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A GROUP OF TROPICAL FOLIAGE PLANTS AT MR. F. L. AMES . 



The Greenhouse. 



VIEWS IN THE GREENHOUSES OF F. L.flMBS, 

 ESQ., AT NORTH EflSTON, MASS. 



A visit to Mr. Ames' greenhouses at 

 North Easton is at all times interesting. 

 The3' are open to visitors from sunrise to 

 sunset, and when the weather is favora- 

 ble the extensive greenhouses are thronged 

 with people. It is one of the places of 

 attraction to visitors 'from surrounding 

 towns for miles. Mr. Ames' generosity 

 in allowing the public free access to his 

 greenhouses is thoroughly appreciated 

 and has had an educating and refining 



influence. Considering the very rich col- 

 lection of plants brought together and 

 the many thousands of visitors, no one 

 act of vandalism is reported. 



The orchids are at all seasons attract- 

 ive. The past years have added such a 

 wealth of species, as well as varieties, 

 that an orchid house has continuous at- 

 tractions throughout every month in the 

 year, not mentioning now the numerous 

 Irybrids and bi-generic hybrids among 

 the I.xlias and cattleyas, which make up 

 a large showing in Mr. Ames' collection 

 and without any doubt comprise the fin- 

 est orchids grown. Xo collection of 

 orchids amounts to anything now unless 

 you can show a good sprinkling of hy- 

 brids, exclusive of the vast numbers of 



cj'pripediums, which are now becoming 

 so numerous that there is no man in the 

 profession to-day who dare claim to 

 know one-half with any degree of accu- 

 racy. 



Masdevallias, odoutoglossums and 

 many oncidiums are a fine class of orchids, 

 and all are at home together, one house, 

 one treatment. Then the combination of 

 color ranging in masdevallias from scar- 

 let through purple and pink to white; 

 oncidiums embracing every coaceivable 

 shade of yellow, and the Odontoglossum 

 crispums, with their grand arching spikes 

 of flowers, some massive and pure white, 

 others shaded pink, some rose, others del- 

 icately spotted, while some are heavily 

 blotched with red and brown. Also the 



