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lawn in the vicinity. Along the boundary wall is a hedge of 

 Bois Ravine, Calliandra Tergemina, a small native tree of 

 decorative value, particularly as an ornamental hedge. 



Further along the drive will be found the Yokewood tree, 

 Catalpa longissima. The climbing plant growing on its trunk 

 is the beautiful crimson Bougainvillea, variety Mrs. Butt. 

 Next is to be seen Dillenia indica, native of Ceylon, and 

 Tropical Asia generally. The hard tough wood of this tree is 

 used for making gun-stocks ; the juicy fruit is eatable, but 

 very acid. It is used by the natives in India in curries and 

 for making jelly. Further on will be found P and anus 

 Sanderiana ; and Kigelia pinnata, an African tree remarkable 

 for its long stalked panicles of flowers, which hang down from 

 the older branches, and for its large fruits often 2 feet in 

 length, and from 5 to 8 inches broad. It is commonly known 

 by the name of Sausage tree. The fruits are of no economic 

 value. On the right, near the gate, is Phoenix humilis, var. 

 Roebelini. Continuing along the fence will be found : 

 Brownea coccinea, which bears dense heads of scarlet flowers ; 

 Livistona olivaeformis, native to Java, which closely resembles 

 Livistona chinensis, of China and Japan, a palm growing 

 near by. On the iron fence is a plant of the Barbados Goose- 

 berry, Pereskia aculeata, a native of the West Indies, where 

 its fruits are used for making preserves. The ornamental 

 grass behind the fence is Thysanoloena agrostis. Note also 

 Pinus bahaniensis, a handsome conifer of the Bahamas ; 

 and a large tree of Terminalia sp., on the trunk of which is 

 growing Dendrobium calceolaria, and the well-known Vanda 

 teres. At the foot of this tree is a Stapelia, a member of a 

 large genus of South African plants. The flowers possess a 

 repulsive odour. Behind is the Gru Gru palm, Acrocomia 

 sclerocarpa, a native of the West Indies ; and a row of the 

 graceful bamboo, Thyrsosiachys siamensis. In this corner is 

 a small collection of various species of Agaves. Further on 

 is a small West Indian tree Comocladia ilicifolia, and a 

 stemless palm, Phoenix acaulis. 



A path which leads to the economic plots here connects 



with the carriage road. On either side is a specimen of 



Arenga Engleri. A little further on is Encephalartos 



Hildebrantii, a member of the Cvcadaceae. The interior of 



