PURPLE MELALEUCA 
(Melaleuca nesophila) 
“NARROW-LEAVED BOTTLE- 
BRUSH (C. linearis). This small tree 5-8 
feet bears shcwy deep red flowers and 
requires warm conditions. 
“SCARLET BOTTLEBRUSH (Callis- 
temon rugulosus. Syn. C. coccineus). 
Shrub to 15 feet resembling C. citrinus 
but with narrow, sharp-pointed leaves 
and somewhat looser spikes of scarlet 
flowers tipped with gold. It likes moist 
sandy soil. 
WEEPING TEA-TREE (M. leucaden- 
dron mimosoides). This 120-foot tree 
bears white flowers in large pendulous 
bunches, fragrant. 
CALLITRIS ROBUSTA. Ornamental, 
upright handsome Australian tree to 60 
feet with silver-green foliage. As this is 
a conifer, the flowers are inconspicuous. 
SANDALWOOD  (Santalum album). 
The true sandalwood of commerce. This 
15-foot tree is difficult to grow because 
it is parasitic on the roots of other plants. 
I grow it in same container with Samanea 
saman. 
“VIRGILIA (V. divaricata). A truly 
delightful, quick-growing, flowering tree. 
It has an upright habit, and bears _ its 
pinkish scented flowers in spring. It will 
flower at two years old, and reach a 
height of 30 feet in less than ten years, 
but does not usually live longer than 
twelve years. 
“AUSTRALIAN CAPER (Capparis 
umbenata). Northern Australian tree to 
15 feet bearing solitary, large and showy 
white flowers in the leaf axils, 
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BRAZIL NUT (Bertholétfia excelsa). 
Very large South American evergreen tree 
that bears the Brazil nuts of commerce. 
STAHLIA (S. monosperma). A rare 
evergreen Puerto Rican tree to 60 feet 
without thorns, allied to Caesalpinia, 
bearing “rather large, perfect, yellow 
flowers” in terminal and axillary clusters. 
*BREWSTER’S SHOWER (Cassia 
brewsteri). This Australian newcomer 
bears brownish-yellow (sometimes almost 
reddish yellow) flowers in profusion, very 
handsome as shown in kodachrome pic- 
tures from down under. 
*NICARAGUA SHOWER (C._ nica- 
raguensis). I offer two different trees 
under this name until their correct identi- 
fication is possible. No. 1 has small ever- 
green leaves and bears copious yellow 
flowers from November to March, one 
of the few true winter-bloomers. No 2 has 
large leaves like C. reticulata, is half- 
deciduous and has not yet bloomed for 
me. 
GASSIA SPsNo200% 
seed collected in Venezuela. 
seen, 
*SIBIPIRUNA (Caesalpinia peltophor- 
cides). This slender Brazilian tree allied 
to our dwarf poinciana, is illustrated in 
color in album Floristico and thus de- 
Grown from 
Flowers not 
scribed: “Has many branches, without 
thorns. Its clustered inflorescences . of 
golden yellow completely cover the 
crown. It is greatly valued for decorative 
purposes. Grows from sea level to 3500 
feet. Well suited to planting along ave- 
nues. Flowers in October and November 
(ie Brazil jee 
MILLETTIA (M. caffra). This small 
south African tree bears quantities of 
pretty, bright-purple, small pea flowers. 
It seems to be evergreen in Florida. I 
can offer also small plants of M. reticulata 
but I have found no description of it. 
POLYALTHIA (P. suberosa). This 
small evergreen Indian tree of the Annona 
family, has inconspicuous greenish-white 
flowers. 
GOLDENRAIN TREE 
bipinnata). 
formosana. 
(Koelreuteria 
Somewhat hardier than K. 
