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Hebenstretia m 20 species are South African 
and Abyssinian. 
Globularia in 13 species are herbs or sub-shrubs 
largely from the Mediterranean regions. A few 
from central Europe and Asia Minor, such as G. 
trichosanlha and G. vulgaris are used at the north 
and G. alypum with 
bright blue heads of 
flowers is a good win- 
ter flowering plant in 
California. 
Lantana has 45 or 
more species and a 
number of varieties na- 
tives for the most part 
of tropical and sub- 
tropical America, three 
or four, including L. 
camara, reaching the 
Mexican border in 
Texas. Others are 
found in Asia and Af- 
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rica. i hey have be- 
come extensively naturalized in some parts of the 
sub-tropics where they are used as hedges. The 
dwarf varieties are still quite popular as summer 
bedding plants. 
Lippia again is largely a sub-tropical American 
genus of 90 species, but with species in several 
other warm countries. L. citriodora is the well 
known “lemon verbena’’ forming a large straggling 
shrub in Southern California and similar climates, 
and even in the southernmost parts of England. 
Two or three slender branching shrubby kinds 
are found in Texas and elsewhere of which L. lycio- 
ides is the most agreeably scented. Some of the 
low creeping species have been suggested and used 
as a substitute for grass in dry climates. 
Stachytarpheta is a good sized genus of tropical 
American rather weedy annual or perennial herbs 
with reddish orange and various shades of blue, 
violet and purple flowers in spikes. The blue S. 
Jamaicensis is found in south I'lorida, and S. mu- 
tabilis with changeable orange flowers is grown in 
Southern California. 
Verbena has 80 species mostly sub-tropical and 
tropical American. There are about 18 species 
mostly native to the south western states, with the 
pretty South American V. venosa adventive in 
Texas and hardy well northward, and the weedy 
European “vervain” — whose odor is said to kill 
microbes in less than an hour! — widely scattered. 
Austraha has one species. The superb garden 
forms are healthier when raised from seed, and are 
quite hardy at the south, where, however, a 
“norther” often destroys their full flowered beauty 
— but they soon recover. It is difficult to deter- 
mine what species have contributed to these, but 
V. bipinnatifida, V. aubletia and V. venosa should 
be worked over again for a hardy set. 
Cilharcxylnm is a genus in 20 species of sub- 
tropical and tropical American trees. The “fiddle 
wood,’’ C. villosum, is found in south Florida, 
where it is but little more than a shrub. 
Duranta has but four or five shrubby species 
distributed between tropical America, the West 
Indies, Bolivia and Mexico. D. Plumieri extends 
northward to the Florida “Keys.” It is hardy as 
to its roots up to Columbia, S. C., and on south 
walls sometimes produces its pretty blue flowers. 
There is also a white variety and both produce yel- 
low or yellowish berries in localities further south. 
Callicarpa is in 30 species natives of North 
America and the sub-tropical and tropical parts of 
America, Asia and Pol) nesia. C. Americana and 
its white fruited variety, (now offered in Southern 
nurseries) is found from Virginia to the West 
Indies, and is said to be hardy to Lake Erie — prob- 
ably with protection'. C. Japonica and C. purpurea 
are also in cultivation. These shrubs are admir- 
able for their purple, blue and white berries in the 
middle states. All are better cut back in spring. 
Tectona in three species are famous trees of the 
East Indies and Malasia. T. grandis is largely 
used by British naval architects, and is one of the 
most valuable woods for all purposes. It is largely 
cultivated and will sometime be so perhaps, in the 
Philippines. 
Gniel'ni'i has eight species in the same coun- 
tries, with G. Leichardtii extending south to New 
South Wales where it is regarded as their most 
valuable timber. Some of the East Indian kinds 
are also fine trees. 
Vitex “chaste trees” are in 75 species of trees 
and shrubs found in tropical and temperate Asia, 
Southern Europe and other warm regions. V. 
Agnus-Castus at the South grows to a small tree 
and has spikes of blue or whitish flowers. It is 
sometimes seen as a sub-shrub further north, as is 
also V. incisa from China. V. littoralis is a large 
tree in New Zealand. 
Oxera is a New Caledonian genus said to have 
10 species in that island? O. pulchella is a hand- 
some free flowering climber which has been intro- 
duced to Southern California. It has greenish or 
yellowish white flowers. 
Holmskioldia is a genus of four species. The 
Himalayan H. sanguinum used to be in collections 
and flower handsomely full or orange red flow'ers 
when planted out during summer. It would prob- 
ably prove hardy in the lower south. 
James MacPherscu . 
