100 ON THE VEGETATION OF MALAYSIA, 



LABiATiE. — Coleiis (many species), Salvia coccinea, S. la/rhata 

 and other species. 



NYCTAGiNEiE. — MiraUUs jalapa, Bougainvillcea glabra. 



Euphorbia CE^. — Acalypha marginata^ A. indica and other 

 species, Croton (many species), Manihot utilissima, Jatropha curcas, 

 J. multifida, EupJiorhia splendens^ E. {Poinsettia) pulcherrima. 



Amongst the Conifers the usual Pines, Cypresses, and other 

 genera commonly in cultivation are met with, the favourites being 

 Cupressus Ugnum-vitce, and Gryptomeriajaponica. 



ENDOGENS. 



Canna indica and other species, Maranta (many species, in the 

 Straits as elsewhere great favourites amongst the plants cultivated 

 for their foliage), Alpinia nutans^ Costus speciosus, Seliconia 

 hieolor, S. sanginnea (with large magnificently coloured flowers 

 closely allied to Banana), Urania speeiosa or the Traveller's Tree, as 

 well as Strelitzia ar.gustata, which it somewhat resembles in habit, 

 ■ are much in cultivation round Singapore. 



Having dealt with the Orchids we may pass by the Bromeliads, 

 of which a good many are in cultivation. Amongst the AROiDEiE 

 many species of Alocasia and Galadium are cultivated for their 

 foliage, Richa/rdia cetMopica. 



LiLiACE^. — Yucca aloifolia, Y. hrevifolia, Y. glcmcescens^ Liliuyn 

 longiilorum, L. washingtonianum, Agapanthus umhellatus. Bland 

 fordia cunningliamii, B. Jiammea, B. nohilis, Aloe carinata, 

 Dianella ccerulea^ D. ensifolia, Cordyline albicans^ C. ensifolia, 

 Draccena (many species), Tradescantia discolor. 



Amaryllide^. — Clivia nohilis, Imantophylhi'ni 'miniatiim, 

 Doryanthes excelsa, D. pal7)ierii, Agave a^nericana, Fourcroya 

 gigantea, Amaryllis belladonna, A. hippeastruin, A. ignescens, 

 Zephyranthes rosea, Vallota inirpurea, Eucharis amazonica, 



