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THE PLAXT WORLD. 



Burmah, the Malay peninsula and the Sunda Islands. Passing 

 on along the Main Central Drive, we notice a large group of 

 palms containing many different species, among which the Ivorv 

 Xut palm (Pliyteleplias macrocarpa) , the Panama Hat plant 

 {Carludovica palmata), and the Thatch palm (Sahal umbracuVi- 

 fera) of Jamaica. A splendid Burmese Amherstia nohilis, one 

 of the most beautiful ornamental trees of the tropics, stands close 

 bv. Many of the roads are bordered on either side bv foliage 

 and flowering plants forming a pleasant foreground to the dark 

 green shrubs and trees rising behind in an impenetrable jungle 

 intertwined with lianas and covered with epiphytes. We pass a 

 number of roads branching from the Main Central Drive, such 

 as Monument Road, Liana Drive, l^utmeg Walk, Palmyra Ave- 

 nue. Among trees worth noticing we saw Iltira crepitans, the 

 Sandbox tree of South America, well known for its peculiar ex- 

 plosive fruits. Close to the IS^utmeg Walk there is a large col- 

 lection of the various spices, such as Cardamon (Eleffaria Car- 

 da mo in inn), Allspice {Fimenta officinalis), and Cinnamon 



Fiyure 31. In the c-onsfiviitorv. Paiaileiiiva. 



