TABLE OF COMMON PLANT MATERIALS 
SCIENTIFIC NAMES 
PALMS 
Cocos Plumosa_ 
Cocos nucifera - 
Oredoxa regia- 
Phoenix canariensis _ 
Phoenix reclinata _ 
Sabal Palmetto _ 
Washingtonia robusta _ 
TREES 
Cinnamonum camphora _ 
Delonix regia _ 
Eucalyptus robusta _ 
Eucalyptus rostrata _ 
Grevillea robusta_ 
Magnolia grandiflora_ 
Quercus laurifolia _ 
Casuarina equisitafolia _ 
BAMBOOS AND GRASSES 
Bambusa argentea _ 
Bambusa disticha _ 
Bambusa vulgaris _ 
Cortaderia selloana _ 
TROPICAL SHRUBS 
Acalypha mosaica _ 
Caesalpinia pulcherrima _ 
Duranta repens _ 
Euphorbia pulcherrima_ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis _ 
Lantana _ 
Phyllanthus nlv. r. p. _ 
Plumbago capensis _ 
Phyllaurea _ 
Tabernaemontana coronaria_ 
Thunbergia erecta- 
Thunbergia erecta alba_ 
Vinca - 
HARDY SHRUBS 
Abelia grandiflora _ 
Azalea lndica _ 
Camellia japonica _ 
Eleagnus reflexa- 
Hydrangea hortensis _ 
Lagerstroemia indica_ 
Laurocerasus caroliniana_ 
Ligustrum amurense - 
Ligustrum nepalense var.- 
Ligustrum lucidum - 
Michelia fuseata - 
Myrica cerifera _ 
Nerium oleander - 
Pittosporum toblra _ 
Rhapiolepsis indica - 
Viburnum tinus - 
Viburnum odoratissimum- 
Warneria augusta - 
VINES 
Allamando Hendersonil 
Antigonon leptopus - 
Bougainvillea gl. sand. — 
Ficus pumila- 
Gelsemium sempervlrens 
Jasminum pubescens- 
Lonicera sempervirens — 
Nintooa japonica - 
Pyrostegia venusta - 
Tecoma radicans - 
Traehelospermum jasmin 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Nephrolepis cordata compacts. 
Cannas 
Hemerocallis 
Hlppeastrum 
Eugenia _ 
COMMON NAME 
Plumy Cocoanut_ 
Coeoanut _ 
Royal Palm _ 
Canary Island Date 
Natal Date Palm_ 
Cabbage Palmetto - 
Cal. Fan Palm_ 
Camphor Tree_ 
Royal Poinciana _ 
Swamp Mahogany_ 
Red Gum _ 
Australian Silk Oak_ 
Southern Magnolia _ 
Laurel Oak _ 
Australian Pine_ 
Bamboo _ 
Dwarf Bamboo_ 
Giant Golden Bamboo 
Pampas Grass_ 
Acalypha _ 
Dwarf Poinciana 
Golden Dewdrop _ 
Poinsettia _ 
Double Pink_ 
Peachblow _ 
Double Red_ 
Single Pink _ 
Euterpe _ 
Single Scarlet_ 
Shrubby Verbena 
Snow Bush_ 
Blue Leadwort_ 
Croton _ 
Cape jessamine_ 
Periwinkle 
“Abelia” _ 
Indian Azalea _ 
“Japonica" _ 
Silverthorn - 
French Hydrangea - 
Crepe Myrtle _ 
Carolina Laurel Cherry. 
Amoor River Privet 
Var. Nepal Privet- 
Wax Privet- 
Banana Shrub - 
Wax Myrtle - 
Oleander _ 
Tobira Shrub - 
Indian Hawthorn - 
Snowball - 
Snowball - 
Cape Jessamine or Gar 
denia _ 
Allamanda - 
Pink Vine_ 
Paper Flower- 
Creeping Fig- 
Yellow Jessamine- 
Hairy Jessamine- 
Coral Honeysuckle _ 
Yellow Honeysuckle- 
Flame Vine - 
Trumpet Creeper - 
Star or Confed. Jessa¬ 
mine _ 
Sword Fern_ 
Indian Shot- 
Day Lilies _ 
Amaryllis - 
Surinam Cherry 
NATIVE HABITAT 
Brazil _ 
Tropics _ 
Cuba _ 
Canary Islands_ 
So. Africa _ 
Florida _ 
Coh, Ariz. and Mexico- 
China and Japan 
Madagascar _ 
Australia_ 
Australia_ 
Australia_ 
So. United States 
So. United States 
Australia_ 
Japan 
Japan 
Japan 
Am. Tropics 
China _ 
China _ 
China _ 
China _ 
China _ 
China _ 
Tropical America 
So. Africa 
India_ 
W. Africa 
W. Africa 
? _ 
? _ 
China and Japan 
Japan - 
? 
China and Japan 
Carolinas - 
Japan _ 
Nepal _ 
? 
