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A specimen of Barringtonia speciosa, a native of tropical 

 Asia, stands near the corner en the opposite side of the 

 road. This is usually one of the first plants to obtain a footing 

 on newly formed coral islands, its fruit being well adapted to 

 sea transport. 



On the lawn behind the last named, and extending in 

 front of the row of picket fencing, backed by a hedge of Aralia 

 Giiilfoylei, are several specimens of Catalpa longissima, which 

 act as supports for Beaumontia grandiflora, a vigorous growing 

 climber from the East Indies, remarkable for its large hand- 

 some white flowers ; Callichlamys riparia, native of British 

 Guiana, which bears annually large yellow flowers streaked 

 with crimson ; Cryptostegia grandiflora, a climbing shrub with 

 showy pink flowers ; Entada polystachya, an interesting native 

 climber, and the well-known Purple Wreath, of the West 

 Indies, Petrea volubilis. Near by may be seen a specimen of 

 native Simaruba, Simaruba amara, which furnishes a bitter 

 wood from which cups are made for holding water to produce 

 a tonic draught, and also a root bark which is a bitter tonic ; 

 Hirtclla triandra, a small native forest tree known locally as 

 " Icacque," the timber of which is used for inside and outside 

 work ; and Berry a Ammonilla, a native of the tropics of the 

 Old World. 



Between the Catalpa trees and the path is Artabotrys 

 odoratissimus, a climber from the East with very sweet- 

 scented yellow flowers. The hooked flower stalks by which 

 it climbs are interesting and well worth attention. Other 

 plants to be noted are Cocos plumosa, a Brazilian palm ; 

 Pandanus luzonensis ; Pandanus graminifolius ; Quisqualis 

 indica ; and the Baobab tree, Adansonia digitata, native of 

 Tropical Africa, which attains to an enormous size in its 

 native habitat. Its leaves, bark, and fruits are put to many 

 uses by the natives of that region. Also Chloroxylon 

 Swietenia, an East Indian tree, the source of the well-known 

 Satin wood of commerce, used largely for the backs of hair- 

 brushes and for inlaying. It may be observed here, that the 

 lawns on either side of the carriage road, from the Roseau 

 Gate to Emsall Gate, are dotted with numerous beds of 

 ornamental and flowering plants, among which may be noted 

 several varieties of Crotons, various species of Acalypha, 



