240 JOURNAL OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
which have their homes on the relatively dry plateau would thrive in 
Egypt. 
At the Nile Barrage, the Gardens of which are very tastefully arranged, 
reflecting great credit on Mr. Draper, I noticed, besides many of the trees 
and plants already mentioned : 
Bignonia venusta splendidly in bloom, covering a high wall. 
Hedges of Duranta and Hibiscus. 
Schinus terebinthefolius, with its beautiful red fruit. 
Budleia madagascariensis in full bloom. 
Tecoma stans and T. capensis in bloom. 
Agaves and Aloes in variety. 
Habrothamnus elegans, with flowers of a much deeper colour than 
with us ; and, what seemed to give Mr. Draper as much pleasure as any- 
thing, the Irish Ivy was growing nicely in the garden. 
Tangerine Oranges thrive best here grafted on the Citron. 
Reinwardtia (Linum) trigynum forms large bushes, which are very 
effective with their numerous bright yellow flowers. 
Cissus rotundifolia, from Abyssinia, was pointed out as one of the 
rarities of the collection. 
Musas and the Sugar Cane, on the other hand, were seen of course 
wherever a vacant space wanted filling up. 
Mr. Draper also has a very considerable extent of nursery for the 
purpose of rearing young plants with the object of extending his orna- 
mental planting. He has in the nursery many plants growing that are 
still too young to put into their permanent positions, but which must 
eventually add very considerably to the variety and interest of an already 
extensive collection. 
Our visit to Alexandria was but a short one. We fortunately fell in 
with a cabman who spoke English. He said his name was Abraham 
Johnson, and on our enquiry how he got his name (he being a black), he 
said he had taken the second name (Johnson) " because he liked the 
EngUsh." 
Except the Gardens, there is comparatively little to be seen at 
Alexandria. We visited that of the late Mr. Antoniades, which had 
evidently been very richly planted. Many of the trees and plants were 
similar to those noted at Cairo, but I noticed also — 
Acalypha in large bushes. 
Roses in variety, including Banksian, China, and Bourbon. 
Russellia juncea in full bloom — Daturas. 
Bamboos, very fine. 
Pandanus utilis. 
Mulberry, black and white fruited. 
Chamaerops humilis in many beautiful varieties. 
Sabal umbraculifera. 
Oleander, pink and white, &c., &c. 
An interesting sight was a very large plantation, several acres in extent, 
of three varieties of Musa (the Indian, the Egyptian, and the Red), all 
of them being grown for their fruit, which is exported to various parts of 
Europe. Dates were of course also largely cultivated. The finest 
suburb of Alexandria is Ramleh, where every one who can afford it has a 
