98 MONTHLY SUMMARY, 



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Conservatory.— Plants.— The chief attraction in the Con- 

 servatory during the psst month has been a very fine plant of 

 Bhododendron arboremn, 15 feet higb, which has been flowering 

 freely. Its large size, and vivid scarlet blooms scattered over 

 the tree — for a tree it is — have given the Fellows a better idea of 

 the effect of this plant on the Indian landscape than can often be 

 met with beyond its native habitat. 



The Standard Laurustinus and Standard Persian Lilacs, both 

 in bloom, grown in the form of orange trees, show what ma;y be 

 done by pruning and treatment. The Laurustinus seems more 

 especially adapted for this style of growth, and forms a very 

 handsome object. Fellows will observe, however, that the plants 

 in question are of the hairy variety, which seems to conform 

 itself more readily to the standard habit than the common kind. 



The spring flowers, Hyacinths, Tulips, Lilies of the Valley, &c., 

 have combined with the Camellias and other exotics to make the 

 Conservatory gay. Next month Azaleas, Deutzias, Hydrangeas, 

 and Eoses, both standard and dwarf, will add their charms to 

 those above mentioned, which will still continue in bloom. 



Semicircular Tables.— A series of semicircular tables, for 



plants, are being put up along the walls of the Conservatory 

 These are an improvement upon the old plan of long narrow 

 tables placed against the wall, and have the advantage of allowing 

 a greater number of visitors to gather round them, and examine their 

 contents at one time. Those now putting up, with the exception of 

 one or two at the south-west comer (which represent the first idea 

 and are not so well contrived as the rest), are made of iron, and 

 have the foot so constructed that a box of earth can be placed 

 beneath in the middle next the wall, in which a climbing pFant 

 may grow and creep up behind the table, space being left for 

 this purpose between the table and the waU. The margin of the 

 table IS fitted with a handsome fringe or edging of wire, worked 

 into a sort of ledge, expanding both upwards and downwards 

 looking Lke filagree work. Within this are placed the pots the 

 interspaces as well as the outer edging being filled with ^een 



ihe whole is worthy of the attention of Fellows as an 

 apparatus exceedingly well contrived for its purpose, and forming 



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