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From ^he centre division is seen a fruit known to 

 the Chinese by the name of Date. 



The two centre window frames and divisiofi are 

 formed of a branch of 2uercus Suber, the Cork Tree. 



In the adjoining window, is a small branch of 

 Passiflora Alata, the Winged-stalked Passion Flower. 



Nearly opposite the centre of the same window, 

 is Carica Papaya, the Papaw Tree, with its fruit in 

 different stages of maturity. 



The division of the next window, is Psidium Pj/re- 

 fcrum, the Guava, or Bay-Plum, a fruit frequently 

 imported into this country in the form of jelly, from 

 the West Indies, 



In the back ground, to the right of the Papaw, i* 

 "Borassus FlabelUformis, the Palmira, Fan, or Malabar 

 Palm. From this plant the natives of India obtain a 

 very agreeable liquor susceptible of vinous fermen- 

 tation, from which they either distil a spirit, or by 

 evaporation obtain sugar. The leaves of this and 

 other species are used by the inhabitants of Asia and 

 Ceylon as paper, requiring no other preparation than 

 to be separated and cut smooth with a knife; they are 

 "written upon while fresh with a steel, or stylus ; the 

 characters thus traced are rubbed over with charcoal 

 or other black substance, which gives them the dis- 

 tinctness of engravings. The wood of this tree is of 

 a dark colour, elegantly veined with yellow, and is 

 used for buildings and domestic purposes. The 

 leaves are also used for umbrellas, one of which 

 Thunberg asserts, ** is sufficiently large to shelter six 

 *' persons from rain.'' 



In front of the last, is Uremia Speciosa, an interest- 

 ing and highly carious plant, nearly approaching ii^ 

 external appearance the Strditzia and Hdeconia. 



