LEEA. These relatives of the grape, 
shrubs or small trees, are so rare I had to 
call on my friend Dr. Harold N. Moldenke 
to find descriptions. L. hirta is a shrubby 
plant, with hairy compound leaves and 
short, compact 2-5-inch clusters of “large” 
flowers (color not given). L. coccinea, 
the “scarlet-flowered Leea”, from Java, 
has neat and graceful habit, with shiny 
green leaves and dense clusters of scarlet 
flowers. It begins blooming when only a 
foot high. Dr. Moldenke’s books “Plants 
of the Bible” and “American Wild Flow- 
ers’ are available from me. 
KIRKIA. (K. wilmsi). This relative 
of the beautiful Paradise tree of our Flori- 
da coastal hammocks (Simaruba glauca) 
and of the famed Tree-of-Heaven (Ailan- 
thus altissima) of northern cities, is a 
very rare small tree that should make a 
striking ornamental. Color of its flowers 
unknown. 
TREE OF SPLENDOR.  (Brachychi- 
ton trichosiphon). This semi-deciduous 
New South Wales or Queensland tree with 
somewhat bottle-shaped trunk, gets its 
name from the rich, deep-red flowers. 
Sometimes it is called Rattletrap tree 
because of the clatter made by the very 
hard seed when mature pods are shaken 
by the wind. The seeds are rich in oil. 
MEXICAN SUNFLOWER  (Tithonia 
diversifolia). Large woody evergreen 
shrub, covered from November to March 
with 4-inch brilliant yellow sunflowers. 
Excellent plant to hide waste areas. 
SEASIDE TREES 
Conocarpus erectus 
Lignum vitae 
Thespesia populnea 
Swietenia 
Calophyllum inophyllum Pigeon plum 
Hibiscus elatus Delonix regia 
Hibiscus tiliaceus Tamarindus indica 
Clusia rosea Seagrape 
Terminalia Yucca 
Pongamia Jacquinia armillaris 
Lysiloma Jacquinia keyensis 
Melaleuca leucadendra. Scaevola, 
Pittosporum pentandrum 
Sterculia foetida 
Metrosideros tomentosa 
Noronhia emarginata 
Myoporum laetum 
Cordia sebestena 
Ilex cassine 
MY 555 CLUB 
The world’s finest flowering tropical 
trees are 555 in number. Those of top 
quality as ornamentals are marked in this 
list with a (*). Buy quality. 
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FLOWERING TREE 
JANUARY: 
Tibouchina granulosa, 
Tabebuia palmeri, 
Cassia goratensis, 
Calliandra, 
Pterospermum acerifolius. 
FEBRUARY: 
Bauhinia variegata, 
Pachira, 
Cochlcspermum, 
Tabebuia avellanadae, 
Tabebuia chrysantha. 
MARCH: 
Tabebuia argentea, 
Cordia sebestena*, 
Gliricidia, 
Erythrina, 
Melaleuca? 
APRIL: 
Tabebuia ipe, 
Montezuma, 
Oncoba_ spinosa, 
Plumeria, 
Radermachera. 
MAY 
Jacaranda, 
Tabebuia pallida*, 
Cassia javanica, 
Callistemon speciosus7, 
Calodendron. 
JUNE: : 
Lagerstroemia speciosa, 
Bauhinia galpini, 
Peltophorum inerme, 
Delonix regia, 
Metrosideros. 
DULY < 
Lagerstroemia floribunda, 
Eucalyptus ficifolia, 
Guaiacum, 
Cassia fistula, 
Bauhinia monandra 
AUGUST: 
Moringa cleifera* 
Hibiscus tiliaceus, 
Triplaris, 
Lagerstroemia hirsuta, 
Posoqueria. 
SEPTEMBER: 
Lagerstroemia thorelli, 
Bixa orellano, 
Ruprechtia, 
Clusia rosea, 
Ixora macrothyrsa. 
OCTOBER: 
Lagerstroemia turbinata, 
Colvillea, 
Canangium odoratum, 
Bauhinia purpurea, 
Cassia multijuga. 
NOVEMBER: 
Bauhinia triandra, 
Spathodea campanulata**, 
Chorisia, 
Koelreuteria, 
Hymenosporum. 
DECEMBER: 
Dombeya calantha, 
Chamaefistula antillanum 
Caesalpinia mexicana, 
Cassia nicaraguensis, 
Harpullia. 
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CD 
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CALENDAR 
Blooms several times a year. 
Blooms off and on all year. 
EDWIN A. MENNINGER 
“THE FLOWERING TREE MAN” 
Stuart, Florida 
