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3-2-29 X #178
St. Georges Public Garden 20 west corner.
Bush left with curly bark in ridges
"from firm in Florida" says Mr. Swanson.
Fr. Twigs densely covered with rust, from
hair variety. Ld alt. growing larger
branch end of twig to 4in x 1/3pin. Blossoms
late, apoclyrous, base narrowed. Petals
2-3 mm v hairy liberation of thin but fine
glabrosa, somewhat repand. Fr in
umbellopsa lf. Peduncle in pedicels
1/4 pin. Fil like dark colored berries 1/4 in
diam (13 in umbell in one case counted)
When cut along no seed n seed husk.
nse. No sign of calyx at stem end &
only faintest suggestion at other end. The
white-yellowed
skin can be removed leaving
inside with indented mark
around middle (this mark seems
to indicate no division into lobes
further in) This whit-yellow exter
on removal falls yellow fibres
not inside which had extended
from circumference towards centre.
leaving a white anomalous pock-
like centre divided somewhat by re-
moral of fibers.
3-2-29 "Eriodendron anfractuosum"
as per label. St. Georges Public Garden
Trimm'd close to top 20 ft. Twigs varies
greatly in diam bulging & contracting.
Bark smooth grayish brown (color of
Oberonite Fitch 1928 suit) broken in
vertical lines showing green with
light green at tips in centre. No joints
staved.
3-2-29 "Cordia nitida" as per label
Tree St. Georges Public Garden. Not likes
C. Sebastena.