their flowers despite the musty smell and the adventurous roots which 
run everywhere. But occasionally we find a Clerodendron tree, many 
with beautiful flowers. Dr. David Fairchild tells in “Garden Islands of 
the Great East” of the tree-Clerodendron he brought back from Mas- 
amba with 4-inch “beautiful white flowers.” There is a lovely unidenti- 
fied Clerodendron tree on the Blossom place in Palm Beach, with 
18-inch strings of white flowers from its pendent branches, and I 
have grown some of these from cuttings. Clerodendron tuberculatum 
is a Cuban tree, rather small, with rough, harsh leaves, but at the 
tips of its branches it bears spikes of scented, white, tubular flowers 
which are followed by attractive, round, bluish fruits. These trees were 
raised from seed and are recommended in, Florida for dry soils or ex- 
posed locations where a hardy small evergreen tree is needed. 
Trees with Flowers of Mixed Colors 
THESPESIA POPULNEA. (Malvaceae). PortiaTREE. This native 
of Old World tropics feels so at home in Florida, particularly along 
the seacoast that it is regarded by many as native. It grows to 60 
feet and is well suited for avenue planting because of its compact, 
rather stately habit, its showy 3-inch yellow flowers that turn purple 
as they fade, and its evergreen poplar-like leaves. It stands salt spray 
well and therefore is suitable for shore plantings. It is readily pro- 
pagated by cuttings or by seed, and it grows rapidly. The new growth 
is a bright glossy green. In Honolulu it is objected to for avenue use 
because the old leaves are apt to litter the ground and the seed pods 
are unattractive to some but Cleghorn says it is the principal tree 
of the avenues of Madras, India, and there are mature parkway 
plantings of it in Miami. It flowers intermittently all through the 
year, thrives on sandy soil and forms a dense head of foliage which in 
India gives it the name of “Umbrella Tree.” 
PARITIUM ELATUM (Malvaceae). Jamaica LINDEN Hisiscus. 
This evergreen Florida relative of the common hibiscus, has very 
beautiful large leaves and striking stiff flowers that open yellow, soon 
change to orange, fade a deep crimson. It grows rapidly to 25 feet, 
blooms more or less throughout the year. It is one of our finest native 
flowering trees, holds its foliage to the ground, makes a good yard 
specimen, apparently is not attacked by pests. 
BRACHYCHITON POPULNEUS. (Syn. Sterculia diversifolia). 
KurRAJONG BOTTLETREE. This tree becomes at its best a massive- 
trunked’ heavy-limbed, spreading monarch of oak-like habit with 
umbrageous, dark glossy green foliage, 60 to 70 feet high, but it is 
usually seen about half that size. It is excellent for narrow parkways 
and dry soils because of its narrow pyramidal shape and deep-rooted 
habit. The showy, yellowish-white flowers are reddish inside. Mac- 
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