SHADE TREES, Continued 
CHRYSOPHYLLUM [17] oliviforme. Satin Leaf. 
Tropical. Native. A small compact tree with 
bright shining dark foliage, the under surface of 
which seems to be covered with brilliant coppery 
satin. One of our most beautiful subjects for 
mass plantings; it stands the sandy soils near the 
coast very well. 
CINNAMOMUM [18] Camphora. Camphor Tree. 
Hardy. China. A large spreading tree, hardy 
throughout the state, the camphor with its hand¬ 
some dark green foliage and massive top is one 
of our best shade trees, thriving as it does along 
the coastal region as well as on the thinner up¬ 
land soils. It is sometimes used as a hedge in the 
northern part of the state where it is rather ex¬ 
tensively grown. It has also been found to be 
very resistant to wind damage. 
C. Cassia. Chinese Cinnamon. Cassia Bark Tree. 
Sub-tropical. China. This resembles the camphor 
in general appearance but has more pointed foli¬ 
age and is more rapid in growth and of a denser 
and more spreading habit branching from the 
ground up. It is the source of cassia buds, cassia 
oil and a substitute for cinnamon bark. It has 
also been found valuable as a windbreak and 
landscape subject in the central and southern 
areas of the state. 
CLUSIA [19] rosea. Monkey Apple. Tropical. West 
Indies. An interesting subject that makes a fine 
tub plant while young, the Clusia has heavy waxy 
leaves from five to nine inches long and almost 
as broad and of a rather light green color. The 
flowers are thick-petaled, white to delicate pink, 
but last only a very short while. In the wild state 
the tree has the same habit as the Strangler Fig, 
starting in the tops of other trees and sending 
down aerial roots to the ground. 
COCCOLOBIS [20] floridana (C. laurifolia). Trop¬ 
ical Pigeon Plum. Native. A large shrub or small 
tree this resembles its relative the sea grape 
very little, except that it is also well suited for 
planting along the coast and stands the salt spray 
very well. The foliage is rather large, dark green 
and shining; and the fruit resembles a small plum 
and is considered edible. 
C. uvifera. Seagrape. Tropical. Native. The Se^- 
grape is so well known that it needs little descrip¬ 
tion, since it is found growing all along the 
warmer coastal regions of Florida. It is rather 
small and spreading in habit with large rounded, 
leathery leaves, and fruit borne in clusters of 
purplish berries resembling bunches of ^apes. 
Invaluable as a beach plant it will grow with full 
exposure to the salt spray. It will also thrive in¬ 
land if not exposed to severe cold. 
CORDIA [21] Sebestena. Geiger-tree. Tropical. 
Native of the Keys. A rather small tree with a 
round top and large very rough deep green 
leaves. Large clusters of brilliant orange-red 
flowers are borne several times during the year. 
It will stand salt conditions along the coast but 
is extremely tender. 
COUROUPITA [22] guianensis. Cannon Ball Tree. 
Tropical. Guiana. This is a large erect-growing 
tree that is quite rare in Florida but is very in¬ 
teresting not only for its unusual flowers and 
fruits but also for the fact that it is closely re¬ 
lated to the Brazil nut. The flowers are large, 
pinkish-red. and curiously folded around the 
cluster of yellow stamens, followed by large 
heavy fruit about the size and shape of a cannon 
ball from whence comes the common name of 
the tree. This fruit gives off a very strong odor 
when ripe. 
CUPANIA [23] sapida. Akee Tree. Tropical. A 
small to medium sized evergreen tree that is 
usually classed as one of the fruits. However, the 
heavy and rather coarse compound leaves and 
interesting highly colored fruits give it a decided 
ornamental value. 
DELONIX [24] regia. Royal Poinciana. Tropical. 
Madagascar. This beautiful pinnate-leaved tree 
is very rapid in growth, forming a beautiful um¬ 
brella-shaped top in a few years. The large bril¬ 
liant scarlet flowers in early summer make it one 
of the showiest trees of the tropics. It is some¬ 
what deciduous in the winter months and stands 
very little cold so should be planted only in pro¬ 
tected areas. 
DILLENIA [25] indica. Tropical. Asia. A shapely 
tree with large showy leaves resembling the lo- 
quat and with flowers somewhat like the mag¬ 
nolia except for the cluster of yellow stamens in 
the center. This is one of the more interesting of 
the tropical trees. The fruit which is composed 
of large fleshy scales closely folded together in a 
compact ball is useful in jelly making. 
Dillenia indica 
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