86 THE PLANT WORLD. 



below. Further on are the sections phmted with Malvaceae and 

 Bignoniaceae. Among the latter we notice the African Spatho- 

 dea campanulata, the beautiful red and yellow flowers of which 

 are a favored decoration among the Europeans in Java. The 

 Candle tree (Parmentiera cerifera) from Panama, stands near 

 the lotus pond, which follows the canary avenue for some dis- 

 tance. In the middle of this miniature lake is a small islet, with 

 a luxuriant vegetation of the red stemmed palm, Cyrtostacliys 

 Rendali, Dracaenas, Yuccas, Crotons, and Codiaeums. Thun- 

 bergia grandifiora climbs over the trees, interspersed by Ipo- 

 maeas. 



When we approach the palace of the Governor-General of 

 ISTetherland's-India we pass another part of the pond with Yic- 

 toria regia and other water lilies. Turning to our left we enter 

 an avenue of Eoyal Palms, upon which borders a section with 

 sundry other palms and cycads. Close at hand are the Canna- 

 ceae, Musaceae and Scitamineae. The common Maranta arun- 

 dinacea, species of Elettaria, Alpinia, and Kaempferia are here 

 to be seen, and in the section of bananas we notice Musa ensete, 

 M. coccinea, and M. cliff ortiana among other forms. Passing 

 a bridge over the creek Tjibalok we have dense thickets of bam- 

 boos on either side of the road. Through an avenue of Lvins- 

 tonas, fonned by L. rotundifolia, we approach a palm section 

 with some splendid specimens of Martinezia caryotaefolia, from 

 Venezuela, and M. erosa, from the West Indies. 



Close at hand is the rose garden, which naturally shows that 

 even with the best of care the rose in the Tropics becomes at best 

 only a poor hot-house representative in comparison with the 

 beautiful roses of Southern California and Southern France. 

 In the midst of the rose garden is a small monument erected in 

 memorv of that eminent horticulturist, Johannes Elias Teys- 

 mann, who once was the chief of the Buitenzorg gardens. 



ISTot far from this place we find the Upas tree of Java {An- 

 tiaris toxicaria), about which there are so many legends and 

 stories. Into its highly poisonous latex the natives dipped their 

 arrows, and the wounds caused by these deadly messengers of 



