The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 28, 1949, Page 7

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1949 ~ A Yellow-Flowering Relative. Of The Poinciana By A. H. ANDREWS Pelto gee Pe nag a few species of tall, yellow Siwenot: tropical je much re- that rnp the Ho related. mr a Febhsen. t ch lative of the "Yellow Flowering Poinciana." J renes telis of his ex- showy yellow flowers. The spe- ‘ ith this tree as fol-| cies is of wide distribution in the Malayan region and in the Phil- erect, large, yellow many- | ippines grows in nature near the ered panicles of this glorious | seashore.” tree from the Philippines were a| Mr. W.E. Broadway of the Tri- ' on. My imagination was | nidad Botanical Garden wrote of rpassed by reality. This! Peltophorum as follows: “The ap- en is 10 feet tall. T received | pearance of the tree at all times n th re Bureau of Plant In- | of the year is conspicuous as seen dus under anew name (Ba- | growing in Trinidad, on accout re nda nm inerme), but I prefer) of the dark green feathery foli- xd ¢ old designation. It came} age. When in flower this dense- 18, and was Hoomerte leaved tree carries great weight \ Is My Favorite Food Store Because _- | Am Always Sure To Get " VALUE! QUALITY VARIETY! 4 _ One-Stop Shopping for All Your Food Needs.. Oy Plus Guaranteed Satisfaction with ther high, dry land, in} with those who prefer a mass 0! poor white sand of my Naples; bloom. The yellow flowers are gar arison with the | arranged in large erect panicles; and tinguished rela- j the corolla is hairy inside 'y it adds variety | out. ‘oll its compoun nd! The calyn is clothed with red- leaves be cing m nuch larger, indi- | dish Pubesence externally and vidually and collectively, of a| the stamens have their filaments much deeper green, ferruginous | covered similarly with rust- cast in the young foilage. brown hairs. It is a large, quick- “The large, erect flower pani-| growing symmetrical tree wtih a un rminating every shoot are| spreading graceful crown.” s with arusty brown to-{ The Peltophorum flowers me entdm wih os sighs touch of!late summer, being rarely seen restnut 01 ts vigorous) in South Florida gardens. The fi- h, the dark ian color of | nest flowering specimen that I and the large erect bright yellow fragrant mbine to make this tree varvelous object of tropical be ot It is unique and a first- a jowering and shade tree. It well in South Florida, is not too dense, gives a recall it in the home ee of a Miami nurseryman on N. E. 69th Street, just off N. E. Second Avenue. He did not know the name till it was identified for him. Several years ago I was pre- sented with a small specimen which is growing in Estero. May ade be grown from seed or cutting. 4 jundan ce of s showy flowers.’ | Note: In the article on Cassias 8 tree,” says Dr, E. D. 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