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v. The Dracaenoids, or Dragon Trees are mostly, 

 in the Glass-houses. A plant of Yucca gloriosa flowered 

 in July, 1835, when twelve years old. The flower-stem 

 was 8 ft. long and bore 827 flowers, described in detail in 

 the Gardener? Magazine for that year. The Dasylirions in 

 the Cactus House are especially fine. 



vi. With the Asparagus group (bed next the Yams) are 

 associated the Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis ; 

 Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum. 



"The roole of Solomon's Scale . . . taketh away in one night, or two 

 at the most, any bruse, black or blew spots gotten by fals or womens 

 wilfulness, in stumbling upon their hasty husbands fists, or such like." 

 GERARD, p. 758. 



In the remarkable Butcher's Broom, Ruscus^ the branches 

 have become leaf-like. Rohdea japonica is related to the 

 Parlour Palm, Aspidistra. 



vii. Smilax will be found climbing both east and west of the East Wall. 

 The roots of S. officinalis, papyracea, and medico, yield the sarsaparilla 

 from Jamaica, Brazil, and Mexico respectively. 



viii. The beautiful green-house climber Lapageria is the type of another 

 of the sub-orders of the Liliaceae. 



Ord. 186. PONTEDERIACEAE are tropical aquatics from the New World. 

 Eichhornia grows luxuriantly in the Water-lily House. 



Ord. 188. XYRIDEAE are swamp-dwellers in hot countries. 



Ord. 190. COMMELINACEAE, or Spiderworts, mostly require 

 stove treatment, but the Tradescantias in the south-west 

 corner bed are hardy. They were named in honour of the 

 younger Tradescant, who brought one from Virginia, and 

 whose father so nearly became first Curator of the Garden. 

 Palisota is a stove plant. 



Ord. 192. FLAGELLARIEAE. Susum. 



Ord. 193. JUNCACEAE. Rushes, yw^^j 1 and Luzula. 



Ord. 194. PALMACEAE. ^ 



Orel. 195. PANDANACEAE. Screw Pines. V See Palm House, No. 8. 



Ord. 196. CYCLANTHACEAE. Carludovica.} 



Ord. 197. TYPHACEAE. The Bur reeds, Sparganium, and Bulrushes, 

 Typha, are grown in the ponds. 



