Cuba, usually armed with short spines, and is another hardy, semi- 
evergreen, small tree suitable for dry soil and exposed locations. 
HYMENAEA COURBARIL. (Caesalpinieae). Cournsanin. This 
large tree from the Amazon region, has split leaves like Bauhinia 
(Hardwickia binata has them too), reaches often to 100 feet or more 
and is handsome, quick-growing and shady. It “would make an ex- 
cellent roadside tree, were it not for its hard, heavy pods.” (Corner, 
p. 394). The large creamy whitish or purplish flowers are in small 
clusters at the ends of the leafy twigs. The individual blossoms are 
1% inches wide, smelling of sour milk like Durran flowers. The 
brown pods, measuring up to 2x5 inches, have a bad odor. The tree 
was introduced a quarter century ago by USDA as P. I. 38565 from 
Guatemala, but is rarely seen in Florida. 
DIALIUM GUINEENSE. (Caesalpinieae:). VELVET-TAMARIND. 
This tree of the mixed deciduous and savannah forests of west tropical 
Africa, reaches 50 to 60 feet and bears copious flat sprays of small 
white or pinkish flowers. It has a spreading top and makes a hardy 
tree for general planting, according to Sturrock. 
SYZIGIUM JAMBOS. (Myrtaceae). Here is that fine Florida 
native, the RoszarpLe. Its white fuzz-buzz or pompon flowers, its 
fragrant fruits, its well-shaped form, and its dark evergreen foliage 
make it a favorite large shrub or small tree in many gardens, where 
it is used chiefly for backgrounds. The most beautifully flowered 
member of this group is S. malaccense, known in Hawaii as Onta, 
which is gorgeous when covered with its red flowers. I have one 
fine young Onta tree in my yard but have been unsuccessful in try- 
ing to germinate seed. I have had poor luck also with seed of S. aro- 
maticum, from which cloves and mace come, and S. cumini, the JaM- 
BOLAN which is prized for its plum-like fruit. 
MELALEUCA GENISTIFOLIA. (Myrtaceae). A 40-foot tree 
with dark green, stiff, flat leaves one-half inch long and white flowers 
of the characteristic bottlebrush type but the flower spikes are often 
interrupted and the petals fall off quickly. The tree gets its name 
from the broom-like leaves (Genista sp.) 
ANGOPHORA LANCEOLATA (Myrtaceae), Rusty Gum- 
MYRTLE. The “apple myrtles” as they are known in their native 
Australia, are profuse flowering trees and shrubs. A. lanceolata, dis- 
tinguished as the smooth-barked apple,” thrives on poor sandstone soil. 
It is a medium-sized tree sometimes 60-80 feet high, with a spreading 
crown and twisted, rather gnarled limbs which give the tree a very 
picturesque appearance. The smooth bark comes off in large flakes 
in Spring, leaving a fresh pink undersurface. At that time this tree 
looks startlingly like Eucalyptus maculata but A. lanceolata is dis- 
tinguished by opposite leaves and bell-shaped, ribbed and toothed 
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