THE PLANTS AND GARDENS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. 89 
tains. It has broad, sinuous leaves and a large head of delicate 
yellow flowers. If not already in cultivation it certainly deserves 
to be introduced. It is a typical Canary plant. 
Gaedens in Geand Canaey. 
As in Teneriffe, the best cultivated gardens in the lowlands 
will probably be those attached to the new hotels established 
under English management. Although only lately started, the 
garden and grounds of the Hotel Metropole, between the Puerto 
and Las Palmas, promise to be very successful. The parts 
facing the sea will always suffer occasionally from wind and 
spray, but even here many plants, such as Araucaria excelsa, 
species of Ficiis and Conifer(B, do well. In the more sheltered 
parts, with good soil and careful cultivation, a most luxuriant 
garden could be established. Irrigation is essential everywhere 
in the lowlands, so the supply of water must be continuous and 
plentiful. 
The grounds of the Catalina Hotel are well planned and 
tastefully laid out. The soil is, however, very poor, and the 
locality is exposed to strong sea breezes. A few plants have done 
well. In order to make a really good garden it would be neces- 
sary to supply an abundance of manure and well trench the 
whole area. Close by is a small garden belonging to Senor Don 
Wood. Here are beautifully shaded walks under Date-palms 
and Olives, lined with beds of Iris. There is a very good 
specimen of the Royal Palm {Oreodoxa regia) and a handsome 
Livistona. There are two Dragon-trees, about fifty years old, 
planted by the proprietor himself. A decorative Aloe in flower 
was probably A. succotrina. The New Zealand Flax {Phormium 
tcnax) grows freely ; also the false Ipecacuanha {Asclepias 
curassavica), a Cassia, and the Mahoe tree of the West Indies 
{Hibiscus elatus). A venerable Pomegranate tree was 12 feet 
high, and with a trunk 36 inches in circumference. 
Almost adjoining this garden is that of Senor Don Cayetano 
de Lugo, a descendant of one of the early Governors of the 
islands. This is a small grove rather than a garden. Here at 
sea-level, in a perfectly sheltered situation, there is a collection 
of tropical plants, almost identical with what would be found in 
any one of the West Indian islands. There were Cocoa-nut 
Palms, Mango (fruiting regularly every year), Mahogany, Sweet- 
