


SHADE, ORNAMENTAL AND FRUIT TREES, continued 
Eriobotrya japonica. LOQUAT. Large, hand- 
some, rough evergreen leaves and deliciously 
flavored yellow fruit the size of plums. A fine 
pot plant or small shade tree. Small plants 50c, 
medium $1.00, large $1.50 to $2.50. 
Ficus. RUBBER TREE. Very spreading trees 
with thick, dark green, shining leaves. Suitable 
for pot growing or for planting as shade trees mn 
warm climates. 
F. benghalensis. BANYAN TREE. Smooth, 
large, prominent-nerved leaves and red _ fruits. 
Sends down aerial roots from the branches, which 
form into secondary trunks. Small plants $1.00, 
larger $1.50 to $3.00. 
F. elastica. INDIA RUBBER-PLANT. The 
common Rubber-plant grown so much as a dec- 
orative house plant. A huge tree in South Florida, 
developing secondary trunks like the banyan. 
Medium plants $1.00, larger $1.50 to $3.00. 
F. elastica variegata. Similar to F. elas ica but 
with creamy white, variegated leaves. Medium 
plants $1.50. 
F. gnaphalocarpa. A new Rubber with rough 
leaves, recently introduced by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. Edible figs can be grafted 
upon it. Grows rapidly. Small plants 50c, me- 
dium $1.00, large $1.50 to $2.50. 
F. nitida. INDIAN LAUREL. A beautiful, wax- 
like, dark green, small-leaved species. Small 
plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.50. 
F. P. I. 80-569. WEEPING LAUREL. A new 
type resembling F. ni ida, with graceful, long, 
drooping branches and pointed dark green, 
laurel-like leaves. Small plants 50c, medium 
$1.00, large $2.00. 
GRAPEFRUIT. Budded trees only, Duncan and 
Marsh Seedless varieties. One-year budded trees, 
usually growing tn 5-gallon cans or available as 
bare-root plants cut back for transplanting. 
$3.00 to $5.00 each. 
Grevillea robusta. AUSTRALIAN SILK-OAK. 
A tall, rapidly growing tree suitable for quick 
ate in warm climates or as a decorative pot 
plant. Leaves deeply cut, feathery, bright green 
with silvery under color. Bright orange flowers 
in spring. Small plants 30c, medium 50c, large 
$1.25 to $5.00. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Ilex Cassine. DAHOON HOLLY. Native Florida 
Holly, a small evergreen tree covered with red 
berries in the autumn. Small plants 50c, larger 
$1.25 to $2.50. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
I. opaca. SOUTHERN HOLLY. Well-known 
native, prickly-leaved Southern Holly used for 
Christmas decorations. Small plants 50c, medium 
$1.00, large $1.50 to $3.00. 
Jacaranda ovalifolia. The foliage is finely cut, 
fern-like, elegant. Each large panicle bears up to 
100 lavender-blue flowers during April and June. 
Small plants 50c, medium 75c, large $1.50 to 
$5.00. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Koelreuteria formosana. A _ hardy, deciduous 
shade tree. Rapid growing, with fern-like, bi- 
pinnate leaves. Panicles of small yellow flowers 
followed by curious large, bladder-like seed pods 
resembling heavy panicles of gorgeous pink 
bougainvillea blooms. Small plants 50c, medium 
$1.00, large $1.50 to $2.50. 
KUM QUATS (Citrus japonica). A very fine large 
pot plant or specimen small tree for the yard. 
Hardy where oranges can be grown. Oblong 
acid fruit to 2 inches, used for preserves. The fruit 
remains on the tree ‘for a long period and is very 
decorative. Large size grafted trees only, usually 
growing in 5-gallon cans, $5.00 each. 

Magnolia grandiflora. The native large white- 
flowered Magnolia of the Old South. Large, 
glossy-leaved tree with huge fragrant white flow- 
ers 6 inches or more across. Small plants 75c, 
larger $1.50 to $2.50. 
Melaleuca Leucadendra. PUNK-TREE. A tall 
. slender tree with very thick, spongy, almost white 
bark and pendulous, graceful branches bearing 
oblong small Ieaves and spikes of creamy white 
flowers several times each year. Small plants 50c, 
medium $1.00, large $2.50 to $5.00. Seed, 20c 
per pkt. 
Melia Azedarach. CHINABERRY TREE or 
PRIDE-OF-INDIA. A very rapid-growing tree, 
forming dense shade. Foliage very dark green. 
Fragrant lilac-colored flowers, succeeded by yel- 
lowish berries. Wood very durable. Small plants 
35c, medium 50c, large $1.00. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Musa Sp. BANANA. Bananas are of great value 
in South Florida for fruit and in the north as 
coeur e tub plants. The most tropical-appear- 
ing of all plants. Small plants $1.00, medium 
$2.00, large $4.00. Medium and large sizes sent 
by express only, since they are too large for ship- 
ment by mail. 
ORANGES. Budded trees only, of the chief com- 
mercial Vv arieties. One-year budded trees usually 
growing in 5-gallon cans or available as bare-root 
plants cut back ready for planting. $5.00 each. 
Parkinsonia aculeata. JERUSALEM THORN. 
Interesting small thorny tree with smooth, dark 
green bark and pendulous branches bearing long, 
narrow lacy leaves. A mass of bright yellow flow- 
ers in spring. Small plants 35c, medium 75c, 
large $1.25 to $2.50. Seed, 20c per pkt. 
Poinciana regia. ROYAL POINCIANA. A 
rapid-growing tree with finely cut, dense foliage. 
The large scarlet flowers, 2 to 3 inches across, 
make this a gorgeous tropical subject. Small 
plants 50c, medium $1.00, large $1.50 to $2.50. 
Retinospora ericoides. A beautiful dense and 
compact, upright conifer with dark bluish green 
foliage. Hardy. Small plants 50c, medium $1.00, 
large $1.50 to $2.50. 

Kumquat tree in tub 

CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 
