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A detailed photograph of the rock causeway at Pan's pool, which shows a unique way of bridging a garden stream. On the top right, there can be seen partial pants and shoes of two men standing nearby.

A photograph of Pan's Pool with an amphitheater in the back. There are blechnum punctulatum and isolepis planted around it.

A photograph of Pan's Pool from above. It is an old Dutch bath with pure, clean water three feet or more deep. On the left, there are cape holly and Ilex mitis (I. capensis), cyathea dregei, eastern tree fern, dicksonia antarctica, and papyrus below.…

A photograph of a stangeria paradoxa, a native plant. This particular one has two stems.

A general view of the Cycad amphitheater. Encephalartos caffir from East Africa (Kaffir bread tree) and stangeria latiformis can be seen in the back with allenstini in the front.

A photograph of mimetes hirta at the edge of the block as well as a large quantity of a small sedge.

A photograph of a serruria florida, a protea from Franschhoek mountains.

A photograph of a leucospermum lineare, a protea from Franschhoek mountains.

A photograph of scirpus, leucodendron argenteum, and white phylica, along with some protea grandiflora in the back.

An upclose photograph of a protea latifolia, a flower which is 4 inches across. This plant comes from Swartburg Pass.

A photograph of protea latifolia with Director Compton in the back.

A photograph of the mountains from the garden. Much of the vegetation on teh moutains is native oaks and pines.

A photograph of a aloe plicatis with a pelargonium in the foreground.

A photograph of a musa encete in flower and fruit. Both the fruit and flowers are covered with large bracts. Mr. Matheus, the Assistant Director, is standing in front facing the musa encete.

A photograph of arctotis acaulis, a composite ranging from a deep red to almond orange.

A photograph of ursinia cakilefolia, a reddish orange annual with a long continual flowering period.

A photograph of greyia sutherlandii, a shrub with thick, leafless branches and produces spikes of red flowers at the end. The Keeper's house can be seen in the background.

A photograph of a 8 foot high briddleria salviforlia, which is a large drooping bush with pale lavender flowers and leaves like garden sage.

A photograph of a 8 foot high sparrmannia africana or Stokroos, which is a natual fiber plant.

A photograph of testudinaria elephantipes. This plant is closely related to Dioscorea (yams) and it has a thick cork cover.