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Pine in question is the finest of these, and has already pro- 

 duced its remarkably large, almost globose, yet infertile cones. 

 Though the tree is in perfect health, it does not, however, 

 assume with us that striking pyramidal form which distin- 

 guishes it on the mountains of Chili ; but a cutting, taken 

 from it, and planted at Dropmore, the seat of the late Lord 

 Granville, is now become a handsomer specimen than its 

 parent, and grows in the natural manner so peculiar to it. 

 Near the Araucaria, on the West, is a splendid specimen of 

 the Weeping Birch of Scotland ; while, closer to the walk, 

 in concentric circles, with brick edging round the beds, is the 

 Grass collection, and a noble Hop-Hornbeam Tree (Ostrya 

 vulgaris). Turning to the left, in a recess which includes the 

 British Garden, we arrive at the house under consideration, 

 having a low span roof. In external form it is unaltered ; 

 but, inside, the division which made it a double house is re- 

 moved, the whole fitted up with slate shelving, tanks, and 

 hot water pipes, and it contains the chief part of the tropical 

 Orchideous collection, intermixed, however, with many rare 

 Ferns; among these the Acrostichum ( Platy cerium) grande, 

 trom Australia, the gift of Mr. Bidwill, particularly claims 

 attention ; * and no less two other plants, kept under glasses, 

 R "^ m 9-pl ant " of Ceylon, Ancectochilus setaceus (see 

 tfot. Mag. t. 4123), which has rich velvety leaves, covered, 

 as it were, with a net-work of golden lace, and the equally 

 rare Pitcher-Plant of New Holland, Cephalotus follicularis 

 (Hot. Mag. t. 3118 and 3119), with its curious pitchers, as 

 the name implies, each terminated by a lid. This, as may at 

 once be seen, is a very distinct thing from the more common 

 Pitcher Plant of Ceylon (Nepenthes distillatoria), and it be- 

 longs to a widely different family. 



"No. 8. A Greenhouse, thirty feet long, in which are 

 small Cape of Good Hope and New Holland plants." This 

 is a small, neat building, near, but not next to, No. 7, 

 attached to a dwelling occupied by one of the gardeners, in 

 very good condition, and not easily capable of improvement. 



^ 1 1 \f^ e ** is filled witl1 Mesembryanthemums and other 

 south African succulent productions, requiring: a greenhouse 

 temperature. TV 



m- , he J e . ls a , n excel 'ent representation of this grotesque and rare Fern 

 published in the second volume (p. 181) of the " Voyage of the United 

 states Exploring Expedition," as it may be seen growing on the branch of 

 N w S m ti w^ 6 " ° f ° Ur friend ' AIexander M'Leay; Esq., at Sydney, 



