SHADE TREES, Continued 
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GORDONIA [31] Lasianthus. Loblolly Bay. Hardy. 
Native. A splendid subject for moist soils, the 
Gordonia is a rather tall tree with a narrow 
though compact head. The leaves are lanceolate, 
green above with silvery undersurface that shows 
to advantage when stirred by a breeze. The 
flowers are large, snowy white and borne in pro¬ 
fusion during the spring months. It is well suited 
to all sections of the state but prefers a moist 
situation. 
GREVILLEA [32] robusta. Silk Oak. Sub-tropical. 
Australia. A tall rapid growing tree with large 
spreading head of beautiful fern-like foliage, 
dark green above and silvery underneath. Ever¬ 
green, it is a splendid specimen for either lawn 
or street planting and is especially well suited to 
the high and well drained section of the state. 
The large trusses of orange yellow flowers with 
an undertone of brown are borne in profusion 
in the early spring. 
HAEMATOXYLUM [33] campechianum. Logwood 
Tree. Tropical. Central America. A rather small 
tree with pinnate leaves and small yellow flowers. 
Its chief interest is in the fact that the red heart- 
wood furnishes a valuable dye. It is not particu¬ 
larly valuable for landscape purposes—rather a 
collector’s item for gardens in the warmer sec¬ 
tions of the state. 
HIBISCUS [34] tiliaceus (Paritium tiliaceum) 
Mahoe. Tropical. Old World Tropics. This is of 
particular interest because of its resistance to 
winds and the fact that it mil grow in even the 
brackish sections along the seacoast. The mahoe 
is a very handsome subject reaching a height of 
about thirty feet with large rounded leathery 
leaves five to seven inches across and showy 
hibiscus-like flowers. It is a splendid beach subject. 
HURA [35] crepitans. Sandbox Tree. Tropical. A 
very large, upright tree the sandbox is grown 
only in the extreme southern part of the state. 
It makes an attractive shade tree during the sum¬ 
mer, the leaves being heart-shaped, large and of 
Large Leaf Rubber Tree 
a pleasant shade of green. The curious seed pods 
were used at one time as containers for sand with 
which to blot ink and still make attractive novel¬ 
ties for the desk. The trunk is covered with short 
sharp spines. 
ILEX [36] Cassine. Dahoon Holly. Hardy. Native. 
A rather small tree commonly found wild in rich 
moist soils and thriving better in the southern 
area than does the prickly-leaved variety. The 
berries are a rich red and borne in profusion. 
The foliage is small, dark green and with smooth 
edges. 
1. cornuta Burfordii. A handsome holly having beau¬ 
tiful shiny green leaves with little spine. Large 
red berries. Plants offered propagated from berry 
bearing trees. 
I. East Palatka. Leaves light green in color, it is a 
regular bearer of immense quantities of bright 
red berries. Compact in habit and a relatively 
fast grower. 
I. opaca. Holly. Hardy. Native. This is the regular 
prickly-leaved Holly so much in demand at 
Christmas time, and while rather more suited to 
the northern and central areas of the state it 
can be grown in some sections of the more south¬ 
ern part. A very handsome tree it reaches a 
height of fifty feet with foliage dark green and 
prickly, limbs and trunk gray in color. The pro¬ 
fusion of red berries are borne during the winter 
months. As the seedling trees do not all fruit, 
it is best to use grafted stock which may be 
transplanted in the winter months only. 
JACARANDA [37] acutifolia (J. mimosaefolia). 
Sub-tropical. South America. One of the favorite 
flowering trees of Florida because of its delicate 
fern-like foliage and large panicles of lavender 
blue flowers in the spring. The Jacaranda, due to 
its hardiness and the fact that it prefers a well 
drained soil, should be more widely planted. It 
reaches a height of 40 or more feet with a large 
spreading top and is rivalled in beauty only by 
the Royal Poinciana. 
KIGELIA [38] pinnata. Sausage Tree. Tropical. 
Tropical Africa. One of the sacred trees of 
Africa, the Sausage tree is planted in Florida 
for the novelty of its curious sausage-shaped 
fruits. It forms a medium to large tree with 
curious odd-pinnate leaves. The dull red tubular 
flowers are followed by the large sausage-shaped 
fruit suspended from the limbs by long cord-like 
stems. 
KOELREUTERIA [39] formosana. Hardy. Japan. 
Though it is probably more suited to the northern 
part of the state, this deciduous tree will thrive 
almost as well in the southern part and should be 
more widely planted. Rather rapid in growth, the 
leaves are bi-pinnate with numerous serrate leaf¬ 
lets; and the panicles of small yellow flowers in 
the spring are followed by large curious bladder¬ 
like seed pods that closely resemble heavy pan¬ 
icles of gorgeous pink Buginvillaea. 
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