OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 



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in form, but more spread in the arrangement. There are five 

 sepals, five petals, five styles, and five cells in the berries. The 

 flowers are produced on specimens 2ft. to 5ft. high during winter, 



FIG. 15. AEALIA SIEBOLDI. 

 (One-tenth natural size.) 



when favourable. The leaves, when well grown, are the main 

 feature of the shrub, and are 12in. or more across. This size 

 is not usual, but a leaf now before me, and taken from an outside 

 specimen, measures over a foot, with a stout round stalk, 13in. 



