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scented during the morning. The leaves are ovate-oblong, acute and 
acuminated with silky spat lies and peduncles. Propagated by seeds 
in which are freely produced in large clusters. 
Peltophorum fernujineum. Is a tree well worth growing for its 
peculiar beauty when in flower. The blossoms are bright yellow and 
produced in upright panicles. The peduncles are covered with a dark 
brownish hair which gives the tree a striking appearance. The leaves 
are pinnate and dark green. Native of Malacca. 
Ptetrocarpus indicus. The tree well known locally as “ Pokok 
Sena, ” and found all over the Peninsula planted as a road side shade 
tree for which purpose it is admirably adapted, being a quick grower, 
giving ample shade, and not to exacting as to soil requirements. Trees 
often attain a height of one hundred feet and, if given sufficient space 
have a wonderful spread of foliage. 
The flowers are small, yellow and produced in great profusion on 
simple or branched axillary racemes. A tree in full flower is a 
beautiful sight the leaves being completely hidden by the flowers which 
are very sweet scented. Propagated by seed which is produced in 
great abundance. An East Indian tree. 
Poinciana regia. Is without a doubt the most gorgeous tree we 
possess. It is probably better known to most readers as “The 
Flame of the Forest” or “Flamboyant.” The flowers are bright 
scarlet in loose racemds, petals orbicular, spreading, reflexed, tapering 
into Jong claws. The upper petal is dashed with red and white. 
The leaves are long, feathery and abundantly pinnate. The fruit or 
seed pods are one foot or more in length, two to three inches broad 
and dark brown when ripe. The tree is branched with a flat crown 
and from twenty to thirty feet high. A magnificent tree from Mada- 
gascar. 
Spathodea campanidata. Is a tall vigorous tropical African tree 
often reaching a height of fifty or sixty feet. Common everywhere 
in the Peninsula and largely grown as a road-side shade tree but for 
which purpose it is not suited owing to its soft brittle timber. The 
flowers are orange colour in short terminal spikes; calyx long, 
spathe-like, tomentose corolla campanulate three inches long and as 
many broad. 
The leaves are pinnate ; leaflets petiolate and entire, when in 
flower this tree is extremely handsome. Propagation is very easy by 
cuttings. Quite large branches root freely. 
To obtain plants of the kinds herein mentioned and to carry out 
the few suggestions offered, need not entail a great expenditure of 
money. Seeds or plants of most are procurable at the Botonic 
Gardens, Singapore. 
I have not intended to go into the niceties of cultivation of any 
particular class or individual plant, but rather to give a few elementary 
hints on general cultivation and the names and a rough description of 
some of the most ornamental of or trees and shrubs. 
T. W. Main, 
