macrophylla, the source of Honduras mahogany; Lonchocarpits 

 sericeus, native to Tropical America ; Spathodea campanutata, 

 a showy flowered tree of Western Tropical Africa ; Premna 

 odorata with agreeably scented leaves ; Pterocarpus Rohrii ; 

 a fine specimen of Galba Calophylium Calaba, a native 

 tree, known under the name of Santa Maria in Jamaica, of 

 value for its timber, and also on account of its quick growth 

 for wind belts ; and the Candle berry tree Aleurites triloba, 

 a native of Moluccas. In its native country the kernels of the 

 fruit, when dried and stuck on a reed are used as a substitute 

 for candles. The seeds taste like walnuts, and when pressed 

 they yield a valuable oil. The root affords a brown dye. 



Just before reaching the summit of the slight rise to the 

 main drive, two avenues of palms, four rows deep, run right 

 and left. The avenue to the left leads to the main lawn 

 where cricket matches are played occasionally by permission 

 of the authorities. The palms forming the avenues consist of 

 miscellaneous species, some planted singly, and others in 

 small groups of half a dozen of a single species. The 

 collection of palms in the neighbourhood numbers over thirty 

 species, many of which are of great interest, including : 

 Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, the bamboo palm from Madagascar; 

 Areca Aliciae, an elegant palm from Tropical Australia ; 

 Latania Commersoni ; and Hyophorbe amaricaulis, natives of 

 Mauritius ; Washingtonia filifera, a palm of South California ; 

 the handsome Ptychor aphis augusta of the Nicobar Islands ; 

 Phoenix canariensis ; and Thrinax parviflora, a native of the 

 West Indies. 



Proceeding along the road, two specimens of Alstonia 

 scholaris, one on either side, will attract attention. This tree 

 has a wide distribution throughout the tropics of the East, 

 and yields a rubber, which, however, is difficult to prepare. 

 The bark, known as " Dita Bark," is a valuable tonic. 



The road here divides, running round a circle in the 

 centre of which is a plant of one of the most graceful of the figs, 

 Ficus Benjamina. This tree, though capable of spreading 

 indefinitely, is restricted to the circle in which it stands, the 

 diameter of the spread of the branches being about ICO feet. 



