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was conspicuous with its ornamental, delicate, 

 white blossoms and leguminous pods, as well as 

 the Gardenia, whose fragrant flowers diffused 

 a powerful scent around some time before the 

 shrub could be discerned ; small plants of the 

 Champaca (Michelia suaveolens) were also seen, 

 but had not yet attained a sufficient elevation 

 to gratify by the agreeable appearance and odour 

 of its blossoms, which are so much the delight 

 of the Javanese women, and other native females, 

 who perfume and ornament themselves with its 

 flowers. 



Among others which excite interest to those of 

 the medical profession was the Croton tiglium, at 

 that time both in fruit and flower; from the seeds of 

 this shrub the well-known and powerful purgative 

 Croton-oil is obtained ; the true camphor-tree 

 {Dryahalanops Camphora of Colebrooke) from 

 Sumatra, which yields the medicinal camphor* 

 was also in the garden ; this valuable tree was 

 in a very healthy and thriving condition, and 

 was nearly ten feet high ; the Malaleuca Kayu- 

 puteh, from which the highly-valued cajeput, or, 

 correctly speaking, Kayu-puteh oil is obtained 

 by distillation from the leaves, attracted my at- 

 tention, and confirmed my previously formed 



* The other Camphor-trees are principally of the genus 

 Laurus. 



