MY 1952 LIST 
includes upwards of 300 different flower- 
ing tropical trees. They all have roots, 
trunk, branches and flowers, so the de- 
scriptions are necessarily monotonous. But 
the trees themselves are lovely; growing 
them will give you lots of pleasure. If a 
few shade trees, shrubs and vines have 
crept into the list, please excuse. I have 
several hundred more different flowering 
trees not described herein (Believe it or 
not!) that either are too small, teo few, 
too experimental or too unadaptable. 
Famous flowering trees not included are 
Lignum vitae, Brownea, Saraca, red Frang- 
ipani, the Cannonball tree, the Ylang- 
ylang, and so on. These will come later, 
as all of them are growing in my garden. 
I fail to mention Barringtonia, beautiful 
trees with pretty flowers —I have B. speci- 
osa, B. asiatica, B. edulis and B. racemosa 
— but they suffer when the mercury gets 
to 45° and die at 35°, so why bother? 
I have omitted scores more you never 
heard of; aren’t 300 enough? If I have 
overlooked some tree you specially want, 
write me about it. 
Trees for Cold Areas 
Hardiness depends on the suddenness 
of the cold snap, its duration, the maturity 
of the plant, whether it is dormant, and 
other factors. Generally speaking, the 
trees on my list are tropical and will not 
live where temperatures go below freez- 
ing. However, the following plants will 
and do survive in colder areas and I have 
tried to indicate the lowest temperatures 
they will endure briefly. 
To 20° F: To 25° F. 
Tipu Cordia boissieri 
Esenbeckia Mahoe 
Embothrium Thevetia 
Sophora Eucalyptus 
Stenocarpus Chorisia 
Clethra Yellow elder 
Aesculus Malay crapemyrtle 
Magnolia Tibouchina 
Talauma Caesalpinia 
Carob Dwarf poinciana 
Barklya Albizzia 
Coxcomb coral Candlenut 
Metrosideros Brassaia 
Callistemon Jacaranda 
Melaleuca Solanum 
Chiranthodendron Brachychiton 
Reevesia Chamaelaucium 
Myrtus Brunfelsia 
Tabernaemontana Murraya 
Cassia floribunda Scaevola 
Mountain ebony Cassia fistula 
Bauhinia. galpini Eugenia 
Koelreuteria Grevillea 
Acacia Pittosporum 
Agapanthus Peltophorum 
Where to Find 300 Different Flowering Trees 
Acacia 9 
Acmena 8 
Aesculus 4, 6 
African orchid 7 
Agapanthus 12 
Akee 12 
Albizzia 5 
Aleurites 5 
Aluminum labels 7 
Andira 2 
Angelin 2 
Angels Trumpet 7 
Anthocephalus 5 
Aralia 7 
Araucaria 12 
Ardisia 7 
Atalaya 9 
Backhousia 12 
Barbados cherry 7 
Barklya 5 
Bauhinia 9 
Beautyberry 7 
Beloperone 12 
Berria 4 
Be-Still 2 
Bignonia 12 
Bird of Paradise 12 
Bixa 4 
Blighia 12 
Blue flowers 6 
Blue lily 12 
Bolusanthus 6 
Bombax 8 
Books 10, 11, 12 
Bottlebrush 6 
Brachychiton 7 
Brassaia 5 
Britton hibiscus 2 
Brosium 9 
Brush cherry 8 
Brunfelsia 7 
Buche de Gallina 12 
Bunya-bunya 12 
Butea 9 
Byrsonima 12 
Cabbagetree 12 
Caesalpinia 4 
Calabash 8 
Calliandra 7 
Callicarpa 7 
Callistemon 6 
Calophyllum 2 
Candlenut 56 
Candlestick 8 
Carolina jasmin 12 
Carob 5 
Cassia 8 
Ceratonia 5 
Chamaelaucium 7 
Chilean firebush 2 
Chinese Hat 9, 12 
Chiranthodendron 7 
Chomelia 5 
Chorisia 1 
Chocolate 7 
Christmas tree 5 
Citharexylum 12 
Clerodendron 2 
Clitoria 5 
Clusia 9 
Clytostoma 12 
Cochlospermum 8 
Coffee family 5 
Cola 7 
Colvillea 9 
Congea 12 
Coral 5 
Cordia 2 
Cordyline 12 
Cornutia 6 
Corynocarpus 7 
Crape jasmin 7 
Crapemyrtle 4 
Curry 9 
Dalbergia 4 
Daniellia 8 
Datura 7 
Dialium 5 
Dillenia 9 
Diospyros 7 
Docynia 4 
Dolichandrone 7 
Dombeya 7 
Duranta 7 
Ehretia 2 
Elder 1 
Embothrium 2 
Enallagma 8 
Entada 12 
Erythrina 5 
Esenbeckia 2 
Eucalyptus 1 
Eugenia 8 
Fagraea 6 
Ferdinandia 2 
Ficus 5, 12 
Fiddlewood 12 
Firewheel 3 
Fish poison 5 
Flacourtia 7 
Flame of Forest 9 
Fouquiera 9 
Frangipani 12 
Fruit trees 7 
Gardenia 5 
Geiger tree 2 
Geraldton waxflower 7 
Gliricidia 2 
Glycosmis 2 
Gmelina 2 
