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]\Iessrs. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place, sent a collection of plants, 

 among which were Cattleya Leopoldi, the prettily spotted-leaved 

 Maranta pardina, two Achimenes, Streptocarpus biflorus, three sorts of 

 •Begonias, Impatiens Jerdonite (figured m one of our previous volumes), 



and the two hardy Conifers, Thuja gigantea and Thujopsls borealis. Of 

 the appearance of the last some idea may be gathered from the above 

 illustration, reproduced from our volume for 1855, page 28. The 

 specimen shown was, however, more compact in growth than that here 



