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ensis). After having been familiar only with the old Heliconia Bihai of the 

 more northern tropics, it was a great pleasure to see here a fine collection of 

 Heliconias, some newly described by Dr. Huber and apparently none of them 

 in horticulture; in this collection were H. pendula Wawra, H. stricta Huber, 

 H. cannoidea Rich., H. episcopate Veil. Besides the old-time Bambusa vul- 

 garis, the Garden possesses a number of native Amazonian bamboos, most of 

 them unknown to horticulture, and one of the finest only recently described by 

 Dr. Huber under the name of Guaduo superba. In some borders of the Gar- 

 den, occurring almost as weeds, are to be found two large, fine Solanums 

 which ought to be cultivated if they are not — S. juripeba, and S. grandiflora. 



All of the fruits so characteristic of the more northern tropics, such as 

 papaya, anon, aguacate, mango, mamey, caimito, sapodilla, sapote, and others, 

 are represented in the Garden, and besides these a most interesting series of 

 more strictly Amazonian fruits, some almost unknown outside of that region, 

 such as : 



Mangabeira Hancornia speciosa Gom. 



Amapa Hancornia amapa Huber 



Uchi Saccoglottis Uchi Huber 



Figure 26. One of the finest views in the gardens. The ornamental water tank is 

 draped with Antigonon leptopus. 



