WE HAVE 
A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY — 
The beautification of the homes and 
highways of Florida has to be done by the 
people who live here. It requires a special 
effort to learn about and to grow the extra 
beautiful things that are available from 
the world tropics. This job of getting 
acquainted with newcomer trees is ours— 
yours and mine. Let’s stop being provin- 
cial. Let us lift our eyes to new horizons, 
awaken to the fact that literally thousands 
of new and beautiful trees are available 
to us, but nobody is going to bring any 
of them over and plant them in your yard 
or your town. ‘The responsibility is on 
your shoulders. 
This price list is dedicated TO HOME 
OWNERS WHO WANT TO PLANT 
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING TREES. In 
the year 1954 I introduced to Florida 
more than 100 new showy-flowered trees 
from warm regions all over the world and 
these are briefly described in every-da 
language in the pages which follow. 
(Alphabetically arranged by - scientific 
names). In addition, I have devoted the necessary time and energy to propagating 
more trees of about 800 different kinds described in my previous catalogs and price 
lists. ‘Today I have ten thousand showy-flowered trees in my backyard available for 
the beautification of gardens, parks, highways, etc. in warm areas. Earnest seekers 
for the unusual and the beautiful will find in my lists an escape from the commonplace. 
This booklet combines my 1955 presentation of: 
(1) Descriptions of more than 100 new trees and shrubs not offered in my previ- 
ous lists. Many plants available this year have never been introduced heretofore by 
anybody and these descriptions are alphabetically arranged by scientific names. 
(2) Price list of plants on hand and the sizes in which available. Before each 
listing appears a page number (35) which refers to a description of the tree in my 1953 
catalog; or a combination of letter & number (S7) which refers to a description of the 
tree in last year’s (1954) price list; or a star % which means the tree is new and is 
described in this year’s list. 
(3) List of horticultural books that I carry in stock at publisher’s prices for the 
benefit of growers in warm climates. A star % in that list again indicates something 
new this year. 
You are welcome to visit my garden in Stuart anytime, but you will find me 
there only on Saturdays (all day) and Sunday afternoons from October to May in- 
clusive. During the rest of the week I am trying very hard to make a living in the 
newspaper and printing business, so please don’t expect me to drop everything and 
talk to you about trees (much as I would like to!) Trees are my hobby, not my 
business. The months June-September I spend in the mountains of Western North 
Carolina. 
Shipment of trees can be made collect by railway express or truck, as you may 
specify. Or you may come and get the trees you want. There is a crating charge of 
$1 on all shipments amounting to less than $5. 
This price list is of little value without my 1947 and 1953 catalogs which give 
detailed descriptions of hundreds of trees priced herein, and more than a hundred of 
them are illustrated in the 1953 catalog. These catalogs sell for $1 each and if you 
do not already possess them, you are missing something good. 
EDWIN A. MENNINGER 
