SHRUBS, Continued 
C. micropetala. Cigarette Plant. Tropical. A shrub¬ 
by plant with upright scarcely branching growth 
that reaches a height of three to four feet. The 
foliage is slender and rather long. The terminal 
spikes of tubular flowers are quite showy, com¬ 
bining orange and scarlet in the same flower. 
Very nice for a spot of color and if kept pruned 
will flower almost continuously. 
DAEDALACANTHUS [27] nervosus. Blue Sage. 
Tropical. India. A large rather coarse foliaged 
plant, reaching a height of three to four feet and 
especially suited to shady locations. The ter¬ 
minal spikes of blue flowers come in the early 
winter and spring when other flowers are scarce 
and are of a very rich deep blue found in no 
other southern flower. It should be heavily pruned 
after flowering or it will become too large and 
coarse. 
DATURA [28] arborea. Angel’s Trumpet. Trop¬ 
ical. Peru and Chile. A shrub or small tree with 
large coarse leaves, and heavy brittle branches. 
This is a splendid subject for the background for 
very shaded locations. The large trumpet-shaped 
white flowers are 10 to 12 inches long, opening 
at night with intense fragrance. Another splendid 
shrub for the moonlight garden. 
DURANTA [29] Plumieri. Golden Dewdrop. Semi- 
tropical. American Tropics. This is one of the 
finest shrubs for general planting throughout 
the state, being rather hardy and very easy to 
grow. The foliage is rather small and the slender 
woody branches are somewhat thorny. The 
flowers borne in early spring are a lovely light 
blue and are followed by racemes of bright 
golden berries that hang on all winter. Splendid 
for mass plantings or for base plantings around 
large buildings. 
EHRETIA [30] microphylla. Tropical. Philippine 
Tea. One of the finest subjects for hedge or 
border, the Ehretia is unfortunately quite tender 
and must be used only in the lower part of the 
state or in protected places. Very rapid in 
growth, it stands shearing splendidly, or if left 
untrimmed makes a splendid subject for mass 
Plumbago capensis—Blue Leadwort 
planting. The foliage is rather small, very dark 
green and extremely shiny. The small white 
flowers are followed by clusters of dark reddish 
brown berries. 
EL AE AGNUS [31] pungens. Oleaster. Hardy. 
Very vigorous and hardy, the Elaeagnus has not 
been appreciated in our southern gardens as it 
deserves. The foliage is dark green above and 
silvery underneath and the habit of growth is 
spreading though with a little trimming it can 
be made into a compact mass. The flowers are 
quite small, creamy yellow and hang in clusters 
along the branches in early spring; delightfully 
fragrant, they also last well when used in the 
house in flower arrangements. 
EUGENIA [32] axillaris. Hardy. Native. A very 
handsome, slender shrub with dark green shin¬ 
ing leaves which make it a fine specimen for 
mass plantings. It has been found to thrive under 
very adverse conditions of drought and poor 
soil. It is fairly thick foliaged and will stand 
trimming well. 
E. edulis. Tropical. A rather slender and willowy 
type of the Eugenia this variety has grey-green 
foliage covered with a soft down. The fruit is a 
bright yellow and edible but of no particular 
value. The shrub is useful, however, to secure 
tone quality in a mass planting. 
E. floribunda. Tropical. This is rather a slow grow¬ 
ing type, but has the most distinctive foliage of 
any of the group. A small shrub with slender 
branches thickly covered with opposite dark 
green, pointed leaves—mature branchlets are 
decidedly recurved. It is quite an unusual and 
decorative shrub for the border, and while we 
are not sure of the correct name we have been 
growing it under the name of floribunda for a 
number of years. 
E. uniflora. Surinam Cherry. Tropical. Probably 
the best known of the group the Surinam is a 
splendid addition to our tropical shrubbery. More 
often used as a hedge as it stands shearing well 
though it can also be kept down to a low border 
for grass plots. The foliage is dark green and 
glossy and the new growth is a very pleasing 
shade of red. The fruit is of good size, dark red, 
and quite delicious. 
FEIJOA [33] Sellowiana. Feijoa. Hardy. A very 
lovely evergreen shrub with handsome grey-green 
foliage and fleshy pink flowers with long red 
stamens borne in early spring. A splendid sub¬ 
ject that not only adds a different color tone to 
mass planting but is decorative as a single speci¬ 
men. Quite easily grown as it is not particular 
as to soil requirements. 
GARDENIA [34] jasminoides (Gardenia florida). 
Sub-tropical to Hardy. Cape Jasmine. Famous in 
the poetry and literature of the south, the Cape 
Jasmine is one of our loveliest fragrant, white 
flowers. The large dark green and shining leaves 
and compact habit of growth would make it a 
desirable shrub even though it did not bloom; but 
when this is taken in combination with the large 
star-shaped doublet and very fragrant white 
flowers borne in profusion during the early 
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