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the sake of its fruit ; and another species of Zizyphus, the specific 



name ot which is not known. Further along will be noticed 



the Jamaica Allspice, Pimento, officinalis, largely used as a 



spice and in medicine for its aromatic and stimulant 



properties ; and two species of Manihot, namely : M. 



glaziovii, (Ceara Rubber), and M. dichotoma, (Jequie Manicoba), 



both of which yield rubber and are suitable for cultivation in 



dry climates. Behind the plants mentioned is a collection of 



the best varieties of grafted mangoes, Mangifera indica, an 



Indian tree now widely cultivated throughout the Tropics 



for the sake of its delicious fruit. The varieties growing here 



are : Julie, D'or, Divine, Amelie, Gordon, Peters, Bhadoorea, 



Pairi, Haden, Mulgoba and Alphonse. Higher up the slope 



above the mangoes are plots of Para, Mexican and African 



rubbers ; also specimens of Congo or Sierra Leone Rubber, 



Landolphia owariensis. Other plants growing on this slope, 



taking the specimens nearest the foot path are : Vitex 



divaricata, a native timber tree, over which is growing 



Strophanthus dichotomus ; the well-known Brazil nut, 



Bertholetia excelsa ; a white flowered variety of " Savonette," 



Lonchocarpus violaceus, and Schinus terebinthif alius. Also 



Lysidice rhodostegia, a large showy tree native of Southern 



China ; the Java plum, Eugenia Jambolana ; and the Cashew, 



Anacardium occidentale, remarkable for its kidney-shaped 



fruit, which is placed on the end of a fleshy stalk. The tree 



yields a gum, and the kernel of the fruit, after being roasted, 



is highly esteemed as a nut. It is essential that the kernel 



should be roasted before eating as the outer greyish covering 



contains a quantity of black, extremely acrid, caustic oil, 



which causes ver}' severe burning of the lips and tongue, and 



is poisonous. The heating process destroys the poisonous and 



caustic properties, and renders the nut wholesome and 



agreeable. 



On the upper part of the slope, behind the trees just 

 mentioned, will be found: Albizzia moluccana, used as a 

 shade tree for cacao in Ceylon ; Peltophorum africanum, a 

 fine object when in flower ; Haematoxylon campechianum, 

 a small spreading tree of Central America now naturalized 

 in Dominica the heart wood of which is the well-known 

 logwood of commerce and yields the best deep red and black 



