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bounds. They are easily propagated by 
cuttings and grow freely in almost any 
kind of soil or sand. 
Jacobinia coccinea, a quick growing, 
soft wooded plant, easily propagated, 
fine foliage and tall terminal spikes of 
scarlet flowers. Good winter bloomer. 
Tabernamontana Coronaria fl. pi. This 
is a very fine shrub with dark green 
leaves and large white sweet scented 
double flowers resembling Gardenia flor- 
ida. 
Stenolobium Stans (Tecoma Stans). 
This well known shrub I find if cut back 
in the fall will bloom freely during the 
winter, large clusters of yellow, tubular 
flowers; blooms profusely in the fall. 
Bauhinias in variety. These well known 
shrubs are of easy growth and should be 
planted more than they are. They will 
grow in the poorest soil and some of the 
varieties can be had in bloom at almost 
any time of the year. B. purpurata is a 
winter blooming variety and its large, or¬ 
chid-like flowers are much admired by 
visitors. Propagated by seeds. 
Alpinia Nutans —Shell Flower. This 
plant is related to the Ginger, a very 
handsome plant requiring rich soil and 
plenty of water and a sheltered situation 
to grow it well. The flowers are in ter¬ 
minal drooping spikes, pink, and sweet 
scented. The plant reesmbles the “Gin¬ 
ger lily.” Common name, Shell Flower. 
Carissa arduina. This plant is a small 
leaved evergreen with double spines; 
flowers white, star shaped, sweet scented; 
berries dark red when ripe; they make a 
fine jelly. The bush is almost constantly 
in bloom. 
Clerodendron pendulajlorum, a very 
ornamental plant or shrub when in bloom, 
the flowers are in pendulous racemes 
from the ends of the branches. Many 
flowered shrubs about six feet high and 
bushy. There are several other varieties 
of Clerodendron, all desirable plants. 
Strelitzia—Augusta and Regime. This 
is a magnificent plant resembling in 
growth the Travelers Tree (Ravanela). 
The flowers of S. Augusta also resemble 
the flower of Ravanela. The flowers of 
S. Reginae are orange and purple. They 
are called “Bird of Paradise flower,” are 
hard to describe but are well worth see¬ 
ing. Both varieties bloom at Palm Beach. 
They require rich soil and plenty of wa¬ 
ter. The plant belongs to the same fam- 
ily as the Banana. Propagated by seeds 
and sprouts. 
Ravanela, the Traveler’s Tree. This 
fine plant resembles Strelitzia Augusta; 
its flowers are white, clustered in alter¬ 
nate boat shaped spathes. The plant 
grows fifteen or twenty feet high with a 
trunk resembling a palm. The seeds are 
covered with a blue woolly substance and 
are edible. A very striking and ornamen¬ 
tal plant in all stages of its growth. There 
is considerable water stored in the large 
cup-like sheaths of the leaf stalks from 
which travelers are supposed to quench 
their thirst, hence the common name. 
Propagated by seeds and suckers grow¬ 
ing from the base of the tree. 
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Pandanus, commonly called Screw 
Pine is a very ornamental plant. P. utilis 
grows to a height of twenty feet or more. 
The male and female flowers are on sep¬ 
arate plants. The seeds grow in a large 
cluster resembling a pineapple of large 
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