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cotinifolia — (Mimusops A. Cunn.,) may be sought 
for among these, while Argania sideroxylon a low 
spreading evergreen said to be a native of Morocco, 
has been known to stand under the shelter of walls 
in the south of England. 
Luaima in 2 species are Chilian. They have 
HALESIA DIPTERA. — From Gardening, 
edible fruit, are kept in South Florida gardens, and 
are nearly related to Sarcosperma. 
Bumeiia, “Ironwood etc.,” of the southern states 
has about 20 species of trees and shrubs, 5 of which 
are native from Virginia and S. Illinois, southward 
and westward to Arizona. The rest are tropical. 
Several of the East Indian “buttertrees” (Bas- 
sia, etc.,) and Palaquim or Dichopsis, one of the 
good “rubber trees” long known as Isonandra 
gutta belong the alliance. 
Synip locos has 160 species in Asia and Austra- 
lia with one species in the southern Atlantic States. 
This S. tinctoria is known as “Horse Sugar” and 
is found mostly in the Pine barren regions, in the 
southern part of which it is sub-evergreen, grows to 
15 or 20 feet high and bears racemes of little whit- 
,ish flowers. When well developed it is a pretty 
little tree, hardy in cultivation for 200 or 300 miles 
beyond its natural northern limits. The Japanese 
species S. Japonica, S. paniculata and S. crata;- 
goides are also m cultivation, and are well worth 
growing. The latter species is an especial favorite 
with those who have tried it. 
Halesia has 5 of 6 species with several varieties 
in North America, China and Japan. Pterostyrax 
is included by authors nowadays. The native 
“snowdrop trees” are very handsome and although 
they assume a shrubby form at the north, H. tetrap- 
tera is hardy co Lake Erie and should not be omit- 
ted from any good collection. H. diptera is still 
more showy, later to bloom, but not found wild 
north of Georgia; it is very handsome in gardens 
as far north as Central New Jersey, and does well 
in the shade. I do not mean that it fails to endure 
further north, but it loses some of its luxuriance. 
The other species, are not so much grown. 
Styrax has 60 species in tropical and temperate 
x^sia and America, and in southern Europe. They 
are deciduous, or in the tropics evergreens with 
white or whitish flowers in fasciles or borne singly. 
There are four or five forms found from Virginia 
southward and westward to Texas, and another in 
California. They are but little grown, although 
well worth keeping in collections. The Asiatic 
species fare better. S. obassia is quite a good 
shrub. S. officinale is found in Mediterranean coun- 
tries. S. serrulatum in East Indian; and along the 
northeast frontier becomes a handsome tree of 40 
or 50 feet high. S. Japonica is a variety of this 
species found planted here and there in the states, 
where at the south the best I know of is a tree of 
about 20 feet. Further north it is a beautiful shrub 
occasionally with pinkish buds which is a color to 
conjure with in this group. From the lower lakes, 
and the southern New England States — southward, 
this handsome small tree or shrub should be met 
STYRAX OliASSIA. 
with more frequently — for its small persimmon-like 
foliage permits its profuse and pretty flowers to be 
seen to fine advantage. 
Besides the species referred to above there are 
a few trees from South Africa and Australia which 
may possibly be useful to southern California where 
water can be had. Royena lucida grows to 50 feet 
high, and the wood is a good deal used for wagon 
building, x^ similar species was in the Government 
greenhouse collections at Washington years ago. 
Euclea undulata, and Sideroxylon inerme are other 
South African trees whose wood is of some use, 
Australia furnishes Sideroxylon Australe known as 
the “native plum.” James Mac P her son. 