China _ 
So. United States 
Asia Minor_ 
China and Japan 
India_ 
China _ 
China _ 
China 
Guiana _ 
Mexico - 
Brazil _ 
Orient _ 
So. United States 
So. United States 
So. United States 
Brazil _ 
So. United States 
China _ 
? - 
So. United States 
Tropical America - 
COLOR OF FLOWERS 
Yellow, insignificant 
Yellow, insignificant 
Yellow, insignificant 
Yellow, insignificant 
Yellow, insignificant 
White, insignificant 
White, insignificant _ 
BLOOMING PERIOD 
Greenish yellow, insignificant_ 
Bright scarlet, showy _ 
White _ 
White _ 
Orange, brown and yellow_ 
Large, white and fragrant 
Insignificant _ 
Silvery white 
Green, yellow and red foliage 
Red and yellow _ 
Lilac, golden fruit _ 
Fiery red bracts _ 
American Beauty shade _ 
Double light pink _ 
Deep scarlet _>_ 
Medium clear pink _ 
Orange salmon _ 
Rich glowing scarlet _ 
Variety, except blue _ 
Pink and white var. foliage_ 
Sky blue_ 
Red and yellow var. leaves__ 
White _ 
Dark blue, orange throat_ 
White, yellow _ 
White and magenta_ 
White with pink base_ 
All shades except blue_ 
Pinks, reds and whites_ 
Yellowish, insignificant _ 
Many shades _ 
Carmine, pink, purple and white 
Creamy _ 
White _ 
White _ 
White _ 
Cream colored, fragrant _ 
Foliage only _ 
Pinks, reds and whites_ 
Creamy white _ 
Pinkish white _ 
Creamy white, fragrant_ 
Creamy white, fragrant __ 
White, fragrant 
Clear yellow _ 
Rose pink_ 
Peculiar dull purple_ 
Foliage only _ 
Yellow, fragrant_ 
White _ 
Waxy scarlet _I_I 
White to creamy yellow 
Orange red _ 
Orange red _ 
White, fragrant 
Foliage only _ 
Reds, pinks and yellows 
Yellow and orange_ 
Red _ 
White _ 
Spring 
Spring 
Spring 
Spring 
Spring 
Spring 
Spring 
and 
and 
and 
and 
and 
and 
and 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Summer 
Spring - 
Late Spring ? 
May _ 
May - 
April- 
Summer 
Summer and Fall_ 
Practically continuous- 
Winter _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Perpetual _ 
Except Winter-— 
Practically perpetual 
Practically perpetual 
Perpetual _ 
April to November - 
Winter and Spring _ 
Winter and Spring _ 
Late Summer_ 
Summer _ 
Summer _ 
Spring _ 
Spring - 
Spring - 
Spring _ 
Spring - 
Spring and Summer 
March _ 
Spring - 
Winter _ 
Late Spring - 
Late Spring 
Throughout year _ 
Spring and Summer 
Winter and Spring 
Early Spring- 
Throughout year — 
Summer _ 
Spring and Summer 
Winter and Spring 
Spring and Summer 
March and April- 
Spring and Summer 
Summer_ 
March and April — 
Spring _ 
HARDINESS 
Down to 26 degrees _ 
Slight frost only_ 
Slight frost only_ 
Down to 15 degrees_ 
Not much below frost- 
Down to 15 degrees_ 
Down to 15 degrees_ 
Hardy all over Florida- 
Slight frost only _ 
Down to 26 degrees_ 
Hardier than above _ 
About like orange _ 
Absolutely hardy _ 
Absolutely hardy _ 
Slight frost only _ 
Down to 26 degrees 
Down to 26 degrees 
Slight frost only_ 
Hardy_ 
Slight 
Slight 
About 
Slight 
About 
About 
About 
About 
About 
About 
Some 
Some 
Slight 
Slight 
Slight 
Slight 
Slight 
Slight 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Stands 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Hardy 
frost only 
frost only 
28 degrees 
frost only 
28 degrees 
28 degrees 
28 degrees 
28 degrees 
28 degrees 
28 degrees 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
frost _ 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
some frost 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
throughout 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State- 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
State 
Hardy throughout State 
Some frost_ 
Slight frost 
Some frost 
Some frost 
Hardy _ 
Fairly hardy 
Hardy _ 
Hardy _ 
Some frost — 
Hardy _ 
Hardy 
Some frost _ 
Slight frost 
Hardy _ 
Hardy _ 
Some frost _ 
SOILS 
Well drained _ 
Light soils _ 
Heavy, damp, muck 
Medium _ 
Good, well drained 
Not too dry_ 
Not too dry_ 
HEIGHT 
Well drained_ 
Good soil_ 
High and dry_ 
High and dry _ 
High and dry _ 
Heavy, damp_ 
Practically any 
Practically any 
50 ft. or more 
40 to 70 ft.- 
50 to 125 ft. — 
30 ft. or more 
Up to 30 ft._ 
25 to 40 ft.- 
Up to 40 ft. 
