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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
sop, Sour sop, Silk Cotton, Mammee Sapote, Papaw, Granadilla 
{Passiflora quadrangular is), in fruit. Indiarubber {Ficus elas- 
tica), Campbor, West India Cedar, Maboe, Wine-palm (Caryota), 
Frangipani (Pkmieria), a fine tree of Podocarpics, or Cape Yew, 
Strelitzia regia, and tbe Blimbing {Averrhoa Bilimhi). Two 
interesting native trees were flourishing in this garden, tbe Bar- 
busano [Phoebe Barhusana) and tbe Vinatico {Per sea indica). 
Tbe ]3roprietor bad spent many years in Brazil, and had brought 
with him and established in this tranquil and lovely spot many 
plants be had met with in his travels. The garden is freely open 
to visitors, for whose accommodation seats are provided under the 
shade of trees. 
In the town of Las Palmas there are several public squares 
planted with trees. Many graceful Palms are grown, mingled 
with the Oriental Plane, tbe Indian Laurel {Ficus nitida), and a 
few native trees. Tbe private gardens are small, but many are 
cultivated with great care. For instance, in Mr. Nelson's garden 
there were Bamboos, a Dragon tree, a Red-fruited Banana, 
Wigandia macroi:)liylla, Purple Guava, Arrowroot, the Sweet-cup 
{Passiflora edulis), a fine plant of CalosaMhes indica, and quite 
large trees, with stems about eight inches in diameter, of the 
Castor-oil plant. In tbe adjoining garden there were Cecrojria 
palmata, the handsome SancJiepjia nohilis, Jacaranda ovalifolia, 
a good tree of the variegated Ficus Parcelli, ScJiotia latifolia, a 
Rondeletia (probably B, odorata), and several Palms. Amongst 
them were species of Orcodoxa, Cocos, Areca, with a tall plant of 
Trachycarpus Martianus. The finest Tree-fern in the island was 
growing in the courtyard {patio) of this house. 
Visitors to Teldc (elevation 890 feet) arc permitted to enter a 
pretty garden outside the town belonging to Schor Don Juan 
Leon y Castillo (brother of the ambassador at Paris), who, 
with true Spanish hospitality, has further provided seats and 
arbours for them. In this garden were some plants not noticed 
elsewhere. The chief attraction were the large masses of Bou- 
gainvillcToa, forming conspicuous objects for miles round. There 
were at least four shades of colour. A fine Calabash tree {Cres- 
centia Gujcle) looked as much at home as if it were growing in 
the lowlands of Jamaica. So did a large Tamarind tree loaded 
with rusty-brown pods. An Argan tree, a Cotton plant, Grevillca 
robusla, Pandanus uiilis, a Jamaica Walnut {Aleurites moluc- 
