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Cactus Melocactus, a native to the West Indies. (In 

 Dominica this plant is confined to the precipitous parts of the 

 Leeward Coast particularly near the village of Colihaut, 

 where it is very plentiful.) Note also the succulent Euphorbias 

 closely resembling the true Cacti in habit, though belonging to 

 a widely separated family of plants ; and the striking Agave 

 Franzosmii, a native of Mexico. Representatives of the 

 handsome Bahamas pine, Pinus bahamensis ; the long-leaved 

 pine, P. longifolia ; and P. sinensis, may here be observed ; 

 as well as specimens of Cupressus glabra, a particularly fine 

 conifer, which appears to flourish under tropical conditions ; 

 Araucaria Bidwillii and Araucaria brasiliensis. The 

 habitats of the two trees last mentioned are widely separated : 

 the former being a native of Australia, where the large seeds, 

 contained in the cones attaining to the size of a man's head, 

 are eaten as food by the aborigines ; and the latter a native of 

 Brazil, where it forms large forests. A group of plants which 

 have existed from very distant geological times, namely, the 

 Cycads, are represented here by Cycas Seemanii, and Zamia sp. 

 The latter yields a starch, and is a native of San Domingo, 

 where it covers large areas of land. 



These plants, which so strikingly resemble tree ferns in 

 their mode of growth, belong to the Gymnosperms, a group 

 which includes also the Pines and Cypresses. 



To complete the enumeration of the more important 

 plants on this lawn mention must be made of the West African 

 fruit tree, Ckrysophyllum Milleni growing near the edge of 

 the drive ; and a bed of the white Hibiscus, H. Waimeae. 

 The striking Pandanus on the lawn is P. pacificus. 



Opposite the Assam Rubber tree is a path which we will 

 now follow. On the right-hand of the path is an extremely 

 fine specimen of the graceful African Locust tree, Parkia 

 africana, and immediately behind it is the Negro Peach, 

 Sarcocephalus esculent us, and its Asiatic ally, Sarcocephalus 

 cordatus. Growing on the trunk of the latter is Piper longum, 

 a plant much cultivated in India for the sake of its flower- 

 stalks, which are collected when green and unripe, and when 

 dried are known as Indian long pepper. This product is 

 largely used by the natives of India as a spice, and in medicine. 

 On the left-hand side of the path is a tall specimen of the 



