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form twenty or thirty feet high, and in the Agricultural Gardens near 

 Hamilton, another Pandanus of less graceful form but greater breadth 

 is seen. Our common deciduous trees, however, — the maples, beeches, 

 birches and oaks — are entirely wanting. In a private garden that con- 

 tained many interesting trees and shrubs from various parts of the world 



Fig. 11. 'Wistowe,' Residence of the Widow of the late U. S. Consul, the Hon. C. H. 



Allen. 



I was shown, as one of the greatest of curiosities, a sickly specimen of 

 one of our oaks. Even with the utmost care and attention these trees 

 can not be made to flourish in Bermuda; but oleanders have been intro- 

 duced and flourish almost beyond belief. They are often used as 

 hedgerows and grow to a height of twenty or twenty-five feet. A 

 great variety of tints from deep scarlet — almost crimson — to pure 

 white are to be seen. From May to September they enliven the face 



