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tropical gems as Livistona jfenkinsonii^ Seaforthia elegatis^ Cha- 

 mcerops cxcelsa^ Theophrasta imperialism Dion edule^ etc., and many 

 otliers, as the catalogues have it, too numerous to mention ! 



To the left of the Palm stove is a large curvilinear lean-to house, 

 adapted to plants requiring a less tropical temperature, and only partially 

 filled, as many of the finest specimens wintered here were, at the time 

 of my visit, adding grace and beauty to the lawns and dnves. To the 

 right is a large curvilinear grapery, w'ith about tw*o thirds of the crop 

 cut, but enough left to give evidence of supei'ior cultivation. The prin- 

 cipal sorts were. Black Hamburg, Aluscat of Alexandria, West's St. 

 Peters, Black Lombardy, etc., the clean-looking, short-jointed wood giv- 

 ing good promise for anotlicr season. Outside of this range of glass 

 were planted some fine specimens of agave, cactus, Bonapartia, etc., 

 and many of the hai'd-wooded greenhouse plants, all wdiich would be 

 safely housed in a few days. But what horticultural heresy do I l>ear.? 

 Orders given to prepare crocks, so that these fine plants are actually 

 grown under such '"unfavorable" ausj^ices ; and I look around in vain 

 for a '' one-horse concern," as most of the folks there drive double 

 teams. 



Passing through some useful shedding, we come upon three span- 

 roofed houses. No. i containing gesneria, cypripedium, eucharis, etc. ; 

 No. 2 filled with a beautiful and well-grown assortment of fine foliaged 

 and flowering plants, such as Aledinilla inagnijica^ Dracccna uinbra- 

 culifera^ D.ferrea and D. ter?ninaiis, Alocasia inacrorJiiza varicgata^ 

 Pandamis iitilis^ Ananassa saliva varicgala^ CyanopIiyUitni iiiagni- 

 ficum^ caladiums in variety, etc. ; and No. 3 filled with camellias, pri- 

 mulas, cactuses, etc. 



Passing from these, we now come to an orchid house sixty feet long 

 and twelve feet wide, and filled throughout with fine, healthy, vigorous 

 specimens of that rather neglected, but most interesting, race of plants. 

 Amongst others I noted Augrcccum cbtirncum^ CJiysis braclescens^ 

 Aciiicta Humboldlli^ Saccolabiuin Blutnei. Aeridcs odoratum five and 

 a half feet high and four feet through, A. major and A. affine^ V anda 

 suavis in flower, P". Iricolor^ Oncidium papilio^ Stanhopeas, Cattlcyas, 

 dendrobiums, PJialccnopsis amabilis and P. gyandijlora^ etc. Inter- 



