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Card is titled: “A Sausage Tree in Florida.”

Printed on back of postcard:

SAUSAGE TREE, RIVIERA GARDENS, MIAMI
The Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata) also sometimes called the Fetish Tree, is a native of tropical Africa.  It has rough Pinnate Leaves, and flowers which have a rather peculiar appearance and hang suspended by long peducles.  From each flower a large fruit develops.  These fruits have the appearance of big sausages, and doubtless have given the tree its name.

Publishing information: “Genuine Curteich-Chicago ‘C.T. Art-Colortone’ post card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / 303-F – Tropical Florida Series.”

Card is addressed to Mrs. W.S. Rountree, 3121 Highland Ave., Birmingham, Ala.  Postmarked in Fort Pierce Beach, Fla. on 4 March 1951, in the p.m.

Text of written message:

This is the life – can’t say whether it would get me notorius or not – but I am truly enjoying it.  Planning to drive down to Palm Beach & Miami soon just to look it over.  Love to the family – Pat