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» GOLDANSHOWER (Cassia fistula) Famed Indian tree, copious drooping yellow flowers induly. * DH 2" 
. -FINK-&-wHITE SHOwER (C. jawanica) Finest of pinks, exceedingly pretty summer bloomer. * 12-18" D 
| TREE GARDENIA (G. thunbergi) Bushy sm tree, white single frag fls. 2' B (Size 4' or more $4) 
' WHITE TULIP (Dolichandrone crispa) Pretty white-fld Indian tree, rejated go Snathodea. Rare.E 12" 
_ STINKWOUD Gustavia angusta) So.Amer tree, magnolia-like foliage, frag wh fls like lilies.E 8-12" 
| SILVER TRUMPET (Tabebuia argentea) Faraguay tree, silver-gray lvs, gorgeous yellow fls.& * 8-15" 
WILLARDIA (Ww. mexicana) Sh or sm tree, showy lilac fls in axillary clusters. Fine. E 15-30" 
) JACARANDA (J. acutifolia) Gorgeous blue-~fld So “mer ornamental tree. * 3! (Size 5-6' $4) 
 -FIRSWHEEL (Stenocarpus sinuatus) Showy orange-fld Queensland street tree. E * SR WR H 8" 
) FISHPOISONTR&E (ichtyomethia piscipula) Large clusters of pinkish-wh fls. Pretty foliage. D SR 15" 









) ROSE MYRTLE (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) Shrub for sandy area. Bears pretty rose-like fls. # H 12" 
AY OBALAN (Terminalia belerica) Prettynlndian shade tree, valued for timber and dyestuffs. # 15" 
OCHROSIA (0» elliptica) So Pacific small tree with brilliant red fruits all winter. SR WRE 16" 
YELLOW THUMFET (Tabebuia chrysantha) Gorgeous yellow-fld species from Vent Amer. Rare. E * 12-15" 
PALE TRUMPET (Tabebuia lepidota) Shrubby glossy-lvd Cuban tree, pale pink fls in April. E DR 6-8" 
_ HORSE CASSIA (C.grandis) Large So, Amer tree bearing profusion of bright oink or red fls. D 15" 
TR IXORA (I. macrothyrsa) Finest of Ixoras with red fls in bold head-like clusters. E SR 10" 
QUEEN'S CRAPHAYRTLE (Lagerstroemia speciosa) Famed Indian tree, mauve fls in huge trusses.* SD 15" 
LATE CRAPEMYRTLE (L. turbinata) Many purple fls in clusters above the foliage Sept to Dec E 8-12" 
BROOM MELALHUCA (M. genistifolia) Thin-foliaged tree from Cueensland with small wh fls. E WR 12K 
(Trees erroneously distributed past 2 yrs under this name, red-fld, are Callistemon speciosus) 
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HWBOULDIA (N. laevis) west African upright tree with wh or pink fls, related to Tabebuia. E 12" 
_ RADERMACHERA (R. fenicis) Philippine medium tree, prettiest clustered nink-throated mauve fls.*E 8" 
_ EVERGREEN HAZEL (Guevina avellana). A "must" for you. Price on other sheet is wrong, stjould be $2. 
_ METROSIDEROS (hi. tomentosa) Amazingly beau NZ sh or red-fls tree. rarely seen. SR DR E WL * 6-8" 
 MAHOE (Paritium elatum) Fla native Hibiscus relative, stiff red & orange fls. big lvs. E WR SR 24" 
_ PELTOPHOHUM INERME. Magnificent spreading Thilionine shade tree, yellow fls all summer. E WR * 18" 
_ @arge at $1 a foot — 4' $4, 6! $6 etc. Undoubtedly best comb shade « flowering tree we have). 
| WHITE HOLARRHENA (H, antidysenterica) Small Indiah tree with white frag frangipami-like fls. D 15" 






