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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 neriifolia 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 pinnate 

 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 



