
          DOMBEYA PUNCTATA.
A small sterculiaceous tree, native to
Mauritius, with smooth firm leaves
orbicular, and deeply cordate, 3 to 4
inches long, slightly wavy margined.
The rose-colored flowers are arranged
in umbels of 10 to 20 blossoms each.
Reported hardy in southern California.
Seems to promise well for lawn
and park planting in the south. A
rapid grower.

DURANTA REPENS. Golden-
dewdrop. Variable shrub or small tree
with nearly oblong leaves; attractive
white or lavender fiowers in drooping
racemes, followed by an abundance of
small, orange-colored fruits. Frequently 
blossoms and fruits are present 
at the same time. Plant native of
tropical America. Family Yerbenaceae.

DURIO ZIBETHINUS. Tall tree
of the Malayan region, producing the
fruit known as Durian. Renowned
throughout the Asiatic tropics. The
fruit is oval, 3 or 4 pounds in weight,
with a hard prickly rind and pale
brown pulp of custard-like consistency. 
Exceedingly rich in flavor but
with a foetid odor disagreeable to
some. Suited only to strictly tropical
regions.
        