24 TBINIDAD AND TOBAGO BULLETIN. \XX. 1. 



Petrea arhorea. Blue Tree Petrea. fSeedlings .5 cents. 



A small native tree bearing profupe sprays of violet flowers about 

 three times during the year. The calyx is of a lighter shade than the 

 corolla, the latter soon falls but the calj'x persists, changing to a dull 

 ashen-grey colour with age. 



J't-trta voluhifit. Blue Climbing Petrea. Seedlings ,> cents. 



A woody climber, differing from the former, not only in habit, but in 

 the shape of the leaves which are narrower and more sharply pointed 

 and in the larger and more pendulous sprays of flowers. 



Petrea' vol uhl lis alha. White climbing Petrea. Bridal wreath. Seedlings 12 cents. 

 A white variety of semi-climbing habit. 



Plumeria app. Frangipani. Rooted cuttings 5 cents. 



A small spreading tree with thick cylindrical stems and branches 

 containing an abundance of latex. Most shed their leaves early in the 

 drj' season and then before the rains come produce masses of flowers 

 and later young leaves at the ends of the branches. There are various 

 colours, pure white, white and yellow, yellow, red, red and yellow etc.; 

 all arc fragrant in the evening. They thrive best in dry situations. 



Rondeletia odorata. Roudeletia. Rooted cuttings 24 cents. 



A medium sized shrub of dense growth, bearing small rough leaves, 

 and terminal trusses of pretty flowers, deep orange and red with orange 

 yellow centres. The flowers have but little scent. 



Husselia jitncea. Antigua Heath. R(j()ted cuttings 5 cents. 



A slender semi-scandent shrub with long drooping stems. The 

 side shouts spring in whorls of iibout 5 to 7 ironi the main stems and 

 like these bear only small leaves. The small, scarlet tubular flowers 

 are borne singly, or in ^ airs on the side shoots. They have a great 

 attraction for humming birds. 



Salvia s2-)levde.n-<i. Scarlet Sage. Rooted cuttings o cents. 



A small shrub of about '6 feet, beai'ing erect spikes of brilliant scarlet 

 flowers ; very showy in beds cr borders but thrives best in semi-shade. 



Solaman macravthvm. Potato t'lover. Seedlings 5 cents. 



A small, solt-wooded tree of very rapid growth with large, spiny, 

 deeply c\:t leaves. The flowers are about 3 in. in diameter and on first 

 opening are of a rich, bluish violet colour, changmg when a day old to a 

 pale blue and later fading to almost white. The one-day-old flowers are 

 much smaller than those of two or three days. 



Tahernatmontana capeniis. Rooted cuttings 12 cent.*. 



A shrubby plant with dark green, shiny leaves and small white 

 single flowers. 



Tecoma stans. Seedlings 5 cents. 



A native shrub producing soft shoots which bear terminal heads of 

 beautiful yellow, funnel-shaped flowers. 



