Sausage Tree (Kigellia Pinatta) Florida
Saint Petersburg, Fla
April 13, 1943
We saw this strange tree 4 years ago in Miami. Can’t do much driving this year on account scarcity of gasoline. If I could see my friend in Hyde Park, bet you I could have all I want. We will be seeing you before long. Weather like summer here and hate to leave it.
George Schryver
Mr. C Kisselbrach
Pine Plains, N.Y.
As I sit outside 10 days and 59 years from the date on this card, I am reminded that it is very much like summer already, although not quite as oppressive as July and August can be here in Florida.
I discussed the Kigellia Pinatta a little yesterday, and found a more recent study using the bark extract as an anticonvulsant. I should also add that this species is not quite invasive, as it only thrives in south Florida, much like its native habitat of tropical Africa, so its fairly scarce when considering Florida as a whole.
Gasoline was scarce during World War Two, and scarce enough that Mr. Schryver decided against taking the near 20 mile trip across the Gandy Bridge to his friend in Hyde Park, Tampa. Tampa has the largest port facility in Florida, especially when it concerns bulk freight such as fertilizer and gasoline, so maybe George's friend worked for the harbormaster.
As I sit outside 10 days and 59 years from the date on this card, I am reminded that it is very much like summer already, although not quite as oppressive as July and August can be here in Florida.
I discussed the Kigellia Pinatta a little yesterday, and found a more recent study using the bark extract as an anticonvulsant. I should also add that this species is not quite invasive, as it only thrives in south Florida, much like its native habitat of tropical Africa, so its fairly scarce when considering Florida as a whole.
Gasoline was scarce during World War Two, and scarce enough that Mr. Schryver decided against taking the near 20 mile trip across the Gandy Bridge to his friend in Hyde Park, Tampa. Tampa has the largest port facility in Florida, especially when it concerns bulk freight such as fertilizer and gasoline, so maybe George's friend worked for the harbormaster.
Pine Plains, NY is a town of about 2,500 people. The surname Kisselbrach appears in some archived papers in a 1930 story about the widow of George Kisselbrach getting married at age 78 to an 83 year old widower and a 1970 story about Lulu Kisselbrach's trip to Europe.
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