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Bougainvillea, Allamanda, Hibiscus, * Aralia, and Ixora, as 

 well as beds of Euphorbia sp., Galpkimia brasiliensis, Duranta 

 Plumieri, and the chaste, sweet-scented double-flowered 

 variety of Gardenia florida, and other interesting plants 

 which are effective in appearance when grouped together. 



It is now proposed, for the convenience of visitors 

 entering by the Roseau Gate, to enumerate the plants in the 

 order they would be met with in passing from" that gate to our 

 present position, the main route will then be followed from 

 this point as continued on page 19. 



The Roseau Gate. 



The Roseau Gate is situated in the angle where the 

 Gardens adjoin the Cemetery. The road outside, which 

 skirts the Cemetery wall, leads to the road ascending the 

 Morne. 



The gate posts support two handsome climbers : the 

 brick red Bougainvillea, Bougainvillaea later ita ; and the 

 " Rangoon " creeper, Quisqualis indica, the flowers of which 

 are sweet-scented and of an orange-red colour. Immediately 

 to the left is a good specimen of one of the Myrobalans, 

 Terminalia belerica, a native of the East Indies, whence its 

 woody fruits are exported in large quantities to be used in 

 tanning processes. 



The hedge row to the left was formerly composed of 

 Cabbage palms and West Indian Cedar, Cedrela odorata, but 

 the latter, with the exception of two fine specimens still 

 remaining, were completely destroyed in the hurricane of 

 1916. The wood of this tree is light, durable, handsome and 

 fragrant, and moreover is not attacked by insects. It is 

 largely used for furniture, interior work, cigar boxes, etc. 

 In place of the West Indian Cedar knocked out in the hurricane 

 plants of the Bermuda or pencil cedar, Juniper us bermudiana, 

 largely grown for the sake of its ornamental appearance, and 

 for its timber used for making cedar pencils, are now planted 

 alternately with the Cabbage palms. Single specimens 

 displaying to advantage the graceful habit of the Pencil Cedar 

 tree, and others planted in a group, will be observed on the 



