PLOT B 61 



column* brought from the Giant's Causeway by Dr. Dau- 

 beny, is 



PLOT B 



Ord. 24. CARYOPHYLLACEAE or Chickweeds. In two long 

 beds near the sundial may be seen the Pink Tribe, including 

 Dianthus, Saponaria, Silene, and Lychnis. Dried roots of the 

 Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis, like the Indian Sapindus, raise 

 a lather in water, and so may be used as a substitute for soap. 

 G. arrostii and other species of Gypsophila are used for 

 washing silks in Italy and Asia Minor. 

 " To the Alsinean Tribe belong the Sandworts, Arenaria ; 

 Starworts, Stellaria Spurry, Spergula, and many other genera 

 of small herbs. 



Ord. 25. PORTULACEAE. The Purslane, Portulaca okracea, 

 is the type of a group of herbs and shrubs which live in dry 

 places at the Cape and in S. America. The many coloured 

 varieties of P. grandiflora make a grand show when grown 

 in a border fully exposed to the sun. 



Ord. 26. TAMARICACEAE. Shrubs and trees with bitter bark from 

 S. Europe and Asia. 



Tamarix gallica flourishes against the South Wall of the Garden. 



GUTTIFERALES 

 Ord. 28. HYPERICACEAE. Tutsans or St, John's Worts. 



Ord. 29. GUTTIFERAE, or Gamboge Family, includes many exotics of 

 worth, e.g. the Mangosteen and Mammee Apple, and Garcinia and Calo- 

 phyttum, with oil-yielding seeds. 



Ord. 30. TERNSTROEMIACEAE. Tea Family. Camellia thea. 



Ord. 31. DIPTEROCARPEAE. The Wood-Oil Trees of the Oriental 

 Region. 



MALVALES 



Ord. 33. MALVACEAE. The Mallows are a large family, 

 represented by comparatively few species in temperate climes, 



* The recent pointing has covered the crystalline angles, and is a good 

 example of destructive " restoration." 



