BEE TREES 
GARUGA (G. pinnata). This South 
Indian deciduous tree while bare puts 
large whorled clusters of tiny yellow bells 
at the ends of the branches, very fra- 
grant and much sought by bees. As the 
flowers fade the new leaves appear and 
many of these get bright yellow and crim- 
son spots on them, giving an autumn tinge 
all out of season and adding to the tree's 
picturesqueness. 
“SCHIMA (S. wallichi Syn. S. noron- 
hae). “This magnificent tree,” Corner 
calls it, is a Malayan evergreen to 100 
feet in its native land with rounded 
crown and tall straight bole that some- 
times gets 10 feet in diameter. Much 
smaller with us, this camellia relative is 
a slow-growing handsome pyramidal tree 
suitable for street planting and so used 
in Malaya. “When covered with flowers it 
is a beautiful sight,” says Herklots, “and 
its fragrance attracts a multitude of bees 
and butterflies”. The very fragrant pure 
white flowers, 2-24 inches across, with 
numerous golden stamens, in clusters near 
the branch tips, come from April to June. 
HORSERADISH 
“HORSERADISH (Moringa oleifera). 
This evergreen, brittle Indian tree to 25 
feet has lovely, lacy, fernlike, light green 
foliage and it bears quantities of small 
white flowers all the year, much resembl- 
ing the northern locust. It is the only tree 
in my yard that always has flowers on it. 
The dagger-like, 12-inch seed pods make 
the tree a striking object. 
*BRILLIANT LUEHEA (L. candida). 
“Very pretty ornamentals,” writes Dr. V. 
C. Dunlap from Honduras in sending seed 
of this and the next entry. This Luehea 
is a shrub or small evergreen tree to 20 
feet that bears large, showy white flowers, 
the trunk often branching from the base. 
The tree is fairly hardy and promises to 
become an outstanding flowering tree for 
Florida gardens. Like the Linden to 
which it is related, it is a beautiful tree. 
Standley says: “Showy when in flower be- 
cause of the abundance of large, pure 
white blossoms.” 
*PRETTY LUEHEA (L. speciosa). This 
is a Central American shrub or tree to 
50 feet with the same magnificent 2-inch 
white flowers, and it begins blooming 
when only 6 feet high. Standley says: 
“Large, white, very showy flowers . 
planted as a shade tree in Balboa and else- 
where.” Williams says: “An abundance 
of yellow or white flowers.” This is an 
excellent yard tree, highly recommended. 
GIANT LUEHEA (L. seemanni). This 
is a big shade tree from the forests of 
Honduras, suited for parks and large gar- 
dens where generous shade is wanted. 
The wood is hard and the trees should 
be highly wind-resistant. 
TEMBUSU (Fagraea fragrans). This 
beautifully shaped Malayan tree to 109 
feet is accustomed to poorly aerated, ill- 
drained situations, and delights in swamps. 
Corner says: “In all its activities the tree 
is leisurely. It grows slowly; it develops 
new leaves a pair at a time, never in flush 
like so many of our eager trees; its flower 
buds need several weeks to open; its flow- 
ers last for several days and are not morn- 
ing glories or night dreams like so many 
others; and the tiny berries require three 
months to mature. >. . The 3-inch clust- 
ered flowers open about sunset. At first 
they are a creamy-white and exhale a 
perfume that spreads far from the tree but 
as they age (they last 5 or 6 days) they 
turn yellow and the fragrance a_ little 
harsh.” The closest garden relative of 
. this tree is the Buddleia, or butterfly bush. 
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