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Mr. Hermann Wildpret to have come from the wood at Agua 
Garcia and distributed by him as C. Hillebrandi. 
In the afternoon we inspected the “ Hijuela” garden, the full 
name of which is ‘Servicio Agronomico Nacional, Hijuela del 
Botanico. This contains a great variety of subtropical trees and 
shrubs maintained in a very healthy condition, including Coryno- 
carpus laevigata, Maclura aurantiaca, Sterculia platanifolia, Cocculus 
laurifohus, Fabiana imbricata and a fine example of Quillaja 
saponaria. There was a beautiful specimen of Fuchsia arborescens 
in full flower looking almost exactly like a lilac at a distance, hence 
its other name Fuchsia syringaeflora. Two varieties of the bushy 
Fuchsia corymbiflora were cultivated, one with crimson flowers, the 
other crimson and white. 
In the evening Dr. Perez drove us down to Puerto Orotava and 
pointed out some features of interest such as an old wine-press with 
a massive beam of the téa wood (heart-wood of Pinus canariensis), 
which is almost imperishable ; large logs are no longer obtainable 
locally in Tenerife. In a garden beside the road were some plants 
of Lotus peliorhynchus (Bot. Mag. t. 6733), which had apparently 
disappeared as a wild plant and was for a long time known only in 
a garden at Orotava ; it was subsequently rediscovered in the south 
of the island. The low volcanic hill of the Montafia de la Horeca 
(Gallows Mountain) was covered with a striking association of the 
Vinagrera, Rumex Lunaria, a large shrubby dock. 
growing into a tree. e low growth is the result of pruning and 
not a varietal character as supposed by Schriter (Nach den Canar- 
ischen Inseln, p. 65). e comparative failure of Tagasaste as a 
fodder-plant in the colonies is attributed by Dr. Perez to improper 
treatment, the bushes being allowed to become arborescent. Horses 
generally refuse it at first, but can easily be taught to like it. The 
Igarrobo, Ceratonia Siligua, is much cultivated, and is seen here 
and there along the roadside 
immersed in a pool of water, and on enquiry it appeared that the 
fruits had shrivelled somewhat, and were being Bekcosd up before 
rters : 
