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bloom in cavernous and moist situations, or in moist and warm 

 climates, are best adapted for these cases. However, within this 

 class of vegetables there are many beautiful and highly luxuriant 

 plants, which it would afford no small pleasure to contemplate. 

 The following is a list of plants from various countries, which 

 were set in a box, under Mr. Ellis's directions, and examined from 

 nine to twelve months afterwards : 



BOTANICAL NAMES. 



Chamae'rops humilis 

 Centiaiuz verna 



-tfdiantum Capillus Veneris 

 Primula farinosa 



Primula scotica 



Fierbascum Myconi 

 villosa 



Chamae'rops Palmetto 

 Dionae'a Muscipula 

 Sarracenia purpurea 



Epigae'a repens 

 Testudinaria elephantipes 

 A'\oe retusa 

 Rhododendron chrysanthum 



Chamoecistus 

 G'ycas revoluta 

 Nepenthes distillatoria 

 Cypripedium venustum in- 



signe 



Agave geminiflora 

 *Goodyera discolor 

 *chinocactus multiplex 

 *peruviana 



myriacantha 

 *formosa 



O'ttoni 



Candida 



Epiphyllum truncatum 

 Cereus flagelliformis 

 Lycopodium stoloniferum 



COUNTRY. REMARKS. 



Italy, Sicily, Spain Increased l-4th its original 

 size 



England Flowered, but no difference 



in size 



England Increased l-8th 



Scotland Flowered; atmosphere ra- 



ther damp for it 



Scotland Flowered ; atmosphere ra- 



ther damp for it 



Scotland Increased l-8th 



Scotland Flowered ; not very healthy 



Carolina Increased l-3d 



Carolina Made l-8th 



Carolina Increased 4 times its origi- 



nal size 



Carolina Increased one-half 



Cape of Good Hope Made a shoot 10 inches long 



Cape of Good Hope Made l-3rd, showing flower 



Siberia 



Austria 



China 



Ceylon 



Nepal 



Nepal 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Mexico 



Brazil 



Peru 



Cuba 



Increased one-half [spiket 

 Increased l-3d 

 Increased l-8th 

 Increased 2-3ds 

 Increased l-5th 

 Increased l-4th 

 Increased l-3d 

 No perceptible difference 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased l-3d 

 Increased l-4th 

 Increased one -half 

 Increased 2-3ds 

 Increased one-half 

 Very luxuriant 



Those marked thus * are growing in fancy pots, and suspended frora 

 the roof of the plant-case. 



