SHRUBS, Continued 
JATROPHA [42] Curcas. Physic Nut. Barbados 
Nut. Tropical. A large shrub sometimes reaching 
a height of ten to fifteen feet with handsome 
lobed leaves which are bright red when they first 
appear. The small yellow fiowers in flattened 
clusters are followed by yellow fruits, the seeds 
of which are quite poisonous. 
J. multifida. Coral Plant. Tropical. A rather slender 
and sparingly branched shrub with large grey- 
green much divided leaves and terminal clus¬ 
ters of rich coral red flowers. It stands shade 
well and makes a very decorative subject. 
LANTANA. [43] Sub-tropical. Tropical America. 
Of late years Lantana have not been grown so 
much in Florida as formerly, but with the ad¬ 
vent of so much beach planting they are coming 
into popularity again due to the fact that they 
will stand sandy soil and salt exposure—one 
type, the orange and red flowered sort being nat¬ 
uralized along the beaches. Following are the 
types found most suited to growing here. 
Amiel. A fine light red and yellow bush type. 
Delicatissima (Mrs. McKinley). A rather delicate 
vining type with lavender flowers that is espe¬ 
cially fine for bedding. Stands seashore planting 
well. 
Jacob Schultz. The old standby for a bush lantana. 
Brilliant red and yellow flowers. 
Lyre. The best white variety. 
Mer Juane. Semi-dwarf in habit this has rich yel¬ 
low flowers. 
Tethys. A dwarf but free blooming, sulphur yellow. 
LAUROCERASUS [44] caroliniana. Carolina Lau¬ 
rel Cherry. (Prunus caroliniana.) Hardy. One of 
our finest native broadleaved evergreens, the 
laurel cherry is hardy and especially suited to 
well drained situations but will not thrive in low 
places. Useful as a tall hedge or windbreak and 
also as a sheared formal subject. It is especially 
fine in the central and northern portions of the 
state. The flowers are small, creamy white and 
borne in close racemes, followed by glossy black 
berries. 
LAWSONIA [45] inermis. Camphire of Solomon. 
Henna. Tropical. A rather handsome upright 
shrub with somewhat pendulous branches and 
grey-green foliage of rather airy texture that 
gives a decided color tone to mass plantings. 
Flowers are creamy white, very fragrant and 
borne in terminal panicles. 
L. rubra. Very similar to the above but with heavy 
clusters of small bright red flowers that are de¬ 
liciously fragrant. This is more showy than the 
white but the two are lovely in combination. 
LEONOTIS [46] Leonorus. Lion’s Tail. Tropical. 
South Africa. A rank growing shrub with oppo¬ 
site toothed, linear leaves and brownish-orange, 
fuzzy, tubular flowers in axillary whorls. A quick 
g^rowing subject that will thrive in almost any 
soil and the unusual flowers make a splendid 
decoration when cut. 
LIGUSTRUM [47] lucidum. Wax Privet. Hardy. 
China and Japan. This is by far the most valuable 
broadleaved evergreen shrub for Florida gardens. 
It is a large sized and fairly compact shrub with 
dark green, shining leaves that may be used as 
a trimmed formal subject, a hedge, or for base 
planting around buildings. It also makes a splen¬ 
did subject for large mass plantings. It is remark¬ 
ably free from disease and quite hardy; so too 
much cannot be said in favor of it. Flowers are 
white and very fragrant and borne in dense 
terminal panicles. 
L. nepalense variegatum. Nepal Privet. Hardy. 
Very similar to the lucidum in growth and gen¬ 
eral habit of growth this type has a lighter green 
but very shining foliage and a faint but not 
noticeable yellow variegation. It is especially fine 
for mass plantings and for large subjects on the 
lawn as it does not stand shearing quite as well 
as does the lucidum. 
L. nobilis. Hardy. This has the same general ap¬ 
pearance as the lucidum but an upright slender 
grower which habit makes it particularly valu¬ 
able in landscape work where a slender dark 
green subject is desired. 
MALPIGHIA [48] coccigera. Dwarf Holly. Trop¬ 
ical. West Indies. Commonly called holly this is 
not an Hex at all but a very lovely little plant 
with shining holly-like foliage, that seldom 
reaches a height of more than two feet. Splendid 
for massing around the base of large shrubs, for 
rock garden work, or may be trimmed into a low 
hedge. The flowers are small, light pink and fol¬ 
lowed by bright red fruits. 
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