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2. F. Benjamina, L. " Weeping Fig " ; " Wai-riiigin " of the Malays. See 

 tt. b'l and 83/(. of vol. i of King's Ann. Bot. Oord., Calcutta. 



One of the most beautiful of all species. Its l)ranchlets have a graceful 

 drooping hahit. It is a native of Tropical Asia, including Malay.sia (King 

 says it is truly indigenous only in Timor, Sumatra, and Celebes), and is hence 

 just a little tender in Sydney ; but on the Northern rivers it .should tlourish. 

 In a sheltered situation in the Sydney Botanic Gardens it does sufficiently 

 well to .show how beautiful an object it would be under tropical conditions. 





2. Ficus Benjamina, I. 



Botauic Gardens, Sydney. 



Our tree has had to be cut back owing to the exigencies of space, and 

 contemplation of many beautiful Figs in this garden which have had to be so 

 ti-eated makes one regret very much that there is in Sydney no area sufficiently 

 large for a proper arboretum, where trees could live their lives with a 

 minimum of interference. Hundreds of acres would be required. 



L 23 a. See photo, of a specimen in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. 



3. F. Benneltii, Seem. " Dr. Bennett's Fig."' Following is Seeraann's 

 original de.scription of this specially handsome .specie.s, whose original habitat 

 is even yet a matter of surmisp. The present plate and the desci'iption are 

 furnished in the hope that we may be able to trace it. 



