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The upper stratum of earth which is filled with roots of grass; sod. SEA PLATE LXIII. The yellow allamanda, desirable because of its heavy foliage, and because of its beautiful yellow flowers, is frequently selected for use in Florida plantings as a shrub or a vine. (See page 305, group XLIII-F) PLATE LXII. Used as a tree for screen effects, specimen planting, or hedges, the Australian pine is throughout southern Florida one of the most freely used plants. (See page 310, group XLIII-J) GLOSSARY Vase Form:

Vista:

In a plant, a manner of growth where the top springs from a single stem and spreads outward toward the top as the shape commonly taken by the American elm when growing in the open. For hedges see Plate V.