AUSTRALASIA 
At the Plant and Flower Market on Quezon Boule- 
vard in Manila, Philippines, Birdsnest fern (Asplen- 
ium Nidus-Avis) is offered attached to the original 
branches on which it was growing in the jungle. 
Perhaps nowhere in the world are flowers used as 
lavishly for decorations as in Hawaii. Anthuriums, 
Orchids, Callas, Strelitzias, Torch Ginger, Nymph- 
aeas and Easter lilies on Memorial Day at Hilo. 
The destructive force of the roots of a giant Ficus 
tree starting from a seed in the tropical jungle of 
Indo-China, is lifting apart the granite masonry 
blocks of the ancient Khmer temple of Neak Pean 
in Cambodia. 
In Hawaii, practically every woman wears flowers 
in her hair, and visitors are welcomed with leis made 
of Vandas or Frangipani blossoms. 
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