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Indian flowering shrub ; and Ixora odor at a, a flowering 

 shrub of Madagascar bearing sweet-scented white and pink 

 flowers. 



To the right lies the Main Lawn of over 2 acres in extent. 

 Passing along the path in front of the border, observe the 

 large spreading Saman trees, Pithecolobium Saman, a 

 Venezuelan species, which are planted on three sides of the 

 Main Lawn. This is one of the finest shade trees of the 

 tropics. The sweet pods of this tree are largely eaten by 

 horses and stock. 



Growing upon some of the trunks of the Saman are 

 climbing palms of the genera Calamus, and Desmoncus ; a 

 native monstera, a Philodendron with large perforated leaves ; 

 Omphalea triandra ; the " Hunterman's Nut," Omphalia 

 megacarpa ; and a small collection of native and exotic orchids. 



The border facing the main lawn is closely planted with 

 trees, palms, and shrubs. Conspicuous amongst the former 

 are Jacaranda coerulea, a tree with fern-like foliage and blue 

 flowers ; the Santol tree, Sandoricum indicum, valued for the 

 ornamental appearance of its orange-coloured fruits and the 

 soft, white aril covering the seeds, which is edible ; Givotia 

 rott/eriformis, the wood of which is exceedingly light, very 

 soft, evenly grained, and much used in India for making toys ; 

 and Heritiera macrophylla, whose leaves are of a silvery hue 

 underneath., which gives rise to the name " Looking-glass tree ' 

 c mmonly applied to it. Other trees growing in this 

 border are Rhynchosia Wallichia ; Noronhia emarginata ; 

 Beilschmeidia Roxburghiana ; Cassia nodosa ; Albizzia 

 lopliantha ; and Uapaca Kirkii. Specimens of Murraya 

 exotica, and. Steripkoma paradoxa, two handsome flowering 

 trees, will be found also in this border. 



Palms are here represented by Elaeis guineensis, the oil 

 palm of West Africa, the fruits of which yield the palm oil 

 of commerce, now used in enormous quantities in the 

 manufacture of candles, in soap making, and for other 

 purposes ; and also the Carnauba or Wax palm of Brazil, 

 Copernicia cerifera, a tree of great economic interest. The 

 young leaves are coated with wax, which is detached by 



