People s Parks. 77 



support of military and police within the next quar- 

 ter of a century. Perhaps our taste is not sufficiently 

 matured to appreciate such ornaments as make Bat- 

 tersea Park peculiarly attractive ; but I venture to 

 suggest that some of the like would be a very useful 

 as well as interesting addition to our People's Gar- 

 dens . I name a few which are particularly admired 

 in Battersea. 



Some Palms, of which I believe Areca sap Ida is 

 one ; and Jubcea xpectabilis may be there, but I did 

 not see it. 



Bamboos of different kinds. 



Varieties of Agave, and others of what are com- 

 monly called soft- wooded plants. 



Garrya macrophylla, of a small family allied to 

 Aucuba. 



Erythrinas, commonly called Coral Trees, in good 

 bloom. 



Begonias, named in compliment to the Botanist 



Beaucarneas, Bonaparteas, Dasylerions, Cijcads, Mu- 

 ms y Fourcroyas, Aloes ; varieties of Tree and other 

 foreign Ferns ; and no plant more surprised me than 

 Pandanus Veitchii and P. utilis, of which I saw several 

 which heretofore nave seldom been trusted outside of 

 a warm house, even with such occasional protection 

 as they receive at Battersea. 



