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rather that the continued drought induces the flowering of the 

 trees and shrubs. Herbaceous plants frequently die during the 

 dry season, and new shoots and flowers appear after the opening 

 of the rainy season. 



Entering the garden by its main entrance, the visitor follows 

 the main central drive, almost half a mile long. Its continuity 

 Is interrupted by an island of palms just within the entrance 

 and another half way down the drive. It is bordered by dense 

 plantings of shrubbery in some places and by open lawns in 

 others, so that it lacks completely the magnificence of the 

 Canary Avenue at Buitenzorg. At the farther end, the main 

 drive unites with the river drive, paralleling the shore almost 

 around the garden. The latter offers many interesting views 

 of the river and the mountains beyond, and is shaded by huge 

 clumps of the giant bamboo, Dendro calamus, ait least 80 and 

 possibly 100 feet in height. The farther half of the garden is 

 occupied by the arboretum, rather densely planted to trees, but 

 in no systematic order. 



There is a small artificial lake, plots for fruit trees, vegetables 

 and spices, a small herbaceous garden, a shaded plot for ferns, 

 aroids, and marantas, experimental grounds, and interesting 

 collections of bamboos, cycads, Pandanus, and palms. The 

 residences of the curator and director are near the main road in 

 one corner, and the propagating grounds and work rooms near 

 the road at the other corner. There are throughout the garden 

 numerous interesting plants which the botanist will examine, 

 and the following notes will present some of the observations 

 made by the writer. 



Near the laboratory building are several tall and exceedingly 

 slender trees of Araucaria Bidwellii and A. Cooki. A. Bidwellii 

 has drooping lower branches and horizontal ones at the middle 

 and near the summit. Each branch is produced from an ob- 

 liquely conical knot or protuberance on the trunk, as much as 

 six inches wide. On all the branches, the leaf-bearing twigs are 

 clustered near the apex, and drop off behind, leaving naked 

 branches. The ground beneath the trees is covered with the 

 fallen twigs, some of them as much as five feet long. 



