(477) 



of removing plants at their stated periods of rest to the pro- 

 pagating houses. There are now in the conservatory collec- 

 tions, including such as are transiently at the propagating 

 houses, about 5,800 species and varieties. There are at 

 present in the conservatories about 12,000 plants, and at the 

 propagating houses about 9,000. The following table indi- 

 cates the number of species represented in some of the larger 

 or more conspicuous groups. 



Palm family 1 30 



Cycad family 10 



Cyclanthus family 9 



Aroid family 179 



Fern family 394 



Pine-apple family 175 



Banana family 2S 



Pandanus family 10 



Orchid f ami ly 364 



Succulents : 



Cactus family 505 



Lily family 184 



Pine-apple family 1 1 



Carpet- weed family, represented by the 



genus Mesembryanthemum 76 



Spurge family 54 



Milk-weed family, represented mainly 



by the genus Stapelia 51 



Sunflower family 26 



Amaryllis family, represented by the 



genus Agave 112 



Stonecrop family 2S8 



Miscellaneous 4 1,311 



Temperate collections, other 'than ferns and 



orchids 1 ,633 



Miscellaneous tropical collections, other than 



those specified above 1 ,565 



5,808 



The succulent collection, as will be seen from the above, 

 is quite extensive, numbering 1,311 species and varieties, and 



