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The Silk Cotton Tree Fig. 34 130 



The Mango 35 130 



The Carissa or Natal Plum 36 155 



TheLitchi 37 155 



An Avenue of Mango Trees 38 155 



Camoensia maxima 39 155 



Bamboos in Cuba ...'.." 40 176 



A Cuban Air Plant 41 176 



A Group of Giant Timber Bamboos 42 176 



