* FIERY BOTTLEBRUSH (C. phoeni- 
ceus). Lord says “this is probably the 
best and most brilliantly-flowered of all 
Australia’s Bottlebrushes.” It is a 6-foot 
shrub from western Australia with narrow, 
thick, veinless leaves. It thrives in warm 
heavy soil and should be watered in 
summer. 
YELLOW BOTTLEBRUSH (C. palu- 
dosus). This small tree from New South 
Wales to.12 feet or more, has narrow 
leaves and pale yellow flower spikes. 
CORAL TREES 
INDIAN CORAL BEAN 
"INDIAN CORAL BEAN (E 
indica. 
Syn. E. variegata). Large, spreading, de- 
ciduous Indian shade tree, with thorny 
green trunk and branches, one of the gems 
of the floral world. It bears masses of 
brilliant red pea-shaped blossoms in March 
before or with the new leaves and is a 
conspicuous feature on the landscape. It 
is particularly well adapted to parks as it 
makes a big tree. It is probably hardy 
through Central Florida. (See description 
in 1949 catalog). There are about 30 
species of coral trees, all: needing full 
sun, abundant water except in winter and 
loamy soil. I can supply other species 
than those listed, such as E. poianthes, E. 
velutina, etc. 
WHITE CORAL TREE (Erythrina in- 
dica alba). White-flowered sport of this 
grand shade tree from India. New intro- 
duction appears to thrive in Florida. 
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COXCOMB CORAL 
*COXCOMB CORAL (E. crista-galli). 
This bushy, half-hardy tree to 8 feet, is 
well adapted to yard culture, for the bril- 
liant flowers are down where you can see 
them. The plant is hardier than the others, 
does well in Jacksonville. The stalks are 
prickly, the flowers bright deep scarlet, 
in large terminal clusters from May to 
July. A hybrid of this called E. bidwilli is 
hardy to the sixth zone. 
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CORAL TREE 
*HONDURAS CORALBEAN (E. hon- 
durensis). This shrub or tree to 20 feet, 
Standley says is “very showy when in 
bloom,” covered with its fire-red masses 
of pea-like blossoms. Better adapted to 
small yards, this should be an ideal tree 
for Florida. 
SENEGAL CORALBEAN (E. senegal- 
ensis). This medium-sized African:tree is 
‘a beautiful sight when in flower,” says 
lvine, “worthy of being grown more 
extensively as a decorative tree.” The 
large flowers are bright red. 
