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Garcinia mangostana. This specimen first fruited in 1908, 

 sixteen years after it was received from the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew. The Mangosteen is one of the most delicious 

 fruits of the tropics. 



On the opposite side observe a large tree of Stercidia 

 carthaginensis, a native of America, from Mexico to Brazil. 

 The seeds which are about the size of pigeon's eggs, are, like 

 those of many other species, commonly eaten as nuts by the 

 inhabitants of that region. A little further along growing 

 quite close to the path is Euphorbia splendens, a showy dwarf 

 plant of Madagascar. 



On passing the end of the straight path on the left, which 

 leads to the Curator's office through the experiment plots, 

 observe the Shea Butter tree, Butyrospermum Parkii, whose 

 seeds yield a fat which is used as butter by the natives of 

 West Africa. Shea butter is used to a certain extent in the 

 manufacture of margarine, and for other purposes. Next is 

 the Madagascar Voa-Vanga, Vangueria edulis, an edible fruit ; 

 and further on a tree of the Durian, Durio zibethinus, a fruit 

 remarkable on account of its fine flavour and powerful odour. 

 It is largely cultivated by the natives of the Malay Archipelago 

 for the sake of its fruit, which during the season, forms the 

 greater part of their food. Behind the Durian are several 

 plants of Cinnamomiun zeylanicutn, the bark of which forms 

 the cinnamon of commerce. Further in may be seen 

 examples of the Tea plant, Camellia Thea var. viridis ; 

 and the Kaki or Date plum, Diospyros Kaki, a Japanese fruit 

 tree. Continuing, note Myroxylon toluifera, the source of 

 Balsam of Tolu, used in medicine as an expectorant and 

 stimulant ; the fine flowering trees, Cordia Sebestena and 

 Monodora tenuifolia ; at the foot of the latter is the shrubby 

 Ardisia Oliver i, remarkable for the beauty of its flowers. 

 Further in are two interesting specimens of Theobroma 

 T. bicolor, the Tiger Cacao, and T. pentagona, the Alligator 

 Cacao ; both are natives of Nicaragua : the latter species 

 yields cacao beans of considerable value. On the right arc 

 several plants of Malabar Cardamoms, Elettaria Cardamomum. 



