The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 21, 1940, Page 5

ATURE RE NOTES By J.C. GALLOWAY Neprinted From Port Allegany (Penna.) Reporter and Argus The Citiz another “Nature Notes”, J. C. Galleway. en presents herewith series entitled, from the pen of in the ppear regularly legany (Penna.) and were and Mrs. city d during Mr, visit in tne re- wing is tne latest article: are street trees looking *s with their al- and heads s; but they are mahogany. Y: the real thing. Ard these with leaves at like hickory are Span- 2g limes. All i find sandbox trees with oval pointed leaves with the veins running out par- allel to h other from the mid rib, > curious seed ves- sel a ribbed pump- kin, but hord. They explode, they in time; bi it if you dig out eeds he vase paperweight. rk one with the heavy That's a.nain tree; see how its slerder twigs seem to drip s tiny white _ pods twisted into tight spiral springs. t iad you already know roofed like a tent with f ce against the sky, and heavy dark pods a foot or two long h below. But “Of cour: the poinci , gone now. but the stems make a , Tough, gold or brow a ‘Woman’s-tongue'’ 3 in the West Indies their clusters of pods chatter in the trade winds all day long. This other one with few leaves and the bridal shower of sweet neas is a ‘Horse-radish tree’ because you use the roots for horse r it has v pods like sticks, winged with and packed in soft tissue paper. ry of these pod s Gliricidia bloom- ing now with yard-long garlands of pirk peas strung along the branches the little black but- terflics love i-em. with! jshaped leaves with jthey are the Sacred trees of In- GIBRALTAR CLEARS ‘U.S. SHIPS FASTER BRITISH RELEASE VESSELS IN FEW HOURS: HELD PRE- VIOUSLY FOR DAYS (By Assvetated Tresst LONDON, Feb, 21.—United “You may have heard of Gum- THE a0 CLASSIFIED COLUMN § N TRANSPORTATION D. No GOING TO CHICAGO, two passengers. exchanged. Call at 323 h street, Dongo Inn. feb21-4tx bo-limbo, but you never saw big- ger ones then these in Key West, with smocth round stems and limbs and never an acute angle, everything bending like gigantic rubber hose; dark red scurfy bark, smcother than birch. Im mense big shade trees they are. But not so big as the glossy- leaved Rubbers, the Ficus or fig family. This Ficus nitida, for in- stance, the ‘Cuban laurel’ bears so heavy a crown of small dark leaves that half of it biocks the view up Simonton street; .and there are others just 2s big. And the Banyan on Whitehead street is equally gigantic. and loaded on every twig and leaf axil with red and brown figs the si: of peas. Some of them hang root fibres like brooms down from the branches; one old timer has a great trunk braided of them, looking like a mass of ropes and twine. States ships are now bei ed through the British band contro] patrol off G: officials here annox last month et State Hull prote: that i was being used ag can shipping, arrange slowly been speeded up until n the vessels are passed with the least possible During the Februa 1 riod these result Washingten, four : chat hour: 17 hours. cd late at nigh riod, five ot ed the sirait without | en to the examining ha carried clearance certifi Previously, ernment cd States 1 “Others may xy not look so much like rubbers, but they are figs just the same, like these on Car- oline street across the corner from the post office. Tall and vase-shaped, and dripping from top to lower twigs with popular long | tails, Italian shipping v three or four dz inside, and en end along the edge Sterculia; and when it blooms the reighbe st. for its name is ~foe' Arother finger is the kapok wh fills some of vour pill not produce h ciant. and its over the top of the buttress of the Ce dia, under which Buddha is said to have done his meditating. And stranger still is the Cluster fig. whose fruit is borne on the large limbs and trunk. The figs are shaggy beard on the smooth bark of trunk and large limbs. roo It . All over to you may see ¢ it shrub small tree