Godmania 8 
Golden dewdrop 7 
Goldenshower 8 
Gold, tree of 1 
Governors plum 7 
Greenstar 5 
Grevillea 8 
Grewia 7 
Guest tree 7 
Gustavia 4 
Hamelia 5 
Handflower 7 
Hedges 5 
Hibiscus 2 
Hiptage 9 
Holarrhena 8 
Holmskioldia 9, 12 
Holoptelea 56 
Honckenya 7 
Horsechestnut 4, 6 
Horseradish 6 
Hymenaea 9 
Ichthyomethia 5 
Indialaurel 5 
Ixora 5 
Jacaranda 6 
Jacquinia 12 
Jasmin 12 
Jasmin orange 7 
Jatropha 7 
Java plum 8 
Kamani 2 
Kleinhovia 7 
Koelreuteria 9 
Kydia 12 
Labels 7 
Lady of Night 7 
Lagerstroemia 4 
Lilly-pilly 8 
Lily 12 
Lily of Valley 1 
Lime berry 7 
Lipstick 4 
Logwood 12 
Lonchocarpus 7 
Longan 7 
Luehea 5 
Lycidice 2 
Lysiloma 5 
Madagascar olive 8 
Madras jasmin 12 
Magnolia 4 
Mahoe 2 
Mahogany 5 
Malpighia 7 
Mandarin hat 9, 12 
Marlberry 7 
Melaleuca 6 
Melastoma 4 
Metrosideros 5 
Mex handflower 7 
Mex sunflower 7 
Midnight horror 2 
Millettia 6 
Millingtonia 1 
Mimosa 7 
Montezuma 2 
Moringa 6 
Mountain ebony 9 
Murraya 7,9 
Myrcia 12 
Myrciaria 7 
Myrtle 7 
Myrtus 7 
Needleflower 5 
Nephelium 7 
Newbouldia 1 
N. Z. laurel 7 
N. Z. Xmas tree 5 
Noronhia 8 
North Florida 3, 6 
Ochrosia 6 
Ohia 8 
Oncoba 9 
Orange jasmin 7 
Orchid tree 7,9 
Oroxylum 2 
Pachira 2 
Padauk 9 
Peltophorum 9 
Petrea 12 
Pink shower 8 
Pithecellobium 5 
Pittosporum 8 
Pisonia 5 
Platymiscium 8 
Pleroma 4 
Plumeria 12 
Poinciana 4 
Polycias 7 
Polyalthia 5 
Portia 2 
Posoqueria 5 
Potato 6 
Pothos 12 
Primavera 1 
Pterocarpus 9 
Pterospermum 7 
Pua 6 
Purple glory 4 
Queen’s crapemyrtle 4 
Queen’s wreath 12 
Queensland umbrella 5 
Radermachera 1 
Randia 5 
Rapolocarpus 12 
Ravenala 12 
Reevesia 7 
Reprints 12 
Rhodesia wisteria 6 
Rhodosphaera 2 
Ringwood 12 
Rose apple 8 
Rose of Montana 12 
Royal poinciana 4 
Rubber vine 12 
Ruprechtia 6 
Salt resistant 9 
Saman 5 
Sanchezia 12 
Sapindus 5 
Sausage 5 
Scaevola 7 
Schotia 8 
Shade 5,7 
Shavingbrush 2 
Shower 8 
Shrubs 7, 9 
Shrimp 12 
Silk oak 8 
Silk cotton 8 
Silver trumpet 1 
Sindora 8 
Solanum 6 
Sophora 2 
Spathodea 7 
Stenocarpus 3 
Stenolobium 1 
Stephanotis 12 
Stereulia 7 
Strelitzia 12 
Strophanthus 9 
Strychnine 5 
Strychnos 5 
Summer flowers 8 
Surinam cherry 8 
Swietenia 5 
Syzygium 8 
Tabebuia 1 
Tabernaemontana 7 
Talauma 4 
Tamarind 5 
Tamarindus 5 
Teak 2 
Tecoma 1 
Tecomella 2 
Tectona 2 
Terminalia 12 
Tetrapleura 6 
Texas Mt. laurel 2 
Thespesia 2 
Thevetia 2 
Tibouchina 4 
Tipu 2 
Tithonia 7 
Trachylobium 12 
Tree hibiscus 2 
Trichilia 5 
Triphasia 7 
Triplaris 9 
Tropical almond 12 
Trumpet 1 
Tulip 7 
Umbrella 5 
Vitex 6 
Wattle 9 
Webera 5 
Wet lands 7 
Whiptree 5 
Wild olive 2 
Willardia 4 
Wind-resistant 4 
Winter-flowering 5, 6 
Wrightia 12 
Yellow elder 1 
Yesterday, today 7 
Zanzibar copal 12 
TREE SEEDS 
I no longer offer tree seeds for sale. 
What surplus I have from trees in my 
yard, I turn over to Pioneer Seed Co., 
Dimondale, Mich. Write them for list. 
Flowering Tree 
Bargain 
FINE FLOWERING $ 
{ TREES FOR 
Redhead Calliandra (C. haematoce- 
phala) 
Cuban Pink Trumpet 
pallida) 
Deciduous Pink Trumpet (T. pallida 
No. 2) 
Millingtonia (M. hortensis) 
Hardy Cassia (C. floribunda) 
Pretty Luehea (L. speciosa) 
Orchid Tree (Bauhinia variegata) 
(Tabebuia 
FIREWHEEL TREE 
*FIREWHEEL TREE (Stenocarpus sin- 
uatus). This evergreen Australian tree, 
with 3 inch brilliant, orange, wheel shaped 
flowers, is a magnificent garden subject, 
with bright green, oak-like leaves, flower- 
ing sometimes long delayed, but worth 
waiting for. One of Australia’s most beau- 
tiful trees. 8” $2, 12-15” $4, 
Shade Tree Bargain 
f FINE SHADE $ 
TREES FOR 
West Indies Mahogany (Swietenia 
mahagcni) 7. 
Honduras Mahogany (S. 
phylla) 
Luehea (L. candida) 
Honduras Albizzia (A. longipedata) 
Goldenrain Tree (Koelreuteria sp.) 
Longan (Nephelium longana) 
macro- 
THREE 
