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"Phoenix canariensis" labeled Agri St at south of big rubber tree
2 specimens. Very stocky, 3 ft diam
7 ft (iron cage) 10 ft (in the other) to top of
Crown. Los 12-15 ft long with a thick
away to turn edgewise droop at
tip.
4-27-29 "Erythrina Crista-galli" labeled
Public Garden St. No. Ls fully out v
fluds well advanced - a few open.
Tree 2 1/2 ft diam at base, branching
at about 3 ft into 3 upright branches
8-15 inches. Top sawed off at about
8 ft. Roots throw out young growth which
bears flo. Inflo to 18 in long, the lower
flo in groups of 1-3 in axile flo,
supper flo with no subtending
lvs. All the lvs flo are on young
growth the shoots being to 3 ft long.
5-15-29 Cerbera Thevetia L f 284. BMG0
602. Fl 20 side of Beverly Rd east of Monroe.
if "many glands at base of calyx are
surround the base of disk they are no-
mercurious (partly because of standing
milk). Style 2 lobed distinctly as if
seen almost parted. Style is higher
than stamens deep in throat of corolla
digma a double cone (near at base
is big) style, 2 lked above the bases form
a ridge around center which has
10 Dular little pointing downward.
Anles bright green in the light and
flshy and. Corolla has sinural
projecting scales at throat a thick
ring hairs encircling inside tube
to scales. Directly below each scale is
an almost sessile anthier with emmissive
prolonged into lanceolate point 1-1/2 mm
long. Shortly filisanthus (pres to be con-
sidered as filament aduate in corolla