MALAYAN CRAPEMYRTLETREE 
CRAPEMYRTLETREE 
(L. floribunda). Dense, bushy tree to 40 
feet or more, semi-evergreen, with gor- 
geous pink flowers above the foliage twice 
a year. The individual blossoms, one 
inch across, gradually fade white, but the 
panicles are 15 inches long and flowering 
continues a long time. This is a magnifi- 
cent tree in the Florida garden as the 
conical or broadly cylindric crown is so 
covered with leaves the branches are 
hidden. 
FORMOSAN CRAPEMYRTLE  (L. 
subcestata). This deciduous tree to 60 
feet is practically unknown in Florida. 
Like the others in this group, it bears 
pyramidal clusters 3-8 inches long of white 
and rose crep-y flowers at the tips of the 
branches, and is much hardier than the 
other tree crapemyrtles. When it can be 
firmly established in this country, it should 
become very popular through the southern 
States. 
SUTHERLANDIA (S. frutescens). 
This is a loosely branching or spreading, 
soft, evergreen shrub up to 5 feet, usually 
less, from the hillsides and stream beds 
cf South Africa. From August to Dec- 
ember it bears lovely clusters of bright 
red snapdragon-like flowers agaiist the 
gray-green foliage, very ornamental. 
* MALAYAN 
"HYPOCALYPTUS (H. sophoroides) 
This exceedingly beautiful shrub or small 
tree comes from the Cape of Good Hope 
where it grows to elevations of 2000’ 
me rainfall of 20-40 inches. The pinkish- 
magenta butterfly-like flowers are in clust- 
se spikes above shamrock- like big leaves. 
Hutchinson says “my drawing .. . can 
convey little idea of the beauty of this 
lovely plant.” The flowers at the Cape 
come in October-November. 
*“BYRSONIMA (B. cotinifolia). This 40- 
foot evergreen tree from Central America 
when it bursts into bloom in May, is simply 
beautiful, its whole top covered with 
masses of bright yellow flowers that later 
turn reddish orange. Marshall calls the 
tree “very ornamental.” Standley says 
“the trees are conspicuous when ‘loaded 
with their handsome golden blossoms.” 
NEEDLEFLOWER Te 
*“NEEDLEFLOWER TREE (Posoqu- 
eria latifolia). From Colombia, S. A., this 
most remarkable small flowering tree 
bears clusters of white, very slender tub- 
ular flowers 6 inches long. At the end of 
the tube is a small saucer-shaped corolla 
and long protruding stamens. These stam- 
ens are so set, that when you touch them 
they throw the pollen several inches; a 
surprising performance. 
