. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Tropical Fruit Plants and Trees 7 EUGENIA, continued E. Jambos ** Rose-Apple, or Jamrosade. A quick-growing tree, reaching a height of 25 to 30 feet; evergreen, with leaves resembling the olean- der in shape and size. New growth is wine-colored. Flowers large, creamy white, followed by white or yellowish fruits \ XA to 2 inches thick, with occasion- ally a tinge of blush-
. Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs. Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Tropical Fruit Plants and Trees 7 EUGENIA, continued E. Jambos ** Rose-Apple, or Jamrosade. A quick-growing tree, reaching a height of 25 to 30 feet; evergreen, with leaves resembling the olean- der in shape and size. New growth is wine-colored. Flowers large, creamy white, followed by white or yellowish fruits \ XA to 2 inches thick, with occasion- ally a tinge of blush-pink on one side. Fruit is rose-scented; has the flavor of an apricot. Makes the finest jelly. 1-year-old pot-plants, 15 cts. each, $ per doz. Large plants, 3 to 5 feet high, in pots, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. E. Micfeeli.*** See Semi-Tropical Fruit Plants. E. ,from Costa Rica.** "Fruits 2%to2}4 inches in diameter; yellow, quite soft, with pronounced strawberry flavor; sour, but of fine taste; makes the finest preserves, alone or with guavas; is very ; New; 1898 introduction. Nice pot-plants, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. FICUS glomerata.** Cluster Fig. East In- dies and Queensland. In India the fruit is eaten both raw and stewed, while the leaves are used for fodder for cattle. It is a very quick-growing tree, evergreen, and worth planting as a shade tree in extreme South Florida or California. Large plants, 40 cts. each. F. aurea.* Our native Rubber Tree or Wild Fig. Known only in Florida. A choice ornamental tree, with glossy leaves, smaller than F. elastica, but of fine form. Fruit is small, but very good. The tree is a very rapid grower, and a handsome decorative plant for the florist. Strong plants, 25c. each. F., from Costa Rica.** Another valuable in- troduction of 1898. "This is our best native Fig; tree fine-branched, similar to alive oak,but denser; bears continuously through the year one crop after the other of small Figs, size of blackberrie
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