On the upper side of the road there is a large tree of Calophyllum inophyllum. Its rounds marble-like fruits are 
always nibbled by squirrels, which eat no more than the immature embryo, the rest, from the presence of poisonous 
resin, is left by them. An oil which is also present, is in the Pacific islands extracted for external use in muscular 
rheumatism. The genus Calophyllum is. represented in the Gardens by about 5 species ; this and several of the 
genus, under the name of Bintangor, furnish a timber greatly valued by Malays for the timbers of boats. The rounded 
tree, partially growing over the road at this point from the lower side, is Bouea microphylla, the fruits of which are 
edible, and the young foliage purple-flushed. Just beyond this Bouea is a young tree of one of the Brazilian Monkey- 
pots. It is not what it was supposed to be, namely, Lecythis grandifloraj and cannot be determined as it has not flowered 
yet. Another Lecythis is in the Gardens as a still younger tree. The genus Lecythis consists of a number of pretty, 
rather small, timber trees of South America, and the seeds of L, ollaria (and another?') are the Sapucaia nuts of commerce. 
The harvest is difficult to gather, the bulk of the nuts being taken by monkeys and other animals. The timber is used 
for bridges, railway ties, and even for cabinet work. 
Where steps descend from the Bandstand Hill and the path, forking, is continued downwards, there are seen two 
trees, named from their remarkable fruits ; one is the Sausage-tree, Kigelia pinnata^ a native of Africa, and the other 
the Calabash tree, Crescentia cujete, a native of the West Indies and tropical America, The climate of Singapore is a 
little too humidly moist for either. The big Jelutong is next passed, its height is 150 ft. and its girth, below where it 
divides, is 19 ft. Beyond this tree a bit of jungle comes up to the path, on the edge of which stand trees of Myristica 
Hookerianaf Payena lucida, Cleistanthus IseviSf Baccaurea macrophyUat Adinandra dumosa and Ixonanthes icosandra. 
The leaves of Myristica should be examined, because they carry the epiphytic fern, Drymoglossum heterophyllunif being 
sufficiently long-lived for this little plant to creep onto them from the stems, where it maintains itself permanently. 
The Lower Ring Road next crosses the Liane Road, and the splendidly buttressed trunk of the Terminalia subspathu- 
lata is passed. In front and rather to the right are seen the breathing root-knuckles of Garcinia nigrolineataf the roots 
lying in the surface of the soil. The type-tree of Evodia quercifolia is just above it. 
On the left, under the trees, are rockeries. 
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