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scented during the morning. The leaves are ovate-oblong, acute and 

 acuminated with silky spathes and peduncles. Propagated by seeds 

 in which are freely produced in large clusters. 



PeltopHorum ferrugineum. Is a tree well worth growing for its 

 peculiar beauty when in flower. The blossoms are bright yellow and 

 produced in upright panicles. The peduncles are covered with a dark 

 brownish hair which gives the tree a striking appearance. The leaves 

 are pinnate and dark green. Native of Malacca. 



Ptetrocarpus indicus. The tree well known locally as " Pokok 

 Sena, " and found all over the Peninsula planted as a road side shade 

 tree for which purpose it is admirably adapted, being a quick grower, 

 giving ample shade, and not to exacting as to soil requirements. Trees 

 often attain a height of one hundred feet and, if given sufficient space 

 have a wonderful spread of foliage. 



The flowers are small, yellow and produced in great profusion on 

 simple or branched axillary racemes. A tree in full flower is a 

 beautiful sight the leaves being completely hidden by the flowers which 

 are very sweet scented. Propagated by seed which is produced in 

 great abundance. An East Indian tree. 



Poinciana regia. Is without a doubt the most gorgeous tree we 

 possess. It is probably better known to most readers as "The 

 Flame of the Forest" or "Flamboyant." The flowers are bright 

 scarlet in loose racemes, petals orbicular, spreading, reflexed, tapering 

 into long claws. The upper petal is dashed with red and white. 

 The leaves are long, feathery and abundantly pinnate. The fruit or 

 seed pods are one foot or more in length, two to three inches broad 

 and dark brown when ripe. The tree is branched with a flat crown 

 and from twenty to thirty feet high. A magnificent tree from Mada- 

 gascar. 



Spathodea campanulata. Is a tall vigorous tropical African tree 

 often reaching a height of fifty or sixty feet. Common everywhere 

 in the Peninsula and largely grown as a road-side shade tree but for 

 which purpose it is not suited owing to its soft brittle timber. The 

 flowers are orange colour in short terminal spikes; calyx long, 

 spathe-like, tomentose corolla campanulate three inches long and as 

 many broad. 



The leaves are pinnate ; leaflets petiolate and entire, when in 

 flower this tree is extremely handsome. Propagation is very easy by 

 cuttings. Quite large branches root freely. 



To obtain plants of the kinds herein mentioned and to carry out 

 the few suggestions offered, need not entail a great expenditure of 

 money. Seeds or plants of most are procurable at the Botonic 

 Gardens, Singapore. 



I have not intended to go into the niceties of cultivation of any 

 particular class or individual plant, but rather to give a few elementary 

 hints on general cultivation and the names and a rough description of 

 some of the most ornamental of or trees and shrubs. 



T. W. Main. 



