The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-02-07

MOLLIE PARKER GROWS REMARKABLE
Only Star Apple Tree In United States Also Here
LIMBURCER CHEESE TREE In GARDENS

lactla or candelabra cactus and is
known as the uphorbia lactia
crystalia. II is a combination
I plant, which starts off as q up
horbia lacita and ends in . curvy
lacy purple fringe. The plant in
question has never reverted 20
type, Miss Park said.
A specimen of the Monstres
DelicioSa in the garden is also
highly priced This wonderful
tropical fruit blooms during the
fan of one year and ripens during
the fall of the next year. II is Of
Mexican origin with four-fo0t
leaves something like elephant
ear leaves but with pierced holes
The fruit is the most delicious
known in tropical countries. The
taste is a combination Of pine
apple, banana. sour sop and other
tropical fruits. When IL is ripe
a third Of il peels off and only
that third may be eaten. since
the rest viii tie up the tongue IL
eaten. The following day an
other third peels. and the final
day the last third falls off.
A huge yellow and green cen
fury plant. Is feet across and
eight feet tall. the largest Miss
Parker has ever heard OF. IS IN ;
prominent place in the gardens.
Among the 10 varieties Of cacd
she has Miss Parker has the star
fish cactus with blooms IS large
as a winner plate, a buff hack
ground speckled with red. and .
specimen of the tree cactus. na-
tive TO the Keys. and practically
extinct There is one on Big Pine
with a I6-foot spread. Miss Park
er said. A strange. straight stalk
with esr-hke appendages is Of the
Mexican opuntia family. The tin
lest opuntia known is in q little
rock cleft IN the garden. Harrisia
cacti. native 10 Big Pine. are also
there.
The roysl poincihna, gorgeous
tropical flame tree. blooms
around April. Blooms Of Miss
Parker's specimens are as deep as
those of a bOugainviIiea. Bou-
gainvilleas. Of which Miss Park
er's vine is one of the largest in
the eity. are Of the rosy violet and
deep violet type. besides red and
white varieties.
A mahogany tree. native to the
Keys. may also be seen IN the
cool. green garden.
Among the gorgeous colored
blooming trees are the tulip tree
with vermiIlion blooms as large
as tesgups; the Alexsndrian
laurel. white midsummer bios
SONS: the Gliricidia. with pink
and white pea shaped blossoms.
in bloom at present and which
viii continue for another week or
so: the pluTnbago. largest speci-
men IN the country. n . central
spot in the garden. which Is .
pale blue mass Of color blooming
ten months . year. beginning
January l. and is IN bloom ~
present; the kalanchoe. with old
rose bells and french gray cap
flowers. blooming through The
winter: the Hawaiian pink show
er. which tourists make pilgrim
ages 10 So in Hawaii and which
blooms in the spring
The blue jscaranda. with pow
der blue blossoms blooming from
the Fall 10 August. 20 blossoms
20 an individual spike. fhe Pate-
buia. . mass Of pink with FIVE
petals 10 each blossom and neck
two 20 three inches long. are 9th
erx
An interesting plant Is Ire Chi
nesc ginger. with pink buds. earh
blossom . perfect orchid. ere
roots 81 the tree beng made IN
70 capitalized ginger - TIE Chi
ncse. the horsersdlEh iB made
from grinding the roots. q Esiad
made ~ the petals q whuse cuok-
Cd pods . vegetable resennblsng
snap beans may b. hsd- ard fru<u
the bark 70 which medicine -
made The hszuya tree b . trup-
icsl tree which dos rot Er1W
even Is fzr IS Tanps. b - Triri-
dsd ard Porto Ricsn criEin. re
ThcspsEis. native ~ Cuka- kzE
hibiscus Ike flowers wlth dzrE
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