. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 15. An Avenue of Jambolan Trees persistent for a year or more after maturity; these add to the singular appearance of the tree during all seasons of the year. There is hardly a single tropical city or town, park or private lawn or garden with any pretensions at all that does not have one or more Royal Poinciana trees. It is the favorite tree for roadside planting throughout the West Indies, as well as in South America as far south as Rio de Janeiro. It is not a native of the American tropics, but was introduced in very early times from Madagascar and has now
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 15. An Avenue of Jambolan Trees persistent for a year or more after maturity; these add to the singular appearance of the tree during all seasons of the year. There is hardly a single tropical city or town, park or private lawn or garden with any pretensions at all that does not have one or more Royal Poinciana trees. It is the favorite tree for roadside planting throughout the West Indies, as well as in South America as far south as Rio de Janeiro. It is not a native of the American tropics, but was introduced in very early times from Madagascar and has now become thoroughly naturalized in all tropical countries of the world. The tree is rarely over forty feet high, but it has a very wide-spreading crown, which admirably fits it not only as a shade tree, but also makes it possible to display its exquisite flowers to the full sunlight and to the view of the interested passer-by. Cultivation of the Jambolan The jambolan (Eugenia jambolana) is an uncommonly interesting tree that was introduced from the Far East into Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad and into all the French Colonies at a comparatively early period in the history of the West Indies. Although this important tree is now thoroughly naturalized, it rarely escapes from cultivation or grows wild here as in its native habitat—India, Burma, Siam and Ceylon. In the tropics of the new. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Munson Steamship Line. New York : Munson Steamship Line
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