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The Fountain or Tulip Tree will not be a rarity in Honolulu in 
the near future, as over 2000 seedlings are on hand at present. 
Crescentia cujute L. 
Calabash Tree. 
The Calabash Tree is a glabrous tree with stout, stiff, hori- 
zontally spreading branches, and reaches a height of about fifteen 
feet. The leaves are fascicled or alternate, and spatulate in outline, 
obtuse or shortly pointed, narrowing at the base and subsessile — 
that is, with hardly a leaf-stalk. The upper surface of the leaves is 
glossy. The flowers, which have a rather foetid odor, grow singly 
or in pairs, are curved and are pale green with faint purplish lines; 
the five equal lobes are pointed and toothed. The fruit is globose, 
green or purplish and six to ten inches in diameter. 
Of the five species of the genus Crescentia, the Calabash Tree is 
the best known. It is a native of the West Indies and South 
America, but is occasionally cultivated in many tropical countries. 
The fruit is used for receptacles of various kinds and can be 
shaped to any desired form while growing, by means of binding. 
The juice of the fruit is used as a purge, and is said to cause abortion 
in cattle. Medicinally the pulp is employed together with other 
ingredients as a cough remedy. 
The wood, which is rather tough and flexible, is used in Jamaica 
for shafts, saddles, chairs and other articles requiring such wood. 
In Honolulu quite a number of trees of this species can be found 
in the various grounds of private residences, especially along the lower 
part of King Street, also in the Capitol grounds. It is conspicuous 
for its large globose fruits, which are almost sessile on the long, 
spreading, stiff branches. 
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. 
Sausage Tree. 
Plate LXXVII. 
The Sausage Tree is a wide-spreading deciduous tree about thirty 
feet in height, with odd-pinnate, alternate leaves ; the leaflets are 
ovoid to elliptical, and pointed or rounded at the apex. The large 
showy flowers, which range in color from dark purplish-red to 
magenta, are about four inches in diameter, and bell-shaped ; they 
are arranged in long pendulous loose panicles and last only one day. 
The remarkable fruits are grayish in color, oblong in shape, and 
