THE PUBLIC GARDEN IN FUNCHAL, MADEIRA. 



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Jacaranda ovalifolia is one of the glories of Madeira in the spring 

 when clothed with clusters or panicles of its sky-blue flowers which 

 appear before the leaves. Someone on approaching the island in the 

 spring thought the town of Funchal was covered by blue clouds on 

 seeing the Jacarandas everywhere in bloom, 



Jossinia tinifolia (I give the name as labelled in the Gardens) is 

 a peculiar small tree nearly allied to Eugenia caryophyllata, the clove 

 tree (which furnishes the cloves of the kitchen), and has small whitish 

 flowers with numerous dark-crimson stiff stamens. 



