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horticultural interest. The conservatories 

 though neither large or numerous an- 

 stocked with a wonderfully representative 

 collection of such genera as cannot be perman- 

 ently grown in the open. Orchids are quite a 



here and there ; the Kaffir Lily, Schizostylis 

 cocci nea, waved its spikes of scarlet (lowers by 

 the Lily Pond and elsewhere; Nymphaeas were 

 still bloominq; aoad as in other gardens this y<>ar, 

 have made a wonderful display despite the 



Chrysanthemum maximum. A good herbaceous plant. 

 Divide at intervals of two years or so. 



feature especially a fine lot of Siamese species, 

 some as yet not identified. Several Rhododen- 

 drons from the same country await definite de- 

 termination on flowering. Palms and Aroids 

 are grown in sufficient quantity to give an 

 adequate idea of such mainly tropical and sub- 

 tropical orders. 



Out of doors are many interesting and beauti- 

 ful plants. At the time of our visit, in early 

 October, colonies of Cyclamen neapoUtanuni 

 and Crocus speciosus brightened many comers 



sunles.s summer. Eock plants tho^ugh largely 

 out of flower at this time, were all the same, 

 in a flourshing condition, and it was a pleasure 

 to note the healthy colonies of Saxifraya 

 uppositifoUa as well as many of the best of the 

 Kabscliia section. 



Trees and shrubs form a worthy feature of 

 the College Gardens and niimerous notable 

 examples are to be seen. HamanieJis virghiica 

 flourishes and frequently outgrows its bounds. 

 Although still in leaf the branches were thickly 



