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female flowers. The Water Soldier, Stratiotes a/aides, is abundant in 

 the Fens, and I have found it at Nuneham. 



Ord. 174. BURMANNIACEAE. 



Ord. 175. ORCHIDACEAE. A few hardy Orchids are grown in pots 

 near the south pond ; but for the exotics, see Orchid House, No. 9. 



Ord. 176. ZINGIBERACEAE (Scitaniineae> in part), or Gingers, with 

 which the Marantas and Cannas are sometimes united, are mostly in the 

 Stove and Palm Houses, but in the summer the Cannas are bedded out of 

 doors. 



Ord. 177. MUSACEAE (Scitamineae^ in part). The Bananas are cul- 

 tivated in the Water-lily House. 



Ord. 178. BROMELIACEAE. Pine Apples. See under Water-lily 

 House, No. 6, pp. 106-7. 



Ord. 179. HAEMODORACEAE. Bowstring Hemp. 



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Ord. 1 80. IRIDACEAE. Two long beds at the north-east are 

 devoted to this beautiful order of plants. A notable addition 

 was made to the collection in 1890, when a selection of Irises 

 was presented by Professor Sir Michael Foster of Cambridge. 

 Others will be found between the South Wall and Christ 

 Church Meadow in the " Iris bed," which is one of the glories 

 of the Garden in the middle of the Summer Term. The 

 Florentine Iris is cultivated in Tuscany for its roots, which, 

 under the name Giaggiola or Orris-root, is the basis of the 

 scent " Essence of Violets." 



In addition to the Flag Iris family there are the Tiger 

 flowers, Tigridia pavonia ; Hermodactylus tuberosus, S. Europe ; 

 Sisyrinchium striatum, from China, a noble plant in June ; 

 Watsonia ardernei in Green-house No. 3 or 4 ; here too belong 

 species of Ixia Gladiolus^ Montbretia, and Crocus. 



Ord. 181. AMARYLLIDACEAE. The bulbous section of this 

 the Narcissus Order includes the Snowdrop, Galanthus 

 nivalis ; Snowflakes, Leucojum vernum, and aestivum ; and 

 Daffodils in the open ; while under glass are the Scarborough 

 Lilies, Vallota ; Crinum and Pancratium. The Agave sp., or 

 American Aloes, and Furcraea, which also belongs here, are in 



