* NEWBOULDIA (N. laevis). A grace- 
ful West African evergreen, fast-growing 
tree to 30 feet, very erect in growth and 
suited to narrow parkways. Irvine says 
the flowers are “purple, bell shaped and 
very beautiful.” Unwin calls the blossoms 
“white at the base and rose-red at the 
mouth, but adds that they are sometimes 
rose-red, violet or bright blue. When the 
tree is young the branches grow almost 
straight up, but as it gets older the re- 
markably long branches bend to the 
ground. In West Africa the natives plant 
the tree as a hedge or to mark boundaries, 
as it comes easily from cuttings. Often 
cultivated, says Irvine, for its “striking 
appearance. 
AFRICAN TULIP 
* AFRICAN TULIP (Spathodea cam- 
panulata. Syn. S. nilotica). This ever- 
green tree bears brilliant red_tulip-like 
flowers much of the year and is widely 
planted in South Florida. It is frost tender 
and brittle, and has a tendency to send 
up suckers, but the flowers are gorgeous. 
Eggeling says the two species are identical. 
"WHITE TULIP (Dolichandrone 
crispa). This evergreen medium-sized tree, 
from South India bears pure white, fra- 
grant trumpet-shaped flowers in small 
clusters at the branch tips. 
“AUSTRALIAN TULIP (D. hetero- 
phylla). This scrubby 15-foot evergreen 
tree has narrow gray-green leaves like a 
Melaleuca and bears deliciously fragrant 
pure white trumpet flowers in clusters. 
It is a rare tree from tropical islands off 
the north coast of Australia, never before 
tried in Florida. 
*MARKHAMIA. I have always been 
keenly disappointed in the growth and 
flowering habit of M. Pid era Tan den which 
is occasionally seen in South Florida, but 
there are two other of these yellow-flow- 
ered African trees M. obtusifclia and M. 
lutea that should be beautiful additions 
to our Florida gardens, especially because 
they bloom in earliest spring. 
MIDNIGHT HORROR (Oroxylum in- 
dicum). Evergreen Asian tree to 60’ with 
enormous leaves (3’x7’) bearing large, 
fleshy, nocturnal red-purple flowers with 
a harsh foxy stink, in clusters 2-6’ long. 
The seed pods 3” wide by 2-4’ long hang 
down like flat sabres. Corner says: “This 
grotesque tree fills us with astonishment. 
Aesthetically it is monstrous.” 
GODMANIA. (G. aesculifolia). This 
evergreen small tree from southern Mex- 
ico has leaves like our buckeye and bears 
dense clusters of l-inch yellow trumpet 
flowers at the branch tips, each blossom 
marked with brownish lines. It makes an 
attractive yard tree. 
*STEREOSPERMUM (S. chelonoides). 
Central India is the home of this relative 
of the African tulip. It is a big, deciduous 
tree which bears in April ett yellow fra- 
grant flowers in large loose clusters to 16 
inches long. Brandis says the blossoms are 
used in Hindu temples. 
GREWIA (G. salvifolia). From the arid 
regions of northwest India comes this 
evergreen shrub or small tree of the Lin- 
den family that resembles the hazel and 
from April to September bears “conspicu- 
ous yellow flowers,” according to Brandis. 
Its tough wood Fahl it highly wind-re- 
sistant, and it should do vel on high, 
dry sandy places. 
CORNUTIA (C. grandifolia). Florida 
growers are beginning to find out about 
this Costa Rican spreading evergreen 
shrub or small tree of the Verbena family 
bearing quantities of small blue flowers, 
cften showy. Its big leaves add to its 
beauty as an ornamental. 
