IN FLORIDA 107 



The Red Maple (Acer rubruni) is another very well-known 

 tree which grows as far south as New River in Broward County. 

 It prefers moist, rich soil. When covered with its red flowers or 

 showing its autumn leaves it is a pretty object. 



Sapindus saponaria, Soapberry. A native of the extreme 

 southern part of the state, having winged pinnate leaves and 

 small, yellow, globular fruit. It will probably do well on almost 

 any kind of soil. 



Gordonia lasianthus , Loblolly Bay. This handsome small 

 tree receives this name, no doubt, because it grows in swamps. 

 It reaches south to near the lower end of the mainland of the 

 state. It has thick, glossy, elongated leaves and handsome, 

 large, white flowers produced in summer. Will probably grow 

 on good soil almost anywhere in the state but, so far, it has 

 failed with me, perhaps on account of the lime in the soil. 



The Wild Cinnamon (Canella winteriana) is found on the lower 

 keys and extreme southern mainland. It is a handsome small 

 tree with thick, glossy, elongated - leaves. All parts of it are 

 acrid and have a slight flavor of cinnamon. 



Eugenia confusa, Red Stopper. This tree was formerly called 

 E. garberi after a dear botanist who did excellent work on the 

 flora of Florida, but the name has been changed for some reason. 

 It is a beautiful tree with thick, glossy, long-pointed leaves and 

 small white flowers. It is a hammock tree, found in the United 

 States only along the shores of Biscayne Bay; it should be grown 

 in good soil from seed as it does not transplant well from the 

 woods. 



Cormis florida, the well-known Flowering Dogwood, is found 

 in the northern half of the state. It is a beautiful ornament of 

 the w r oods in spring and would probably do well throughout 

 most of the state if planted in good soil and somewhat shaded. 



The Marlberry (Icacorea paniculata) is a rather attractive 

 large shrub or small tree growing in hammocks in the south half 

 of Florida. It has thick, glossy leaves and in autumn dainty 

 bell-shaped flowers in clusters that are so richly and spicily 

 fragrant that they can be smelled for long distances. The wood 

 is very hard, and the tree must be grown from seed. 



Jacquinia keyensis is another small tree or large shrub with 



