Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . Fig. 52.—The Umbrella variety of China tree. A vigorous grower anddense shade tree, but short lived and easily broken by the Fig. 51 -Four-year-old pepper trees. Quite satisfactory forornament and shade. Bulletin 210. IMPERIAL VALLEY SETTLERS CROP MANUAL. 251 profusely in Imperial Valley. About the only objection to it is thatit is poisonous to stock. It is also poisonous when eaten by children,but this rarely happens, as the leaves and flowers are exceedinglybitter. Several tamarisks have also been observed to grow well, espe-cially Tamarix hispi
Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . Fig. 52.—The Umbrella variety of China tree. A vigorous grower anddense shade tree, but short lived and easily broken by the Fig. 51 -Four-year-old pepper trees. Quite satisfactory forornament and shade. Bulletin 210. IMPERIAL VALLEY SETTLERS CROP MANUAL. 251 profusely in Imperial Valley. About the only objection to it is thatit is poisonous to stock. It is also poisonous when eaten by children,but this rarely happens, as the leaves and flowers are exceedinglybitter. Several tamarisks have also been observed to grow well, espe-cially Tamarix hispida var. aestivalis. A large number of kinds ofCactus and Yuccas from the desert are, of course, available to thosewho fancy this type of ornamentals. The Squaw Bush, Lycium graci-lipes, is well suited to the country and makes a good growth, as doalso several of the salt bushes. Sweet Myrtle, Myrtis communas, growsvery well and is valuable either as a hedgeplant or as a lawn specimen,where it bears beautiful white flowers and attractive dark blue ber-ries. The Tuna, Opuntia tuna, grows well, of course, and may be usedboth for a hedge and for its fruit.
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