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spot in the edge of the hammock. A. polycephala is a fine plant 
with black berries and A. japonica which is quite hardy, has white 
fruit. The two former are tender. 
Althea, see Hibiscus syriacus. 
Artabotrys odoratissima. The False Ylang-ylang, a_ half 
climbing shrub related to the sugar-apple, having elliptic, glossy 
leaves and delightfully scented flowers, a native of the East 
Indies and probably tender. It is doing well with me in half shade. 
Aucuba japonica, Japan Gold-dust Shrub. A handsome large 
shrub with glossy leaves blotched with gold, probably hardy 
throughout the entire state. It should be grown in a half 
shaded place and prefers a clayey, moist, well-drained soil. 
It has totally failed for me. 
Allamanda nertifolia is one of our best shrubs, being always 
covered with its golden, funnel-shaped blossoms; in fact, it is 
liable to injure itself by overblooming. It should have good soil 
and plenty of fertilizer and ought to be well trimmed back when 
it becomes scraggy. It is tender. 
Azalea. Probably all the Azaleas will prove hardy throughout 
the state. They should be grown in somewhat shaded places 
where they are sheltered from high winds, preferably in clayey 
soil, though muck or peat added to it would be beneficial. Lime 
in the soil seems to be poisonous to them, hence they all fail in 
this region. They are so beautiful that they should be culti- 
vated wherever it is possible to do so. 
Baphia. DeCandolle and Don state that Baphia has pmnate 
leaves while Nicholson says they are entire. B. racemosa has a 
simple leaflet which is jointed to the petiole, and pretty, white, 
pea-shaped flowers. It is growing nicely for me on pine land. 
Bouvardia. A genus of American shrubs and herbaceous 
perennials bearing attractive flowers. Most of them are tropical 
but a few extend north to Texas. I have several times tried 
these plants but something has happened to them. I do not 
see why they should not do well in South Florida. 
Bauhinia. Several species are shrubs and all that I have tried 
have done well. B. acuminata has fine, large, white flowers in 
summer and a species which was sent to me as B. picta, but 
which has yellow, Abutilon-shaped flowers, does nicely. All the 
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