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a street name, it might with advantage be so adopted ; for while 

 thus [tending to impress the charm of the tree, the name would 

 obviously be an improvement on some of the street names now in 

 use. For example, "Amherstia-avenue" would be preferable to 

 "Slave- Island Road," "Cassia-terrace" to "Jail road," "Spathodea- 

 grove" to " Paranawadiya-lane," and so on. The following are 



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sonic of the most beautiful flowering trees of the tropics, given in 

 alphabetical order. By coincidence, the first on the list is perhaps 

 the finest flowering tree in the world. 



Amherstia nobilis. Legiiininosae. Named in honour of LADY 

 AM H ERST. A medium-sized tree, native of Burma, and considered 

 the most beautiful of all flowering trees. Its immense candelabrum- 

 like sprays of red and yellow Mowers, drooping from every branch 

 among the handsome foliage, present an appearance of astonishing 



