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against the South Wall (north aspect). The Black- 

 berry is Rubus fruticosus ; Raspberry, R. idaeus. 



Dr. Daubeny had two Raspberry-plants growing 

 in the Garden, reared from seeds said to have been 

 found within the skeleton of a man contained in a 

 Dorsetshire barrow, and therefore supposed to be 

 contemporaneous with the period of the ancient 

 Britons ! We cannot believe in such vitality, 

 vi. Pomeae. Trees. Cotoneaster, C.augustifolia,pannosa; Crataegus, 

 C. holmesiana ; Pear, Pyrus communis ; Apple, P. mains ; 

 Service Tree, P. domestica ; White Beam, P. ana (p. 40). 



Ord. 67. SAXIFRAGACEAE include the Gooseberry and 

 Currant Sub-order. The bulk of the collection of Saxifrages 

 is potted among the Alpine Plants near the south fountain. 

 Recent additions are the very fine varieties of Saxifraga aizoon, 

 Dr. Ramsey, rosea, and scardica. 



Heuchera ; Grass of Parnassus, Parnassia palustris. 



To this order belong the Hydrangeas ; Mock Orange or 

 Syringa, Philadelphus \ Deutzia, D. lemoinei ; Currants and 

 Gooseberries, Ribes, and similar flowering shrubs. 



Ord. 6"ja. CEPHALOTACEAE comprise but one Australian species, Cepha- 

 lotus follicularis (p. in). 



Ord. 68. CRASSULACEAE. The House-leeks and Stonecrops 

 are known by their fleshy leaves, which are arranged in regular 

 spirals so beautifully depicted by Dr. Church in his scholarly 

 dissertation on Phyllotaxis. Cotyledon, Sedum, and Semper- 

 vivum are British. A selection of Crassulas, Echeverias, 

 Kalanchoe, and other exotic forms may be studied in the 

 Cactus House. In many we may study how a compact 

 structure, due to the suppression of the internodes, has been 

 produced by desiccation. 



Ord. 69. DROSERACEAE. Sundews. 



Ord. 70. HAMAMELIDACEAE. Witch Hazels. The Iron-tree, Par- 

 rolia persica, was introduced in 1848 ; the Witch Hazel, H. virginica, is 

 one of a group of N. American shrubs. Liquidambar orientalis yields the 

 perfume Liquid Storax. L. styraciflua is the American Sweet Gum-tree. 



