOliniana,
cherry laurel, wild olive; Hex Opaca
American holly; 1. cassina, coupon; |.
DahOOn, DahOOn holly; /. glaber, inkber-
ry; Olea, olive Americana, devilwoOd; O.
fra9rans, tea olive; o. Europew, oil olive 4;
Juglans nigr9, black walnut; Carya to-
mentOsa, hickory nut; Z. oliveformis, pc
can nut; Liquidambar styracilolia, sweet
gum; TaxOdium distichum, cypress; Jul
nipeTus Vlrginica, red cedar: Thuia orr
entails, Chinese arbor vita; Taxus-fasti-
giata, Irish yew; Salisburia adanti-
fOlia, Japan yew, maidenhair, ginkO:
Quercus Nirens, live oak; Q. Phellos,
willow OAK; Q. laurif0la, laurel leaved
oak Q. aquatlca, water oak; Q. Eigra,
black jack; Castanea Vesca, chestnut;
Castanea Punila. chlnquepin; Myrica,
Ceriiera, wax myrtle; Myrtus COmmunis,
garden myrtle; Cercis Canadensis, red
bud, Judas tree; Fraxinus Americana,
white ash; Chionanthus Virginica, Fringe
tree; Acerrubrad, red maple; A. dasy-
carpum, silver maple; A. sacchRrinum,
sugar maple; Betula, red birch; POpulus.
poplar, delitata, Lombardy Poplar;
L. Angulata, cotton tree; =.
tremulOides. American aspen; r..
Alba, silver poplar; Fagus, beech /;
Ulmus. elm, Americana, large leaved
elm; u. Alata, WahOO; Pinus, pine, Aus
trails, long leaved pine: z. taeda, loblolly
pine; sterculia, Firmisna, Platanifolia,
varnish tree; Platanus Occidentalis,
sycamore. button wood. plane tree; Wis
lana paniculata, Chinese Pryet; Sapin-
dua Marginatus, soapberry; Allauthus
glandulOsa, tree OF heaven; NitiX agnes
castus, Chastetree, Spikenard; StI,lingia
sebiiera, tallOw tree; Tillia Americana,
linden, lime tree, Eastwood; RObinia
pseudo acacia, white towering locust;
Gleditschia trIacanthus, honey locust; Sa-
lix. willow, BabylOnica, weeping willow /;
Plnckney pubens, Georgia bark; Phila-
delphus cOronariOus, Syringa, mock or
ange; Photinia serrulata, Japan plum;
Sambucus Canadensis, elder; Melia azed-
aracb, Pride OF India, Indian lilac; Brous-
sonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry; Mo-
rus rubra, edible mulberry; Catalpa big
noniOdes, Indian bean; PaulOnia impe-
rails. catalpafolia; LagerstrOemia indlca,
Grape myrtle; Acacia, Albizzia, Julibris-
sin, Mimosa, silk flower; Acacia, Yache-
liza, FarDessiana, POpinac, sponge tree;
Sabal, cabbage palmetto; Nauthoxylum
Carolnianum. prickly ash; Laburnum
vulgare, golden chaiu; Cestrum N0ctur-
mum, night blooming iessamine; Nerum,
oleander; ParkinsOnia, Jerusalem thorn +;
Ricinus c0mmunie, castor oil plant; Cy-
cas- reyoluta, sage palm; luca hlamen-
tosa, bear grass, silk grass; uca alOiio-
liza, Spanish bayonet; Baccharis anguish
folia, seaside myrtle.