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large leaves and enormous flowers; (3) Tliunbergia Ilarrisi, 

 moderately vigorous, flowers numerous ; (7) Ipomoea Horsfallia) ; 

 (9) Tecoma stans, which has pinnate leaves and pretty flowers ; 

 (12 and 13) Plumbago capensis ; (17) Hoya carnosa; (19) Smilax 

 marmorea, leaves marbled with white ; (21) S. macrophylla 

 maculata ; (23 and 25) S. marmorea ; (27) Hoya imperialis, a 

 vigorous kind, bearing corymbs of rich brown flowers ; (28) Stepha- 

 notis floribunda; (30) Passiflora Decaisneana, a species with 

 large foliage, and large rose and violet flowers; (31) Quisqualis 

 indica ; (33 j Tacsonia Van Volxemii ; (36) Aristolochia leuconeura; 

 (37) Hexacentris mysorensis ; (41) Centrostemma multiflorum ; 

 (44) Passiflora carmesina ; (45) Aristolochia clypeata ; (49) Tac- 

 sonia mollissima ; (53) Quisqualis pubescens ; (54) Passiflora 

 trifasciata ; (58) Meyenia erecta ; (60) Thunbergia laurifolia ; 

 (62) Passiflora Buchanani, and (63) P. marmorea, two pretty, 

 vigorous species ; (65) Bougainvillea lateritia ; (68) Aristolochia 

 gigas; (71) Bignonia incarnata; (72) Tropa^olum Lobbiauum ; 

 (74) Allamanda nobilis ; (77) Clerodendron Thomsonae ; (80) Cissus 

 discolor. 



Entering the principal doorway of the house and bearing to 

 the left, near No. 1, we shall come to the outer border of which wc 

 have spoken, which should mainly be filled with strong-growing 

 fine-foliaged plants. Nothing will prevent these from being in- 

 creased and renewed as often as we please. These i)lants being 

 grouped according to size, the larger ones behind may consist of 

 the following species, viz : — 



Amomum grana-paradisi, Andropogon squarrosum, Panicum 

 plicatum, Fuchsias, Aspidistra, Dracaenas, Begonias, Cyperus, 

 Eugenia, various free-growing tufted Ferns, Ficus elastica, Aralia 

 and Oreopanax, Hedychium corouarium, and H. gardnerianum. 

 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Heterocentrum, Hajmatoxylon campe- 

 chianum, Imantophyllum Aitoni, Laurus Camphora, Plumbago 

 coccinea, Poinsettia pulcherrima, Eogieras, Sparmaunia africana, 

 Xylophylla latifolia, Abutilons, Allamanda ncriifolia, Pipers and 

 Macropipers, Begonias, Ccntradcnia grandifolia, Francisceas, 

 Gardenias, Hebeclinium ianthinum, Siphocampylus (bicolor and 

 fulgens), Iresine Hcrbsti, Amorphophallus, Hibiscus liliiflorus, 

 and Marantas, etc. 



Above tliis groundwork of foliage and flowers the following 

 species, with taller stems and stronger habits, may rise : — 



