and bowers. The first was the species mos 
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equisetifolia, which I afterwards found so common on 
islands of the tropical Pacific; a banyan tree (Ficus sp.) 
with aerial roots, growing in the arsenal yard; a few small 
trees of the Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) with clusters 
of small violet-colored, or lavender flowers; and the so- 
called Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata), belonging 
to the Caesalpiniaceae, with clusters of bright yellow 
flowers and pinnate leaves with broad grasslike rachis and 
minute deciduous leaflets. In addition to these there 
was a rough-leaved tree I had never seen before, with 
clusters of flame-colored, petuniashaped flowers. This 
proved to be Cordia sebestena, belonging to the Boragina- 
ceae. It was known at Key West as the “‘geiger tree,” 
and its fruit was called “geiger berries.” There were 
also a number of variegated crotons and Acanthaceae, 
and a few amaryllids growing in pots. But among the 
most showy of all the ornamental plants I saw, were two _ 20. 
species of Bougainvillea which | — py = ine Co 
seen in the tropics, with bright magenta. nee (Bougain- : 
villea glabra), and the second a variety of Bougainvillea — 
bconienirand with brick-red bracts and a less robust habit | : - 
of growth, sometimes called B. lateritia by florists. oo : 
: shall now try to give some idea of the — vege- ee 
: tation of the Florida meee 
species is Aneimia adia 
oe ese among pine trees 
