fruits. The tree is reported to be “very patchy in its flowering, making 
a really good show only about once in seven years.” Goodacre says, 
“Its prominent blossom from a distance resembles Eucalyptus gummi- 
fera.” A. lanceolata is rarely planted in southern United States, accord- 
ing to Hortus, and probably would pass unrecognized because of its 
close resemblance to members of the Eucalyptus family. 
ANGOPHORA CORDIFOLIA. This is a dwarf, shrubby tree 
which has “often more flowers than leaves.” It does best in sandstone 
areas and ranges from 8-15 feet in height. The seed came to me from 
a nursery in New South Wales which recommends it for its profusion 
of white flowers which here in Florida may make a better showing 
year after year than can be expected of A. lanceolata. 
LECYTHIS ELLIPTICA. (Lecythidaceae). This is one of the 
MoNKEYPOTTREES, closely allied to the Sapucaianut and the Brazil- 
nut (Bertholletia excelsa). Seeds of all members of the family are 
rather slow to germinate and the trees are consequently rare in the 
United States. The flowers of L. elliptica are white and, shell like. 
_ They are borne in profusion and though scarcely noticeable while on 
the tree because hidden among the leaves, they carpet the ground for 
a week or two after their fall. These nut trees are closely. allied: to the 
_CANNONBALLTREE (Couroupita guianensis), one of the most curious 
of the many remarkable forest trees of the South American .tropics. 
There is a beautiful tree in Brazil, Lecythis pisonis, most suitable for 
parks and gardens. In the flowering season it is covered with pink- 
purplish young leaves, together with violaceous-white flowers. The 
tree is illustrated in color in “Album Floristico,” which says the tree 
is “very decorative” and “for decorative purposes, the leaves are more 
remarkable than the flowers themselves.” So far as I know this tree 
is not in cultivation in the United States. rer 
GARDENIA THUNBERGIA. (Rubiaceae.) When I received 
this seed from Durban, South Africa, last December, there were two 
separate packages, perhaps two varieties. Hugh Evans of Los Angeles 
describes it: “Quite different from the gardenias ordinarily cultivated 
in our gardens. Evergreen shrub with handsome cut foliage; bearing 
in the summer, large fragrant, single. white flowers about 3 inches 
across. While this plant is rather slow growing, there are one or two 
shrubs in Southern California 16-18 feet high and as much through. 
When these are in bloom they are worth going a long way to see. 
Likes reasonable amount of water, full sun, good soil on the acid side, 
but will not stand as much cold as the ordinary Gardenia. (16 de- 
grees).” Hortus gives the maximum height as 10 feet, the long-tubed 
flowers 8 to 4 inches across. Bailey’s encyclopedia says “dwarf grow- 
ing, and perhaps not now in cultivation in this country.” However, 
Britton & Wilson describe this as “Starry Gardenia,” a shrub or small 
tree 14 feet high with large white salverform flowers. 
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