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THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
Red Bud. Cercis reniformis Eng. River Thorn, Sr
and creek bottoms, especially in South ulata Mich:
Texas. Thorn, S,
Red Bud (or Judas Tree). East Texas, West to Cc
usually in bottoms extending into the Thorn,
black land "belt. A beautiful shrub. Buckley.
West Texa,
Salt Cedar. Tamarix Gallica L. Tama- Wastr A
riks. Introduced from Southern Europe WVaI u A
into coast country of Texas for ornament. One of the
Sassafras. Sassafras Sassafras (L.) trees. Fu
Karsten. Dry soils. etc. East
Silver Bell Tree. Mohrodendron Caro- cially alon
linum Britton. East Texas. Ornamental Walnut,
tree. Wats. Va
Smoke Tree. Cotinus Cotinoides Brit- West Texa,
ton. Cultivated for ornament. good for m
Snowdrop Tree. Mohrodendron Dipte- nut.
rum Britton. In moist places usually in Walnut,
East Texas. Ornamental. gelm. Lirnm
Soapberry, Wild China. Sapindus Drum- along stre
mondi Arnott. yons. Gro
Spruce, Douglas (Red Fir).. Pseucot- mental.
suga Sudsw. Northwest Texas. A good Willow,
lumber tree, but limited in extent in Along stress
Texas. Willow,
Sumae, Dwarf. Schmaltzia copallina de Condoll
(L.) SmalL Widely distributed. Orna- Southwest'
mental. Willow,
Sumac. Schmaltzia lanceolata Britton. daloides Ar
Principally on limestone soils. Found El Paso no:
only in Texas. Willow, S
Sycamore (or Buttonwood). Platanus Along stress
occidentalis L. West to Devil's River, west of Pei
Much used as shade tree. Willow,
Thorn. Crataegus brachycantha Sar- Son. Little
gent. East Texas. Willow,
Thorn. Crataegus edita Sargent. Sabine Along stre;
bottoms. Ornamental
Thorn. Crataegus glabriscula Sargent. Willow,
Trinity bottoms. E. K. Wesmall-Fruited. Crataegus spath-
x. West to Colorado River.
outhern. Crataegus viridis L.
olorado River.
Texas. Crataegus Texana
Bottom lands of Central and
sh. (See Hop Tree.)
Black. Juglans nigra Linnaeus.
most valuable of Texas forest
rniture, gunstocks, ornaments,
Texas, in the bottoms, espe-
g Red River. Edible nuts.
California. Juglans California
lley of Colorado River and
s. Where of sufficient quantity
anufacture of furniture. Edibie
Texan. Juglans repestris En-
estone regions of West Texas,
ams and particularly in can-
wn outside its range as orna-
Black. Salix nigra Mlarsh.
ams. Slight economic value.
Flowering. Chilopsis linearis
e. In dry soils of West and
Texas. Ornament.
Peach Almond. Salix Amyg-
nders. Along Rio Grande from
rth. Charcoal. Rare in Texas.
Sandbar. Salix interior Rowles.
amrns and on sandbars in Texas
cos. Good for charcoal.
Ward's. Salix longipes Ander-
economic value.
Weeping. Salix babylonica L.
ams in many parts of State.
Yew Leaved. Salix taxifolia H,
st Texas. Ornamental.TEXAS AUTHORS, MUSICAL COMPOS-
ERS, SCULPTORS AND PAINTERS.
Below is given a list of the prominent
artists of Texas under the following
heads: Poets, playwrights, -novelists, short
story and feature writers, writers of es-
says and belies lettres, historians, collec-
tors and compilers, musical composers,
sculptors and painters.
This list is taken from the recently pub.
lished volunme, "The Creative Arts in Tex-
as, a Handbook of Biography," by Goldie
Capers Smith of W.aco, published by the
Cokesbury Press, Dallas.
Poets.
Babb, Stanley E., Galveston.
Bader, Georgia, Bellville.
Baker, Karle TWilson, Nacogdoches.
Barrett, Mrs. Charles G., Huntsville.
Bond, George, Dallas.
Boyd, Vaida Stewart, Dallas.
Burns, Aubrey, Dallas.
Challis, James Courtney, Fort Sam
Houston.
Chittendon, William Lawrence (Anson),
Christmas Cove, Maine.
Clark, William Russell, Dallas.
Cox, Mamie Wynne, Dallas.
Crowell, Grace Noll, Dallas.
Crowell, Norman, Dallas.
Davidson, Irene Mary, Wichita Falls.
Doughty, Leonard C., San Antonio.
Dresbach, Glenn Ward (El Paso), Chi-
cago.
Fermier, Nora Barnhart, College Station..
Ferris, Mary B., Dallas.
Fitzgerald, Mary S., Tyler.
Fortune, Jan Isbelle, Dallas.
Francis, Ruth Garrison, Belton.
Greer, Hilton Ross, Dallas.Grimes, Frank, Abilene.
Gusman, Alzira Jean, Houston.
Hall, Jeannie Pendleton, Fort Worth.
Hardy, George, Hico.
Harris, Hazel Harper, San Antonio.
Hill, Clyde Walton, Dallas.
Hill, Marvin Luter, El Paso.
Houston,-Margaret Belle, Dallas.
Hunter, Miartha Lavinia, Dallas.
Lewis, Judd Mortimer, Houston.
Lindsey, Therese, Tyler.
Montgomery, Whitney, Eureka.
Nance, Berta Hart, Albany.
Pfeiffer, La Ree, Corpus Christi.
Piner, Howell Lake, Denton.
Powell, Dawson, Dallas.
Powell, Ernest, Marshall.
Robertson, Lexie Dean, Rising Star.
Ruggles, William B., Dallas.
Sjolander, John P., Cedar Bayou.
Stall, Lucile Isbelle, Wellington.
Wade, Isaac, Clarendon.
Walsh, Col. C. C., Dallas.
West, Ruth, Denton.
Wurtzbaugh, Jewel, New York.
Playwrights.
Godbold, Mollie oore, Dallas.
Griffith, Mary Matlock, Austin.
Rogers, John William tDallas), New
York.
Scarborough, George (Mount Carmel),
Hollywood.
Young, Stark (Austin), New York.
Novelists.
Benefield, Barry (Jefferson), New York,
Cross, Ruth (Paris), Winstead, Conn.
Davis, J. Frank, San Antonio.
Elser, Frank B. (Fort Worth), Cranford,
N. J.
Grinstead, J. E., Kerrville.
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