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4. Maximiliana caribsea palms producing nuts which are 
used in Brazil for the curing of Para rubber by the smoking 
process. 
5. The following fruit trees :—Peach and Achras Sapota 
from Mauritius, Sweet Sop (Anona squamosa) from Washington, 
Nephellium mutabile and lappaceum from Java, Garcinia Odoica 
(Mangosteen) from Singapore, Anona sp. and papaw from 
Brasil. Brasil nut from Trinidad (Bertholletia excelsa). 
6. A few timber trees came from the Philippines and 
Ceylon, Albizzia Ade, Intsia bijuga, Pterocarpus Achinodes, 
Pahudia rhomboides and Mesua ferrea. 
CONDITION OF THE GARDEN, STRIKING SPECIES 
ESTABLISHED. 
Among the plants which have flowered or borne fruit for the 
first time, the following may be mentioned :— 
1. Porana volubilis introduced from India. This creeper 
flowered for the first time in July and since then nearly every 
2 months. Its sprays of white flowers are more compact than 
that of the Porana paniculata or liane de Mai winch flowers so 
freely in Seychelles. The newly introduced plant is of less 
spreading habit of growth than its rival, the liane de Mai, 
which, when once established is so vigorous that it suffocates 
in a short time all the trees on which it grows. 
2. Sesbania grandiflora. This email tree introduced from 
India flowered for the first time in August nor has it escaped 
-the attention of the Indians who eat its beautiful flowers. The 
large number of seeds produced will allow its being tried as a 
prop for vanilla culture. 
3. Rubus Idoeus var. This plant flowered and fruited 
regularly in Delanos at 1800 feet elevation. Cuttings made to 
propagate it were tried successfully at Niol at 600 feet elevation 
and even at Yictoria where no doubt the abundant rains of this 
year enabled it to stand this hot climate. 
4. Bougainvillea lateritia. This plant was propagated 
with difficulty from cuttings. It is now established. Blossoming 
for the first time this year, its flowers were much admired. 
5. Phyllanthus myrtifolius. A hedge plant suitable for 
garden walls is an important addition to the great number of 
hedge plants already introduced. 
6. Malpighia sp. (Barbados cherry) was also introduced 
successfully from Barbados. 
7. Guiacum officinale. This South American shrub pro¬ 
ducing the bark used for its medicinal properties deserves an 
important place in ornamental gardens. Introduced from 
Singapore it has grown rapidly during the last 2 years flower¬ 
ing abundantly. Its blue flowers attracted particular attention. 
There are few plants growing in the Colony which have flowers 
of the same colour. 
8. Congea tomentosa. A plant very remarkable for it3 
pinkish bine flowers. Its rival the Petrea volubilis. The 
branches of the Congea have leaves of 2 different forms, hairy 
and glabrous. Sometimes the leaves are hairy in the lower part 
of the branch and become glabrous near the extremities. The 
last leaves nearest the flowers are much reduced in size and of 
about the same colour as the flowers themselves, thus forming 
a handsome spray most delicately shaded. I have noticed that 
cuttings provided with hairy leaves strike root easily and pro¬ 
duce more vigorous plants than the other glabrous ones. 
9. Hernia Macrostachys. This Mexican shrub introduced 
from Ceylon in 1911, flowered this year. Its pink flowers are 
delicately coloured. The present very rainy weather is very 
favourable to its growth. It does not do well in low lands 
during a spell of dry weather. 
10. The Allamanda grandiflora does very well in rainy 
weather and flowers abundantly all the year round. It may 
not be quite as successful in years of drought. The flowers 
last better in vases than those of other varieties. 
11. Quisqualis sp. A creeper introduced from India with 
flowers quite different from those of the very successful Q. 
Indica or Badamier sauvage. The red flowers of the newly 
introduced plant are more similar to those of the Combretum 
Coccineum, (Poivrea) to which it is closely allied. 
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