will attract attention. The view of the town from any of the hillsides surrounding it is surpassingly interesting." Between Colombo and Kandy extensive paddy or rice

cultivation can be seen in the low-country; also plantations of coconut palms; and more inland fields of tea,

See Burrows' "Guide to Kandy, etc.," published by A. M. & J. Ferguson.

with some of Liberian coffee and chocolate trees; while higher up the Kandyans' terraced rice-fields may be noted.

The Botanical Gardens at Pérádeniya, three miles from Kandy, "beautiful for situation exceedingly," as well as full of interest in the vegetation, are well worth a visit.*

The group of palms at the entrance has always been an object of admiration to strangers, and it shows how well adapted Ceylon is to be the home of this family. We print an engraving of this group, and append here the

NAMES OF PALMS, ETC., IN GROUP.

(See Engraving, page 136.)

1. Corypha umbraculifera (Talipot) -highest plant, in the centre. 2. Phytelephas macrocarpa (Ivory-nut Palm)—in front of foregoing, and behind native servant.

3. Cycas circinalis (called erroneously "Sago Palm ")-immediately to the left of preceding, in front.

4. Areca Catechu-directly behind the Cycas, and with its head of leaves amongst those of the Talipot.

5. Yucca gloriosa-a cluster of shoots of this in front; to the left of the Cycas.

6. Cocos nucifera (Coconut)-immediately behind the Yucca.

7. Oncosperma fasciculata (“ Kattoo Kittool ")-behind, between the Talipot and Coconut.

8. Acrocomia sclerocarpa-behind the Yucca, and with its trunk a little to the left of that of the Coconut.

9. Livistona sp.-at the extreme left of the group.

10. Livistona Chinensis ("Mauritius Palm ")-behind and directly to the right of the Talipot.

11. Livistona sp.—immediately to the right of the coolie, in front. 12. Oreodoxa regia (Cabbage Palm)-directly behind No. 11; trunk large, smooth, bulged above the middle.

13. Sabal Palmetto ("Palmetto" of the Southern States of America) --to the right of the group, in front.

An interesting little guide-book and list of plants, etc., have been prepared by the director, Dr. Trimen, and are available. A popular illustrated"Flora of Ceylon," by the same accomplished botanist, is now in the press.

GROUP OF PALMS, ETC., BOTANICAL GARDENS, PÉRÁDENIYA.

14. Eloesis Guineensis (" Palm Oil Palm" of Africa)-with numerous long spreading leaves; behind and overtopping No. 13, and to the extreme right of the group.

From Kandy a visit to the Dumbara valley, five or six miles by road, or to Mátalé, twenty miles by railway, will show some of the finest cacao (chocolate) plantations; while southward, the railway journey to Gampola and and Nawalapitiya, for seventeen miles, and then on for forty-two miles, rising by successive inclines to a point 5290 feet above sea-level at Nánu-oya, near Nuwara Eliya, will carry the visitor through long stretches of tea plantations, with a sprinkling here and there of cinchona trees and some coffee fields. These are placed amidst enchanting mountain scenery, with rivers, forests, waterfalls, and gorges that nothing can surpass. Altogether, the railway ride from Colombo to Nánu-oya, nearly 130 miles, and rising from sea-level fully one mile in the air, is one of the most varied and interesting in the world.* The journey is made by a first-class broad-gauge railway, with a refreshment car attached, in seven to eight hours, without any change of train or carriage.

Nánu-oya is only about four miles from Nuwara Eliya, the sanatorium, by a fine road, on which coaches or other conveyances run for the convenience of railway travellers. There is good hotel and boarding-house accommodation; the "Gregory Lake," due to Sir William Gregory, is a fine feature; plantations of tea and cinchona, and the finely situated and admirably kept Hakgalla experimental gardens, are in the neighbourhood. The summit of the highest mountain in Ceylon, Pídurutalágala, 8296 feet, or 2000 feet above the Plains, can be easily attained in a walk before breakfast; while a trip to the top of the far more interesting Adam's Peak (sacred alike to Buddhists,

See" Guide to Ceylon Railways and Railway Extensions, with Notice of the Sanatorium," compiled and published by A. M. & J. Ferguson.

VIEW FROM THE RAILWAY NEAR THE TALAWEKELLE TUNNEL," GREAT. WESTERN," IN THE GREAT DIMBULA
PLANTING DISTRICT, IN THE BACKGROUND. TEA-FIELDS IN THE FOREGROUND, BORDERED BY CINCHONAS.

From a Photograph by Mr. A. Clark, Forest Department, Ceylon.