ILLICIUM floridanum (Florida Anise). This unusual evergreen shrub has dark ; - 
green leaves 6 to 8 inches long, borne in loose whorls. In early summer, striking dark ; 
red star-shaped flowers add to its beauty. It does best in part shade and needs 
slightly acid soil for best growth. The crushed leaves give off a strongly aromatic 
odor. 
verum (Star Anise). An attractive small evergreen shrub with fleshy, rather shiny 
foliage. Star-shaped, yellowish white flowers. A native of China; will not stand 
severe cold. 
IXORA coccinea. Evergreen shrub with large leaves and orange-red flowers in clus- 
ters. A fine flowering shrub for south Florida. 
JACOBINIA coccinea. A native of South America, this shrub grows to a height of 
7 feet. The leaves are very long and the scarlet flowers are in dense terminal heads. 
Can be grown outdoors in the southern part of Florida but is tender in the northern 
part. 

Pink Althea 
JASMINUM. Fine evergreen shrubs with dark green foliage and bright 
yellow flowers in spring and summer, 
floridum. A hardy, low-growing variety. 
humile. An upright grower. 
primulinum. Very graceful, with drooping, arching branches. 
sambac, Grand Duke. Large, double, white, fragrant flowers. Climbing; 
shining dark foliage. 
sambac, Maid of Orleans. Semi-double or single white flowers. Very 
fragrant. 

Gardenia florida 

Crape-Myrtle Cleyera japonica 

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