grouping which is to afford pleasure to the eye throughout the 
year. The foliage must be chiefly considered, and in this res- 
pect there is no want of variety. There is one green of the 
Mango and another green of the Litchi, there is the dark mas- 
sive leaf of the Jack, and the light feathery green of the Tama- 
rind, there is the special colour of the Bois Noir to contrast 
with the Badamier or the Sang Dragon. 1 have not hitherto 
spoken of Palms because they require so much attention, and 
are subject to so many accidents, that it would not be advisa- 
ble to trust much to them by the roadside, except near foun- 
tains and sides of streams where these traverse the roads — for 
all palms delight in moisture. So probably it would be wise to 
content ourselves with clumps here and there in the lower dis- 
tricts at bends of the road, or in other effective situations. The 
same may be said of Bamboos which beautiful in groups here 
and there when seen against the sky line, are unsuitable for 
the road purposes. Our wealth of colour of flowers lies in our 
shrubs, and here we have the Campeche, Bauhinia, Pomegra- 
nates, and the fruits, the Carambolc, Bilimbi, Guava, Bibassc, 
Mulberry, Dombeya, the Oleander, the Magnolias and 
Bignonias, etc., etc. These judiciously mixed with the lar- 
ger trees could not fail both by the beauty of their foliage 
and flowers, to add to the noble effects which may be expected 
from a liberal planting of such trees as those we have noticed, 
intermixed with those less ambitious, but more showy kinds. 
In this work all are interested, but, for tho natives of the 
Island, and those who expect to live and die here, there is 
nothing in which they can engage, more calculated to give them 
lasting pleasure, than thus beautifying the Island in which their 
lot is cast. Without knowing precisely whence it comes they 
