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At this point the path divides. The main route continues 

 by the path along the base of the hill in order to make the 

 circuit of the Gardens, but it is now intended to note the 

 interesting plants along the lower path until it joins the 

 Mahogany Avenue, afterwards returning to the present 

 position to resume the main route. 



Following the lower path note on the right the Topee 

 Tambou of Dominica, Calathea allouvia, whose tubers possess 

 a pleasant nutty flavour, and are used as food. Next will 

 be found Baikiaea Eminii, a handsome flowering tree from 

 Uganda closely resembling B. insignis, already noted ; Cola 

 Afzeli, a tree allied to the species yielding the Cola nuts of 

 commerce ; the slender-stemmed Cedron, Simaba C ear on, 

 the seed of which is held in high repute by the natives of 

 Tropical America as a remedy for snake bite ; and the Garlic 

 Pear, Crataeva gynandra, the bark of whose roots is used as a 

 blister. Near by is the Cayenne Guava. 



Growing in front of the Tangerines on the left-hand side 

 near the edge of the walk will be found : Jaboticaba, Myrciaria 

 cauli flora, a favourite fruit teee of the Brazilians ; Lansium 

 domesticum, a moderate-sized tree producing clusters of edible 

 berries much relished in Malaya where the tree is a native ; 

 Nephelium Longanum, a native of Southern China, and much 

 cultivated in that region for the sake of its fruits which closely 

 resemble those of the Litchi, Nephelium Litchi, an allied 

 species ; and Poiitaria suavis, native of Uruguay, which bears 

 a pear-shaped fruit having an extremely agreeable taste, and 

 possessing a finer scent than a ripe pine-apple. These fruit 

 trees are under experimental cultivation, and it is hoped tot 

 establish them in this island particularly the first and 

 last named kinds. 



Continuing, note a good specimen of the Loquat, 

 Eriobotrya japonica, and a fine tree of the Moreton Bay 

 Chestnut, Castanospermum auslrale, native of Queensland, 

 whose seeds when roasted resemble the common chestnut in 

 flavour. 



The Date Palm, Phoenix dactylifera, of which several 

 specimens are here growing, succeeds fairly well under the 

 climatic conditions of these Gardens, and large bunches of 

 fruit of medium quality are produced annually. At the time 



