. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STREET TREES. 37 The Carolina palmetto* is a native of and useful in regions 12 and 13, where it sometimes attains a height of 60 or 80 feet. It will thrive in regions 3 and 5, but is used loss there. The Texas palmetto^ is especially valuable for southern Texas, where it is indigenous, and it is likely to succeed generally in regions 3, 5, and 12. It gi'ows to a height of 40 feet and in appearance is quite distinct from the Carolina palmetto, the leaf segments being much broader and less drooping.''. PI8989HP Fig. 27.
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STREET TREES. 37 The Carolina palmetto* is a native of and useful in regions 12 and 13, where it sometimes attains a height of 60 or 80 feet. It will thrive in regions 3 and 5, but is used loss there. The Texas palmetto^ is especially valuable for southern Texas, where it is indigenous, and it is likely to succeed generally in regions 3, 5, and 12. It gi'ows to a height of 40 feet and in appearance is quite distinct from the Carolina palmetto, the leaf segments being much broader and less drooping.''. PI8989HP Fig. 27.—a formal planting on a city street. Palms with interplantings. Eedlands, Calif., in mid- summer. The Victoria palmetto^ is another hardy species, probably a native of Mexico, but grown for many years at Victoria, Tex. It is similar to the native Texas species and worthy of general planting in the same region. A feature of this species is that the persistent leaf bases remain alive and green for many years instead of tmming yellow or brown, as in the Carolina palmetto. WASHINGTONIA PALM. Washingtonia palms are a very conspicuous feature of street and ornamental planting in southern California. Two species are represented, Washingtonia filifera Wendland and W. robusta Wend- land. The first is a native of the canyons and barren slopes that surround the Coachella Valley of southern California, while the other species probably was brought by way of the Isthmus of Panama 1 Inodes palmetto (Walt.) Cook. 2 Inodes texana Cook. 3 The Texas palmetto. 7n Jour. Ueredity, v. S, no. 3, p. 123, pi. 1917. 4 Cook, 0, F. A new ornamental palmetto in southern Texas. In U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Plant Indus. Cir. 113, p. 11-14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washingto
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