Dec. 2, 1908.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S. W, 



965 



In the Garden Palace Grounds our j)laiit is a sturdy tree of jnediuin height, 

 and nearly deciduous in winter in the very exposed situation in which it is. 

 It is symmetrical, and very umbrageous in the summer. Certainly a valuable 

 tree for park conditions. Leaves quite smooth and shining, almost ovate (no- 

 apex), and on the average, say, 4 inches long by 1\ inches wide. Texture 

 thin. 



U 2 k and 4c; L 35 c. See photo, of a specimen in the Sydney Botanic 

 Gardens. 



11. Ficus gibbosa, Blume. 



Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 



12. F. qlahfUa^^Xunx^ . This is a tree which, in the Sydney and Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens, has passed under more than one alias. It was labelled 

 F. luclda and also F. rubiginosa, var. lucida. Sir George King determined our 

 plant to be F. glabella. 



F. glabella., Blume, is synonymous with F. nesophila, Miq., or, more correctly, 

 it should be referred to as F. nesophila, F.v.M. (ex Miq. Ann. At us. Lugd, 

 Bat.). 



It is a noble evergreen Fig-tree, which is thoroughly at home in Sydney. It 

 is umbrageous, hardy, handsome, and remai'kably free from disease. 



L 26. Photo, of specimen in Sydney Botanic Gardens. 



