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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
A very ornamental plant which grows 
well here is Ravenala Madagascariensis, It 
grows about twenty feet high and blooms 
every year making seed freely. Strelit- 
zia regina is another fine plant that grows 
to a height of fifteen feet. The variety, 
Augusta bears seed freely, humilis blooms 
but does not produce seed. Of the Agaves 
we have several varieties that grow to a 
large size and send up tall bloom stalks. 
They are used as single plants on the 
lawn and planted on the dividing line be¬ 
tween lots, as there are no fences. 
Of the Conifers we have Araucaria ex- 
celsa and A. glauca. They make very 
handsome trees. 
Bamboos, when protected from the east 
wind do well. We have several varieties, 
many of them fifty feet high. 
Among the tropical fruit and shade 
trees which are largely planted here may 
be mentioned Albizzia Lebbek, Poinciana 
Regia, Tamarindus Indica, Cecorpia pal- 
mata, Cupania Sapida, several varieties 
of Anona, Cicca disticha, Eugenias, Per- 
sea Gratissima, Harpephyllum Caffrum, 
Terminalia Catappa, several varieties of 
Ficus, Casuarina equiseti folia, Grevillea 
robusta, Achras Sapota, and many oth¬ 
ers. The native Ficus (F. Aurea) which 
grows here to such a large size is a very 
fine shade tree. There are several oth¬ 
er native trees that are very desirable, 
such as the Satinwood (Chrysophyllum) 
Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera), Mastic, 
etc. 
Of flowering shrubs the Oleander and 
Hibiscus in many varieties are largely 
planted both as specimen plants, clumps, 
hedges, and windbreaks. Several varie¬ 
ties of Bauhinia, Oestrums, and Cassias, 
Cordia Sebestina, Artobotrys, Galphimia 
Nitida, Hamelia patens, Jacobinias, Ixo- 
ras, Murraya exotica, Lawsonia alba, and 
many others furnish cut flowers at all 
times. 
Of vines, the most popular here are 
Bougainvillea Sanderiana, and Bignonia 
Venusta: besides these we have Abrus 
precatorius, Allamanda Hendersonii, An- 
tigonon leptopus, Quisqualis Indica, 
Beaumontia Grandiflora, several varieties 
of Jasminum, Ipomoea, and Aristolochia, 
Cryptostegia Grandiflora, Stephanotis 
floribunda. Thunbergia—two varieties, 
several varieties of Bignonia and Tecoma, 
Stigmaphyllon ciliatum, Petrea Volubu- 
lus, and many others. 
The red flowering Bougainvillea—B. 
lateritis—is a recent favorite. It grows as 
well, and blooms as freely as B. Glabra, 
and is, I think, a decided improvement 
in the color of the flowerbracts. 
In ornamental foliage plants our Cro¬ 
tons take the lead. We grow about twen¬ 
ty varieties. They are grown in beds, 
borders, and single specimens. They are 
cut back every year, and are so easily 
propagated that every one has a supply 
of them. Some specimen plants are fifteen 
feet high and are very handsome. 
Acalyphas—four or five varieties—vie 
with the Crotons in coloring and effective¬ 
ness in beds, borders and single plants. 
They also have to be cut back, sometimes 
twice a year. Phyllanthus Nivosa var. 
Rosea picta is used for hedges and bor¬ 
ders. It is very handsome, and much ad¬ 
mired by visitors, Aralia filicifolia, and 
A. Guilfoylei, and several varieties of 
Panax are much used. Several varieties 
of Furcraeas, aloes, and Euphorbias are 
