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IIARDWICKE'S SCIENCE-GOSSIP. 



Cephalotus is a bog-plant, like Venus's fly-trap, 

 which has grown well out of doors in "My Garden." 

 Of course, in a work like the present, most of the 

 leading varieties of roses are figured, as indeed are 



several others. Aneectochilus argeuteus has perhaps 

 the most beautiful leaf of any known plant. Mr. 



Fij. 136. Ci'ph(i!(jtus/n!!ici(liii-is. 



also thosc of garden fruit. One might object that 

 occasionally tlie illustrations have run riot, as when 

 the author gives, what " Mrs. Lirriper " would 

 have called, the "portraits" of his garden -roller, 

 watering-cans, &c. ! His cuts of the most important 

 of the curious orchids are very interesting, and 

 among tlicin there occur Brassia, and a group of 



Fig. 137. Bransia mavu'ata. 



Smee tells us that all the above arc difficult to 

 cultivate, although two species grow with him iu 

 the greatest luxuriance. 



Fip. 138. 1. Anacfiichltus ufgi'iileiis, Virazil : 2. A. I.owii, V.ovnco ; 3. A. '.ifdiinia ; 4. A. pi:t(t{u, Jn\ti ; 

 5. A. xiinlfinp/ii//lti, Ceylon; (i. A. ur^eiiteii:! pirtus, Brazil; /. A. setaueus inter medius, Ceylon ; 

 8. A. Veitchii, Java; 9. A, Dawsoniunus, East Indies; 10. A. setacins, Ceylon. 



Nor is the English " Elower-gardeu " less repre- 

 sented by some of our most beautiful native flower- 

 ing plants. Many of these occur in what the author 

 has called, with some indifference to etymological 

 combination, his " Alpinery." This is constructed 

 on a small mound near the "Fern-glcn," and in the 

 fibrous loam and stones alpine plants seem to 

 flourish. It is so arranged that " there is scarcely 

 any time of the year when some lovely object may 



not be found " in blossom. Another like unto it is 

 termed the " Saxifrage Garden," and still another, 

 called the " Sempervivum Garden." In the former 

 grow most European saxifrages, than which few 

 flowers are more chastely beautiful. The Sedunis, 

 in their variety of leaf and flower, are scarcely less 

 attractive. In the pretty streams which water this 

 delightful estate grow the Flowering Rush {Butomus 

 umbellatus), and the Water - soldier {Stratiotes 



