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Brachychiton acerifoium bears waxy, bright crimson flowers 
but I have never succeeded in making it grow here and it prob- 
ably prefers a clayey soil or one free from lime. It should be 
hardy over the lower half of the state. 
Brownea is a group of magnificent ornamental trees from the 
American Tropics. The elegant pinnate leaves droop and are 
highly colored when young; the flowers in long racemes are pink 
or red. B. ariza is doing finely in my grounds. 
Butea frondosa is a native of India and is closely related to 
Erythrina. It should be grown in dry, good soil in a protected 
place. There is a fine young tree in my hammock. 
Callitris robusta is a rapid growing conifer, somewhat resem- 
bling a red cedar. Personally I do not like most of the conifers 
for Florida because they seem out of place in a subtropical coun- 
try, but this tree is hardy and vigorous and makes fine wind 
breaks. 
Calodendron capense is a handsome tree from the Cape of Good 
Hope, having fine, large leaves and attractive flowers, in fact it 
is considered the finest tree in South Africa. It has been offered 
for sale here and should be somewhat hardy. | 
Calophyllum inophyllum is a native of the Oriental Tropics 
where it is much used for a shade tree. The generic name signi- 
fies beautiful leaf, and it is well applied; the flowers are said to 
be handsome. C. calaba has handsome leaves and is a native of 
the West Indies. Some years ago I planted a seed of this which 
was washed up on our shores and the tree is now twenty feet 
high, but the flowers are inconspicuous. 
Cananga odorata yields the celebrated Ylang Ylang perfume of 
the East Indies. The tree is handsome and bears greenish 
yellow flowers. It is fruiting at the Royal Palm Hotel in Miami. 
Canarium commune is an Indian tree of great beauty, much 
used for street planting. The wide, thin, flat root-buttresses 
are used for tables, cart wheels, etc., and the nut has an edible 
kernel. I do not know that it has been tried in lower Florida 
but it should be. 
Cassia fistula. A tree with large pinnate leaves and long, 
pendent racemes of pale yellow, handsome flowers. ‘Tropical 
America. Does well here. 
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