what you call them; I am interested in the beauty they can produce 
for us, not in their titles. 
This is a strange catalog in another respect—for the most part, 
no prices are quoted. The price depends on size, rarity, difficulty of 
propagation, and many other factors. If you want certain trees you 
find described herein, write me and I will quote you and tell you 
exactly what to expect. 
Some tropical flowering trees are much hardier than others. If 
there is doubt in your mind about certain trees in which you are in- 
terested, I will undertake to advise you briefly of the climate of the 
locality in which the tree is native. 
But I guarantee nothing. Great care has been exercised in grow- 
ing and describing these trees as they are my consuming hobby. But 
unfortunately most of them have never bloomed in this country and 
I am powerless to tell you what any particular tree is going to do 
when you plant it in your yard. If you get trees from me, your order 
will be filled carefully and conscientiously, because I want you to 
succeed with the great experiment in beauty in which both you and I 
are engaged for the sake of the State we love. 
EDWIN A. MENNINGER 
“The Flowering Tree Man’”’ 
Stuart, Florida 
NEARLY 1,000 DIFFERENT FLOWERING 
TROPICAL TREES 
are growing in my garden at Stuart, Florida. 
Most of them are small, having been raised 
from seed, and growing trees from seed is a 
slow business. But visitors are welcomed, par- 
ticularly on Sunday afternoons, and personal 
selection of the trees you are interested in will 
always be the most satisfactory procedure. Make 
Stuart a port of call when you are on the middle 
East Coast of Florida if you want to see flower- 
ing tropical trees. 
I 
NOTE: I do NOT grow fruit trees, palms, shrubs, vines, 
lilies, and many other things. I deal exclusively in 
trees that have showy flowers; that field is big enough 
for me. 

