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28.— Principal Introduced Shade Trees and Ornamental Shrubs. 
a.—Shade Trees and Ornamental Trees. 
The following list is not intended to include every species now 
cultivated, but only those that are somewhat common, or else of 
some special interest.* Probably there are dozens of other species to 
be found in some of the larger private grounds which we had no 
opportunity to visit. 
Large-flowered Magnolia. (Magnolia grandiflora 1.) 
A large and fine tree grows at the Penistons. Flowers in June. 
Introduced from the southern United States. 
Tulip Tree. (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) 
Not common. One good tree at Par-la-ville. Introduced from 
the United States. 
Horse-radish Tree ; Ben-oil Tree. (Moringa pterygosperma Gert.) 
Not common. A tree with very much divided leaves. It pro- 
duces the ben-oil of commerce, used by watch-makers. Native of 
the Old World. 
Laurel. (Pittosporum undulatum Vent.) 
Not uncommon. The white and fragrant flowers appear in March 
and April. Native of Australia. 
One tree of P. coriacewm Dry. exists at Bishop’s Lodge (Lefroy). 
Sea-side Mahoe ; False Gamboge Tree. (Thespesia populnea Cor.) 
A malvaceous tree, known only at St. George’s. Locally called 
* gamboge tree.” 
Silk Cotton-tree. (Hriodendron anfractuosum DC.=Bombazx ceiba 
in Lefroy.) 
Several trees at Mt. Langton were planted by Governor Reid, 
about 1845. Younger trees are found in other places. Native of 
India ; naturalized in the West Indies and South America, where it 
grows to great size. 
Sterculia Carthaginensis Cav. 
A tree with very large palmate leaves. It occurs on the estate of 
Mr. Shaw Wood, at Spanish Point, in a very old garden. 
* In the nomenclature of this and the following lists I have followed the Kew 
Catalogue (Index Kewensis), adding the names used by Lefroy, when different. 
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