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the form desired early. Seeds may be planted in beds, and only 
lightly covered with soil, the beds being shaded till the plants 
are well up. Seedling trees are usually of a better shape than 
cuttings, but are much slower in growth at first. 
Saman, Rain tree, Enterolobium Saman.—A rather soft wood- 
ed tree raised from seed or cuttings. It grows very fast and is 
fairly long-lived, but being of irregular habit and being inclined 
to throw up suckers from the base, and long straggling boughs 
from the crown, it generally requires pruning to get it into a good 
shape. It makes a good deal of litter and often drops dead 
branches, but this fault can be improved by pruning out of the 
smaller ones. 
Canary-nut, Canarium commune. — This handsome tree so 
largely used in Java and other of the Eastern islands as a shade 
tree does not thrive here. It suffers much from a boring cater- 
pillar which kills the branches which then fall off, and in Singa- 
pore at least it grows slowly and attains no great size. If pro- 
bably requires a better soil. 
The Tamarind, Tamarindus indicus. — Is a very suitable tree 
near the sea coast, though it grows rather slowly even there. In- 
land it seems rarely to grow well, it is raised from seed, and forms 
a very handsome tree; being hard wooded, it does not readily 
break up and its small leaflets do not produce much litter. The 
tamarind fruits but little here as a rule, but further north, e.g. t 
Province Wellesley it generally crops pretty well. 
Indian Almond, Ketapang, Terminalia catappa. — Is often 
used as a shade tree, being a fast grower, and seldom broken by 
winds. The great objection to it is the litter that it makes with 
its large leaves especially when its period of rest comes on, when 
it sheds all the leaves at once. 
Spathodea campanulata. — Is well enough known as an orna- 
mental tree. It is very readily grown from cuttings, as it never 
fruits here. It gives but little shade but may be alternated 
with denser frees for the sake of ornament. Though soft 
wooded it does not give much trouble by breaking up, and is not 
a dangerous tree in this respect. It is however liable to be blown 
down in gales. The habit of throwing up shoots from the roots 
even at some distance from the tree is sometimes troublesome. 
Jacaranda MiMoSiEFOLiA. — Is also a tree more suited as an 
ornamental tree than for shade. Its beautiful feathery foliage 
and showy violet flowers make it exceedingly attractive. It is 
raised from seed and grows fairly fast in most soils, but especial- 
ly well in damp spots. It attains no great size and as a rule 
branches rather low down, and may very well be used for 
beautifying roads otherwise partially shaded. 
Poinciana regia, the Flamboyant. — Is frequently used as a 
roadside tree on account of the beauty of its flowers. Its great 
defect is that it is comparatively short-lived, usually breaking 
