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\\'(iv(ls Kabnn Imnga right in giving my directions to the driver, 

 when he snddenly pnlled ii]) liis jionies at the gate, and I stum- 

 bled ont. The first ])lant 1 noticed was a large West Indian 

 Raintree {Inga S^antdii), which I consider was verv appropri- 

 ately placed near the gate to remind one of the fact that rain is 

 one of the main features of an existence in Sino-anore. At least 

 I found it so during my six weeks sojonrn in that place. 



Like all other botanic gardens in the British colonies, the 

 one in Singapore is a landscape garden, bnt Mr. H. TC. Ridley, 

 the director, has to some extent gronped the plants together ac- 

 cording to their natural relationship, and thus succeeded in 

 making a good scientifically arranged collection of ]dants. 



Singapore garden is especially rich in palms, and in nuui- 

 ber of species of Aroldeae it stands second to no otlier place. 

 Pinangas from the Philippines, Borneo, Snmatra, Celebes, Java, 

 and the Malay Peninsula, Dictt/ospermas from Mauritius, Pty- 

 chococcus paradoxus and CoJeospadix oninensis from Xew 

 Guinea, Chrysalidocarpus hitesceus from Madagascar, the ]\r()un- 

 tain Cabbage Palm (Euterpe oleracea) from West Indies, Pty- 

 choraphis augusta from the Xicobars, Prestoea montana from 

 Grenada, Malorfiea fe nest rata. Chamaedorea elegant isshna. mar- 

 fiana and Sartorii. and Acaiithorhiza acuteata from Mexico, 

 Steve nsonia and TerscJiajfettia from Seychelles Islands, Excorr- 

 hiza Wendlandiaua from Fiji, (TeonomaJjacuJifera from Guiana, 

 Areitga Engleri from Formosa, PJiueiiix Hauceaiia. from China, 

 P. Roehelini from Siam, and P. zeylanica from Ceylon, show 

 that palms have been collected from many different countries. 

 The Cabbage Palmetto (Salmi Palmetto) of Sonthern United 

 States, forms an avenue near the little lake in the garden, Neo- 

 washingtonia filifera from California, and Chamaerops humilis, 

 the only palm indigenous to Europe, are represented. The Car- 

 nanba Palm (Copermca cerlfera) of Brazil, numerous species of 

 Cocas, Bactris, and Raplvia have been included in this interesting 

 collection. Rattans of the genera Calamus, Daeinonorops, Li- 

 cula and Korthalsia are making some parts of the original jungle 

 in the garden almost impenetrable. 



On the top of the hill above the herbarium building are 



