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green. It has a large tuberous root and 
perennial—a very desirable vine. 
Solandra is another desirable vine with 
large chalice like flowers of pale cream 
color changing to white. It is a strong 
grower, easily propagated. There are 
several other varieties. 
There are many other desirable vines, 
winter and spring bloomers, such as So- 
lamums, Cryptostegia, Abrus, Rhyncos- 
permum, Porania, several varieties of 
Aristolochia, etc., that are easily grown 
and verv beautiful when in flower. 
Of palms we have the following va¬ 
rieties growing in the open ground with¬ 
out any protection and all doing well. 
Cocos Nucifera, the well known Coconut 
palm, bearing great quantities of nuts 
every year. Cocos Plumosa, and several 
others of this class. Phoenix, the Date 
palm; several varieties Caryotas; three 
varieties, Arecas; Oredoxia regia, the 
Royal palm; Washingtonia robusta, the 
California palm; Latania borbonica, 
Thrinax Argentia, Pritchard ea pacifica, 
Attalea Cohnne, Accrocomia total, Hyo- 
phorbia Verschaffeltii, Seaforthia ele- 
gans, Mar tine Aa Caryotaefolia, Sabal, 
the palmetto, and several others. 
We have two Cycads that do well here, 
Cycas revoluta and C. circinalis, that are 
very ornamental and make fine large 
specimens. Another Cycad, Dio on edulis, 
is a very fine plant, resembling Cycas 
revoluta but not having as many leaves. 
In ornamental and shade trees there 
are a great variety, all making fine spec¬ 
imens in a very few years and nearly all 
of them suitable for planting in the terri¬ 
tory mentioned. They seem to thrive 
in the poorest sand or rich jungle land 
and on the rock ridges bordering Lake 
Worth. 
Tamarindus Indica, Tamarind Tree, 
makes a wonderful growth, some spec¬ 
imens here being over thirty feet high, 
with a spread of fully thirty feet. A de¬ 
licious drink is made from the pulp which 
surrounds the seeds. 
AlbizAa Lebbec. “Whistling Bean/’ is 
another fine tree either for shade or street 
planting. When in bloom it fills the air 
with its delicate perfume. 
Bombax Cebia is another fine tree, 
with buttressed roots and growing over 
forty feet high. It is commonly called 
“Silk Cotton Tree,” and is very tropical 
in appearance. 
Grevillea robust a, Australian Silk Oak, 
grows freely here and stands the salt air. 
Small plants set out fifteen years ago 
are now fully fifty feet high, with a trunk 
diameter of eighteen inches, two feet 
from the ground. In the spring the 
branches are covered with orange yellow 
flowers in large bunches. A fine tree for 
street planting. 
Many varieties of Eucalyptus grow 
well here. Some fine specimens planted 
about fifteen years ago can be seen on 
several of the streets of West Palm 
Beach. 
Poinciana regia, is so well known on 
the lower East Coast that it needs no de¬ 
scription. When well grown it makes a 
tree forty feet high and wide spreading, 
covering over fifty feet with a dense 
shade. When in bloom it is a magnifi¬ 
cent sight, covered with large bunches of 
scarlet flowers. Have known tourists 
remaining here to see the tree in bloom 
and take photographs of it. 
