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Show Unusual Trees Reported By Local Growers Last week's News requested readers to send in information respecting unusual, or interesting trees and shrubs being grown or known of locally. Already information infor-mation is beginning to come in. The first individual to report is John H. Riding, who owns four interesting specimens. One is a coffee tree, which is now 10 feet tall. This tree has clusters of white, sweet-scented blossoms about the size of baby rambler roses, and blooms about the first day of May. So far it has produced pro-duced no berries. He also has a Golden Rain Varnish tree. This specie comes from Japan, is very slender, and has white blossoms which spray from the limbs, and out of which long green pods grow. This tree is also near 10 feet tall this year. His other two trees are a Norway Nor-way Ash and a Sugar Maple. All four trees are healthy and doing fine, says Mr. Riding and people interested are welcome to call on him and see them. Mr. Riding says these and many other trees will be provided on request by the Department of Agriculture of the United States government. He finds particular interest in experimenting ex-perimenting with trees. In the yards of the former William Carter home now owned by his daughter, Mrs. Annie C. Johnson is a mammoth black locust, seed for which was brought by her mother from Salt Lake City in 1861. This tree has historic his-toric pioneer interest. A wide-spreading Pistaschio tree adorns the yard of Mrs. Philena Pickett's home. This is a particularly beautiful tree in form, symetry and foliage. Many young trees of this type are now being grown in St. George. |