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The large blue and white flowers, with conspicuous yellow anthers, are pro- 

 duced at most seasons of the year, but more especially after dry weather 

 Thrives best in particularly shaded situations at elevations below 3,000 feet. 

 This is the only species of the potato order that grows into a tree form. 



Spathodea campanulata (Bignoniacece). — A tall erect tree from western 

 Tropical Africa, introduced into Ceylon in 1873, and now fairly commonly 

 planted about Kandy and elsewhere as an ornamental shade tree. Its large 

 bright orange-red, erect flowers produced at the tips of the branches throughout 

 the wet season, render it strikingly handsome and conspicuous at a distance. 

 The unexpanded flowers contain a quantity of water, hence the tree has been 

 christened the " Fountain-tree." Thrives up to 1,600 feet. 



Stekculia COLorata (Sterculiacece). — " Malarparutti," T. — A moderate- 

 sized tree of 40 to 50 feet in height, indigenous to the dry region of Ceylon but 

 thrives also in the moist districts. The brilliant orange scarlet flowers, appearing 

 in great profusion when the tree is leafless (February to March at Peradeniya), 

 render the tree a handsome and conspicuous ornament. The veddas (aborigi- 

 nals of Ceylon) are said to call the tree " Kenawila," and sing odes to it. 



Stereospermdm xylocarpum (Bignoniacece). — " Padri tree " of India. — A 

 large spreading tree, native of South India, deciduous for a short time in the 

 dry weather. It bears for a week or two a profusion of white bell- shaped 

 flowers. Thrives up to 1,500 feet. 



Tabebuia spectabilis (Bignoniacece). —A small tree of Venezuela and the 

 West Indies, introduced at Peradeniya in 1881. For a short period in April 

 or beginning of May, when bare of leaves, the tree is an exceedingly beautiful 

 sight, being literally covered with masses of yellow flowers, which as they 

 drop form a golden carpet on the ground. Thrives at Peradeniya (1,500 feet) 

 but as yet only rarely produces seed here. 



(The above article is from " The Tropical Agriculturist and Magazine of the 

 Ceylon Agricultural Society" for June 1908.) 



NEW SUB-SPECIES OF BLANFORD'S BUSH- WARBLER 



(HOREITES PALLIDIPES.) 



At a recent meeting of the British Ornithologists Club Dr. Hartert described 

 a new sub-species of Horeites pallidipes as follows: — 



" Horeites pallidipes osmasioni, subsp. n. 



Adult male. — Differs from H.p. pallidipes. Blanf. (a species breeding in the 

 Himalayas), in having the upper surface much deeper (almost sepia) brown, 

 and the bill altogether larger. 



Hah. — Andaman Islands. 



Type in the Tring Museum: $ Port Blair, 11, XII, 1906 : B. B. Osmaston 

 coll. 



Obs. — This form was found breeding, and Mr. Osmaston obtained its eggs.'' 



