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The soap-berry tree (Sapindus sap on- 
aria) and the tallow tree (Sapium sebife- 
rum) are good for large and mixed 
groupings as well as single plants. The 
leaves are shed in the fall. 
The Pittosp'orum tobira is a very hand¬ 
some plant. I have seen very fine speci¬ 
mens of this in this state. It is good for 
grouping. 
A somewhat neglected ornamental plant 
is the loquat (Eriobotrya Japonica ) or 
Japanese plum. It is suitable for single 
specimens on lawns with a proper back¬ 
ground. It sometimes produces a good 
crop of delicious fruit. 
The Camellia Japonica is a very slow- 
growing plant. It blooms during winter 
and early spring. 
Among the azaleas the A. indica should 
be treated like the cammellia. There is a 
native variety, the white flowering honey¬ 
suckle (A. viscosa) that is fine for low 
shrubbery borders. It grows best in damp 
places. On higher places it must be well 
watered or it will die out. 
Another handsome native shrub that is 
much neglected, found on high hammock 
land, that goes well in groups and mass¬ 
ing with other plants is the French mul¬ 
berry (Callioarpa Americana). 
The Abelia grandiflora is a handsome 
shrub which bears a mass of white flowers 
throughout the summer. The Duranta 
plumieri, golden dew-drop, is also very 
ornamental with clusters of yellow berries 
in the winter. 
The pomegranate can be used on large 
grounds, but it is only suitable for group¬ 
ings and backgrounds. The banana shrub 
magnolia is highly ornamental when 
grouped with plants which hold their 
leaves the year round. There are a few 
varieties of Jasminum (grandiflorum 
Sambac and humile) that can be grouped 
with the above-mentioned plants. The 
Plumbago capensis is a fine low-growing 
plant for borders. By grouping specimens 
of the above-mentioned varieties one can 
secure a succession of bloom the year 
round. 
The crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia In¬ 
dica) comes in many varieties of color. 
They can be used in mixed groupings as 
well as for screenings. The light pink 
variety is useful as a low-growing plant, 
while the darker varieties tend to make 
larger shrubs. They will be found much 
more satisfactory when treated as shrubs 
than when trained into tree forms. The 
white and the light pink varieties are es¬ 
pecially attractive in mass groupings and 
in hedge rows. 
There are many evergreens that should 
be included in the list. Among the native 
varieties is the pencil cedar (Juniperus 
Barbadensis) which is found on high 
hammock land. It is best transplanted 
when it first begins to show new growth. 
It will not grow well unless a sufficient 
root system is preserved, and it must be 
kept continually moistened. If the roots 
once dry off they will not grow. It is 
very suitable for grouping with other 
evergreens or as single specimens, and 
may be used for avenue treatment. It 
can be shaped as desired by proper prun¬ 
ing. The white cedar (Chamaecyparis 
thuyoides) is another native evergreen 
with good qualities. It should be treated 
like the above. 
Of the introduced varieties of ever¬ 
greens I will mention the Japanese juniper 
