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TJic Canadian Horticulturist. 



power of deriving nourishment but 

 such as they receive from the air. 

 The butterfly orchid, the bee orchid, 

 the man orchid, the wonderful 

 Esprite de Sante, or flower of the 

 Holy Ghost, and many others, equally 

 wonderful, can all be seen here, and 

 seen in the greatest perfection and 

 beauty. Besides the orchid houses, 

 there are two rose houses, a house 

 for violets and other plants of a like 

 nature. There is also a house which 

 contains a general collection of 

 tropical plants. Here may be seen 

 the Devil Plant and a host of other 

 rarities. I never saw elsewhere 

 Anthuriums so full of bloom as I saw 

 them here at the time of my visit. 

 As we ordinarily meet with it this 

 plant is not generous in its gift of 

 bloom . 



Besides all these there is an aquatic 

 house. An artificial pond covers the 

 inner area of the house, with the ex- 

 ception of a walk which extends 

 around the whole circumference of 

 it. In this miniature lake are gath- 

 ered aquatic plant wonders of many 

 climes. There are magnificent blue 

 water-lilies from Zanzibar, the Vic- 

 toria Regia from the tropic lagoons 

 of the Amazon, the leaves of which, 

 when fully grown, will support a boy 

 as on a raft ; the bulrush of Egypt, 



from which was made the Papyrus 

 on which the ancient records of the 

 country were written and preserved, 

 and of which also was formed the 

 protecting ark of the infant who was 

 later the great law-giver and leader 

 of the people ; the Lotus of the 

 Nile, with its famed, accredited 

 power of dispelling care, and of pro- 

 ducing in its stead forgetful, sensuous 

 happiness. These, with many others 

 of like rarity, or association, or 

 beauty, make this collection a par- 

 ticularly interesting one. Alleman- 

 das and other climbing or trailing 

 plants cover the sides of this house, 

 and when, as I saw them, a per- 

 fect bank of bloom, add greatly to 

 the general effect. Not a flower or 

 a plant is ever parted with for 

 money. Mr. Kimball provides this 

 magnificent exhibition at great ex- 

 pense and without one cent of re- 

 turning profit. Everyone is made 

 welcome ; the sight is perfectly free 

 to all. 



In the ever-increasing interest in 

 flower culture in our own people, I 

 look forward to the time when our 

 country can boast such grand collec- 

 tions. We have men of wealth 

 within our borders, and men of as 

 high taste, and of equal benevolence 

 to any in the world. 



SPRING TREATMENT OF WINDOW PLANTS. 



Bv G. M. Rogers, Peterboro' 



I'^HE treatment of window plants 

 depends upon so many vary- 

 ing conditions that it would be 

 impossible to lay down rules appli- 

 cable alike to all cases and kinds, 

 but the suggestion of a few general 



principles may assist the plant stu- 

 dent in the study of the elements 

 which contribute to their successful 

 culture, and upon the closenesscf such 

 personal observations will ultimate 

 success depend. The various pro- 



