PLOT H 87 



Grasses, Aveneae, and the Fescue Grasses, Festuceae, 

 and their genera. The Hordeae, including Rye, Barley, and 

 Wheat, are economically the most important of all, and the 

 collection ends with the Bamboos in the corner bed. 



In 1824 Professor Schultes praised the attention then given 

 to Grasses by the gardener, Mr. Baxter, who, from the experi- 

 ence of several years, was " enabled to decide that Agrostis 

 verticillata^ vulgaris, decumbens, fasdculata (Curt.), and 

 stolonifera are distinct species, which, when subjected to the 

 same culture for a great length of time, still continue to 

 preserve their characteristic marks." Baxter's grasses have 

 mostly made way for more popular plants. 



GYMNOSPERMS 



To complete our systematic review of the Plants of the Garden we 

 append an outline classification of the Gymnosperms. A few species 

 have already been mentioned in the chapter on Trees. 



Ord. 208. GNETACEAE. A fine Ephedra distachya is growing against 

 the West Wall. A specimen of the highly remarkable Welwitschia is to 

 be seen in the Museum. 

 Ord. 209. CONIFERAE. See p. 47. 

 Sub-ord. i. Pinoideae. 

 Tribe A. Abietineae. 



Fam. i. Araucarinae. The Puzzle Monkeys. 



2. Abietinae. 



Pinus, Cedrus, Larix, Picea, Tsuga, Abies. 



3. Taxodinae. 



Sequoia, Cryptomeria^ Taxodium, 

 Tribe B. 



Fam. 4. Cupressineae. 



Thuja,Libocedrus, Cupressus, Chamaecy parts, Callitris, 



Fitzroya. 

 5. Juniperinae. 

 Sub-ord. ii. Taxoideae. 



Podocarpus, Taxus, Torreya, Cephalotaxus , Phyllodadus, Ginkgo. 

 Ord. 210. CYCADACEAE. Species of Zamia, Encephalartos, Dioon, 

 Bowenia, and Stangeria are all uepresented in the Stove-houses. 