with twi thick finger or thumb. d termi rosettes of great rough paddle leaves, and sometimes pink cut- out flowers at the ends. or paired milkweed pods; for it is one of the dogbane tribe. Thi Frangi- pana, famous in the Fast Indies and in romance for its fragrance” Another in this series of “Na- ture Notes” will be presented in The Citizen in an early issue. “That gorgeous tree with the bowls of orange-red tulips all over it? No wonder it caught your eye. Closer, you will see a brown ineurved chrysanthemum —a big one, surrounded, not sby tulips, but by one-sided cream pitchers almost as large as tea cups, above fat pinnate leaves. Spathodeas they are. from Afri- ca; and they will be blooming all over town in a year or two, a! gorgeous sight. “Here is a tree with five-fin- Delicious and efreshing 4 . FURNISHED APARTMENT. k; TWO FOR RENT conveniences. 1014 feb21-4tx modern Grinnell street. WANTED WILL BU} Y all ‘species of Cactus. CACTUS TERRACE, 727 Divi- sion street. feb20-3t HOTELS SRING YOUR VISITING friends night’s res’ ‘AS HOTEL. Clean rooms, enjoy the homey atmosphere. Satisfactory rates. 917 Fleming St. mayl7-tf POSITION WANTED POSITION WANTED: Experi- el secretary, stenographer and typist desires position. Best references. Box D, The Citizen. febl-s FOR SALE on Washington White. $750 for Apply 1219 Pearl jan5-s LOTS street near quick sale. b, oon Hound, ac- to Florida Keys. Guar- Apply 523 Eaton St. feb21-6tx SECOND SHEETS—500 for 50¢ nov19-tf est corner Quick sale for Pox FF, The Citizen. feb21-4- DOUBLE CORNER near Mar- tello Towers. $19,000. Box RR, The Citiz feb20-s n. FOURTEEN-FT. V-BOTTOM CYPRESS BOAT; Four Horse Johnson Outboard Motor; Four Life Preservers, One Fire Ex- tinguisher; Pair of Oars and Row. Locks; Anchor with Rope $150.00. Apply 1217 Petronia street. jun27-s Taste is the charm of Coca-Cola. It never loses the delightful appeal that first attracted you. And it never fails to give you a happy after-scnse of complete re- freshment. So, join the millions who enjoy the delicious taste of Coca-Cola and get the feel of refreshment. © PAUSE THAT REFRESHES BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA CO., BY KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY ; DINNER * FOR SALE—Kelvinator, 6-ft., $50; Mahogany Double Bed, Simmons . inner-spring Mat- tress and Box Spring, $50; Ma- hogany Dresser, $5; Mahogany Vanity with bench, $10. Box O, The Citizen. feb15-6tx OLD PAPERS FOR SALE— Three bun@les for 5c. The Citi- zen Office. nov25-tf Kd 4 \ & Q : . , @ ; \ & ‘ 7OR- “SAL oe CHEAP— Beautiful 7-rcom bungalow with sleeping porch, elso front porch, both screened. Reasonable terms. \rply 1119 South street. feb feb14-6tx from We hington to Von $859 Apply 1217 Petronia street. aprl4-s STORY HOUSE AND LOT. ancis Street. $2500.00— $590.00 down, balance $25.00 thly; 6% interest. Price re- for cash, Also several 2 s, law prices, terms. ~.y Pox R.Ly The Citizen. jan22-s THRFE PFLEUGER TEMPLAR REELS. In good working con- dition. Will sell cheap. Also, have Redwing 28-36 horsepow- er motor with many new parts. , Will sell entirely or by parts. | Apply Box P, The Citizen. jan19-tf TWO LOTS, nine all modern conven beautiful lawn, double All taxes paid, furn- 1, radio, piano, typewriter. ete. $4500 cash or $2500 down. balance in 1% years. Robt. J.; Lewis, 1611 Von Phister street. decll-s The BETTYE RAYMONDF | RESTAURANT LUNCH — TEA — DINNER 512 Caroline Street Open 11 a. m. to 9:30 p. m. LUNCHEON . 35¢ up . 65c up 1 iCASA MARINA Key West's HOTEL DE LUXE | American Plan 200 Delightful Rooms, Each With Private Bath 1 Beautiful Cocktail Lounge DANCING NIGHTLY Casa Marina Orchestra PETER SCHUTT Manager LPI MIDIOL ILE IE SGM ILS MEY WEST CITIZEN Gh FIVE Lt MEEBO MEPE ORME ED 0 Fat a8 eB TEOET EST, A Guide To Profit Service Results Key West Buyer's Guide A Reference Of Firms Who Are Specialists In Their Fields RELIABLE FIRMS WIT] WHOM 10 TRADE —a—e. 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