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The Plane trees (Platanus orientalis) were almost leafless in 
the winter. Plnus canariensis, although a mountain plant, 
grew fairly well even at the seashore. The other trees noticed 
were Casiiarma eqidsetifolia, Alhizzia Lebbek, Aramaria excelsa, 
and Schinus molle. Amongst the few ornamental plants were 
Datura suaveolens, St7'elitzia augusta, with a stem 15 feet high, 
Plmneria acutifolia, Yucca aloifolia, the Pomegranate (Piinica 
Granatum), Hibiscus rosa-sinensls, Fuchsia arborcscens, and 
Furcrcea gigantea. 
Geand Canary. 
The capital of Grand Canary is Las Palmas, an important 
town of 20,000 inhabitants. Visitors are landed at Puerto de la 
40' l5°30' 20_ 
Fig (i. 
Luz — with an excellent harbour— about three miles from the 
capital. The form of the island is circular, with the highlands 
in the centre, gradually falling away to the sea. The slopes are 
cut up into many deep ravines, longer than those in Teneriffe. 
The Caldera de Bandama, near Monte, the crater of an extinct 
volcano, is an immense basin-like depression, about a mile wide 
and a thousand feet deep. The bottom is cultivated, and con- 
tains some interesting plants. The Gran Barranco de Tejeda, 
