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arrangement — excellent as that is — as in the variety of the trees and 
plants it contains, and their fine growth. 
It is of course impossible to enumerate all those noticed, but I may 
mention, amongst others which particularly struck me : 
Pandanus, several varieties, some of them twenty to thirty feet high. 
Philodendron pertusum. 
Ficus indica — the Banyan tree. 
Aralias. 
Bauhinias. 
Strelitzia augusta, fully thirty feet in height. 
Cycas revoluta, in several effective groups. 
Araucaria excelsa. 
Macrozamias and Eucephalartos, in variety. 
Livistona chinensis, better known in many British gardens as Latania 
borbonica, very fine. 
Washingtonia filifera, with its long thread-like appendages. 
Bamboos in variety — particularly the black an-d yellow stemmed — 
were very striking. 
Phoenix canariensis, very fine. 
Magnolia grandiflora. 
Several species of Ficus, including, of course, F. elastica, very fine. 
Musas, &c., &c. 
Amongst climbing plants, the Beaumontia grandiflora was beautifully 
in bloom. 
Bougainvillea spectabilis was a mass of rich purple, and a variety 
with very bright red flowers, covering a bridge, was a very striking object. 
I noticed this variety occasionally elsewhere in Cairo. I was told it was 
diflicult to increase, but that when once established it grew freely 
enough. Evidently it has not the robust habit of B. spectabilis. Its 
colour is, however, particularly striking and effective in the bright sun- 
light. The Wistaria and many varieties of climbing and other Roses were 
of course to be found in such a garden. 
Amongst bedding plants in perfection at the time of our visit the best 
were Phlox Drummondii in various colours, Cinerarias, Primulas, Cannas, 
&c. ; whilst such plants as Lantanas formed very ornamental hedges. 
Orange groves were of course numerous. 
The glass-houses contained Orchids, Nepenthes, Anthuriums, Crotons, 
Dracaenas, and many plants well known in our stoves ; also Ferns and 
other plants required for a nobleman's establishment. All were in excel- 
lent health. A considerable space is necessarily devoted also to bringing 
on a succession of plants for the flower garden. 
The Prince is still enlarging the ornamental portion of his grounds, 
and no expense is spared to get effect with as little delay as possible. 
Large trees of any kinds specially desired are brought from a considerable 
distance, and I was interested in seeing how differently these were treated 
from what would be the case in this country. In the case of Ficus, trees 
with stems fully G in. in diameter had been newly planted. They had 
been well watered-in and the stems bound round with straw to keep them 
moist, and the head had been entirely removed ; the gardener assured me 