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DOLLAR BARGAINS. $1 each—11 for $10—23 for $20 
SPREADING TRUMPET (Tabebuia pallida var.) Seedlings of wide-spreading pink fld Cuban tree. E 8" 
_ ROSE TABEBUIA (f, rosea) Upright Central “merican tree. bright pink fls, blooms in March. E * 18" 
PURPLE TABKBUIA (E. 1076) Mexican species, covered with purple fls when bare of lvs. D * WR 18" 
PINK TRUMPET (Tabebuia pallida) Seedlings of tree with bright pink flowers. Cuban. Blorms often.1! 
WHITE TRUMPET (T. pallida) Seedlings of pure-white-fld tree, may not come true. Good bloomer. 12"E 
 JACQUINIA (J. sp.) Small slow-growing “est Indian seaside tree, pretty wh fls. 4% SR wt 8-15" 
PURPLE BAUHINIA (B. purpurea) Royal-purple-fld orchid tree, blooms in Dec. one of the best.SD 18" 
_ MOUNTAINEBONY BAUHINIA (B. variegata) Mixed purple-red-white orchid-like fls in Feb. EB H * 18-36" 
ROSE BAUHINIA (B. purpurea var.) Parent tree has beau dark rose-red fls in November. f* SD 12" 
_ WHITE BAUHINIA (B, racemosa) viney small-white-fld member of "orchid" group from India. E 8-12" 
QUEENSLAND UMBRELLATREE (Brassaia actinophylla) Beau sh or tree to 40', red crest fls. BH 12-15! 
_ MACADAMIA (M, ternifolia) Cueensland nut is fine fruit and street tree. pretty foliage. E H WR 8" 
- PINK CALLIANDRA (CG. surinamensis) Pink-fld powerder—puff So “mer tree. srreading orna. E WR DR 5 
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RED CALLIANDRA (C. haematocephala) Striking bright red fls all year, needed in ewery yard. E 8" 
CERISE CALLIANDRA (C. emarginata) Honduras sh with smaller, purplish red fls in profusioh. E 8" 
- TAMARIND (Tamarindus indica) Beau Ind shade tree, conspicuously resistant to hurricanes. E WR 8" 
_ AFRICAN ORCHID (Honckenya ficifolia) Shrub bearing many orchid-like purple & yellow fls. EH 12-18" 
_ WHITE PITTOSPORUM (P. rhombifolium) Aus tree with dark pretty foliage, frag lovely wh fls. EH 8" 
PINK TRIFLARIS (T, surinamensis) Beau pink fld tree. Plant 2 to insure fruit. West Indian.X WR E 8" 
- QNCOBA (0. spinosa) Bushy Arabian thorny tree, 3-in rose-like white fls in Snring. SD WR 8-12" 
 APOPLANESIA (A. paniculata) Mexican sm tree of pea family with many wh fls in clusters. E SR 18=24' 
 DANIELLIA (D. oliveri) Large “frican tree bearing large clusters of white frag fls. E WL 15" 
 BARKLYA (B. syringifolia) Magnificent Australian orange-fld tree, needs protection.*E WL H 6-8" 
- WRIGHTIA (W. coccinea) 2-inch dark crimson-fld Madras tree of allamanda family. DR WR E 18-36" 
_ LADY-OF-THE-NIGHT (Brunfelsia americana) West Ind shrub bearing copious frag tubular wh fls. E 15" 
_ TIPU (Tipwana tipu)Yellow-fld tree of pea family, extensively street planted in Calif. EH WR 24" 
_ WILLENIA (D. indica) Small ornamental tree bearing large magnolia-like wh fls, showy. © DR 24-36" 
 YELLOw ELDER (Stenolobius stans) Fla native shrub or sm tree with copious yellow fls. E WR 18-24" 
_ DwARF FOINCIANA (Déesalpinia pulcherrima) Beau red-and-yellow fl spikes in winter. 2-3' EDR 
—— SOAF Buiter (Sapindus detergens) Indian shade tree with pretty lvs used by matives for soap. E ie 
_ AksE (Blighia sapida) Pretty red-yellow-blk fruits like xmas ornaments. Gond shade. EB 15" 
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: $4 TREES—$4 each or 3 for $11. (Allow for substitutions). 
 ALLSPICé TREE (Pimenta officinalis) Sm tree, bark and lvs yield commercial all-spice. & 12-15" 
_ BETTERVOOD (Guassia amara) Very handsome red-flowered 290 Amer tree, unknown in U.S, BE * 8-12" 
-  SCAnLET STERCULIA (S. colorata) Finest of the “terculias, brilliant orange scarlet fls.D* 12-18" 
_ ROBLE-(Flatymiscium trinitatis) Very beau, orange-fld tree from Trinidad, ranks high. E * 8-15" 
_ KYDIA (K. calycina) 25-ft Indian tree, bearing copious clusters wh or pink fls. DH 8-15" * 
_ BUTEA FRONDOSA. Famed Indian red-fld crooked tree, "like fire on the horizon." D SR 8-10" * 
SAHAGA (S, indica) Sm Indian tree bearing orange-red ixora-like fls on branches. * E 12-15" 






I have 500 other flowering tropical trees to sel] that are not listed in this circular, so 
't find what you want, ask for it. Next Spring I will have trees of Bolusanthus 
-Delonix regia, Schizolobium excelsam,Colvillea racemosa, Cochlospermum vitifolium (both 
uble flowered). Delonix alata (the white-fld Flambouyant) and other choice numbers. No 
cular will be mailed, but if you want the Spring list of seeds and trees. write me a 
