Malaya 
WAYSIDE TREES OF MALAYA (Corner). 
This wonderful book (one volume of text, one of 
photographs) is the finest book about tropical 
trees I have ever seen. Long out of print, now 
available. $11.92, postage, customs and tax paid. 
FLORA OF THE MALAY PENINSULA* (Rid- 
ley). Illus. by Hutchinson. 5 vol., complete. $50, 
postage extra. 
* PLANT LIFE IN MALAYA (Holttum—former 
director of Singapore Botanical Garden). Fasci- 
nating study of Malayan plant life and adaptation 
of growth forms to that climate. $2.75. Postage 
20c. 
Reprints of Menninger Articles 
“EVERGREEN TREES FOR STREET PLANT- 
ING IN SOUTH FLORIDA.” A study of street 
trees used in tropical cities throughout the 
world; suggested basic list for Fla. Fla. State 
Hort. Soe. Proc. 1949. 25¢. 
“TABEBUIA TREE FOR WARM REGIONS.” 
Study of a group of showy flowered South Amer- 
ican ornamentals. Illustrated. Journal of N. Y. 
Bot. Garden, June 1949. 35c. 
“ONCOBA, CHIC OF ARABY.” Study of this 
bushy Arabian tree. Illustrated. Journal of N. 
Y. Bot. Garden, Nov. 1948. 35c. 
“THE TREE CRAPEMYRTLES.” Illustrated 
study of the half dozen species being grown in 
South Florida. Natl. Hort. Mag. April 1951. 
$1. This issue also contains an article on 
Wercklea insignis, a beautiful Costa Rican mal- 
low. Illus. 
“A NEW MELALUCA FOR FLORIDA.” De- 
scription of Melaleuca linariifolia. Illus. Sub- 
tropical Gardening Feb. 1951. 35c. 
“THE FLOWERING YLANG-YLANG TREE.” 
Tops among smelly trees. Illus. Tropical Gar- 
dening May 1951. 35c. 
“THE GOLDEN SHOWER AND ITS HAND- 
SOME RELATIVES.” A study of the Cassia fam- 
ily. Journal of N.Y. Bot. Garden, March 1952. 
35¢. 
“CHORISIA TREES—HOW MANY KINDS 
ARE THERE?” Illustrated study of this genus. 
National Hort. Magazine, Jan. 1953. 25c. 
“FLOWERING TREES FOR WARM WIN- 
TERS.” Popular article. The Home Garden, 
October 1952. 25c. 
%* ROBINSONELLA—“The Blue Hibiscus.” Il- 
lustrated report of new flowering tree in Guate- 
mala. Floriland September 1953. 25c. 
* “BARKLYA’”—Lovely Queensland ornamental. 
Nat. Hort. Mag., Oct. 1954. 25c. 
BAUHINIA MONANDRA 
by D.V. COWEN 
Bs Sees een RN Ch © Geka a BX ¢ 
FLOWERING TREES AND SHRUBS 
OF INDIA (Cowen). Splendid new book 
for the layman, picturing in color many 
tropical trees and shrubs frequently plant- 
ed in Florida. $7.50, post. 30c. 
India and Ceylon 
MANUAL OF GARDENING IN INDIA* (Firm- 
inger). 8th edition. Complete tropical guide. 
$3.60. Post. 50c. 
FLORA OF BRITISH INDIA* (Hooker). 7 
volumes, complete. $91, postage to be added. 
TREES OF CALCUTTA AND ITS NEIGHBOR- 
HOOD (Benthall). Illustrated. Excellent, com- 
plete descriptions with scientific and common 
names. 513 pages. $7.75, postage 45c. 
* WILD FLOWERS OF THE CEYLON HILLS 
(Bond). Describing with excellent drawings 120 
of the commoner “cooler zone” plants of $000 
ft. elevation, mostly herbaceous but many shrubs 
and trees, this identification handbook is very 
useful. 240 pages, $2.65, postage 12c. 
* THE PALMS OF BRITISH INDIA AND CEY- 
LON (Blatter). 628 pages. The standard work 
on this subject. $10, postage 20c. 
TREES OF INDIA (McCann). Excellent hand- 
book describing 78 common Indian trees each 
illustrated with full page color plate. $3.75, post- 
age 20c. 
* SOME BEAUTIFUL INDIAN TREES (Blatter 
& Millard). 2nd edition. Med. 8vo. 32 coloured 
plates. 47 half-tone plates and many line-draw- 
ings. Price on application. 
* THE GARDEN IN THE PLAINS (Harler). 
Third edition of a practical Indian garden book 
with general instructions, also notes on pergolas, 
arches, sundials, bird baths, sunken gardens, 
water gardens, ete. 400 pages, $4, postage 20c. 
%* KANDY (CEYLON) FLORA (Alston). Paper 
bound $1, postage 20c. 