Practically any, but 
must be well drain¬ 
ed — 
Medium _ 
Good, well drained 
Good, well drained 
Good, well drained 
Must be rich _ 
Any good soil_ 
Any good soil_ 
Any good 'soil_ 
Any good soil_ 
Any good soil_ 
Various _ 
Light, well drained 
Good soil _ 
Good soil _ 
Good soil _ 
Good soil _ 
Almost any _ 
Almost any _ 
Almost any _ 
Heavier _ 
Loose humus_ 
Heavy loam_ 
Various _ 
Heavy, rich _ 
Various _ 
Lighter soils_ 
Various _ 
Various _ 
Various _ 
Good soil_ 
Almost anywhere 
Almost anywhere 
Good rich soil_ 
Good rich soil_ 
Good rich soil -_ 
Good rich soil_ 
Heavy loam 
No lime_ 
Various, damp 
Well drained - 
Various _ 
Various, damp 
Various _ 
Various, damp 
Various, damp 
Various _ 
Various _ 
Various 
Heavy, rich, damp 
Heavy, rich, damp 
Heavy, rich, damp 
Heavy _ 
Good soil_ 
30 to 60 ft. — 
About 30 ft. - 
Up to 125 ft. 
Up to 125 ft. 
50 to 100 ft. 
50 to 75 ft. — 
50 to 75 it._ 
50 to 75 ft. 
35 or 40 ft. 
Up 
to 75 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. - 
6 
to 
10 ft. 
6 
to 
10 ft. 
6 
to 
10 ft. 
4 
to 
8 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
3 
to 
5 ft. - 
6 
to 
8 ft. 
6 
to 
10 ft. 
8 
to 
12 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. - 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
3 
to 
8 ft. 
5 
to 
8 ft. - 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. 
1 
to 
3 ft. 
4 
to 
6 ft. _ 
3 
to 
6 ft. 
6 
to 
15 ft. 
6 
to 
10 ft. 
2 
to 
6 ft. 
6 
to 
20 ft. 
1( 
to 40 ft. 
6 
to 
15 ft. 
6 
to 
15 ft. 
6 to 12 ft. 
10 to 15 ft. 
10 to 30 ft. 
6 to 15 ft. 
to 10 ft. 
to 6 ft. - 
to 10 ft. 
to 20 ft. 
6 to 8 ft. — 
1 to 2 ft. — 
to 6 ft. — 
to 3 ft. — 
to 2 ft. 
to 12 ft. 
REMARKS 
A very fine palm for street parking. Substitute for Royal Palm. 
Salt resistant. The common seashore palm of the tropics. 
The finest of the palms. 
Has a leaf spread of 40 ft. or more, and hence demands space. 
Forms ornamental clumps by suckering from bottom. 
Palmate. Good for street parkings. 
Palmate. Good for street parkings. “Thread Palm." 
Handsome, rounded tree, low branching. 
Usually low branched, and very spreading. 
J Tall and slender, very objectionable in neighborhood of sewer 
1 lines. Subject to blight. 
Very good for street planting, but drops some litter. 
Very ornamental, but slow growing. 
Our commonest street tree. Miscalled “Water Oak.” 
Salt resistant, graceful tree, but overworked in South Florida. 
The common small-caned clump bamboo. 
Dwarfer form used for screening. 
The common giant bamboo. 
Much used for its fountain-like effect. 
Colors stronger in cold weather, stands trimming well. 
Also known as “Barbadoes Flower Fence.” Spiny. 
Somewhat subject to root knot. 
Sheds its leaves in cool weather and must have other lower foliage. 
• The commonly used shrub for quick effects. 
Useful as hedge, mass planting, or single specimens. If frozen 
down, comes up again from roots. Must have good drain¬ 
age 
See other hibiscus. 
Strong odor to leaves. Coarse shrubbery. 
Useful for low hedge. 
Border and foundation planting. 
Require sun for coloration. 
Very dormant in winter. 
Border and foundation planting. 
Stands full sun exposure well. 
Profuse bloomer, good border. 
Foliage metalic bronze color in winter. 
Absolutely no lime,—acid soil. 
Wonderful glossy foliage. 
Gray green foliage. 
Unfortunately partly deciduous in winter. 
Deciduous. 
Wonderful glossy foliage. 
Common hedge material 
Fine hedge, also good for individual specimens. 
Fine hedge, also good for individual specimens. 
Can be kept lower by pruning. Slow grower. 
Salt resistant. Requires moisture. 
Salt resistant. 
Salt resistant. Good hedge, also specimen plants. 
Extraordinarily slow grower. 
Very fine in North Florida, not so much in South. Well drained 
Does well throughout the State. 
Very subject to white fly. 
Makes a fair shrub, too. 
"The Rosa de Montana.” 
Clashes with most colors. 
Fine for brick work. 
Choice, native. 
Also as a shrub. Profuse bloomer. 
Choice native. 
Choice native. 
Wonderful for roofs, pergolas and fences. 
Native, rather shy bloomer. 
Fine glossy, thick foliage. 
The common border fern. 
Useful for ornamental beds; bronze and green foliage 
Very showy. 
Very showy. 
Makes a wonderful dwarf hedge. 
