HET LOO 



air with summer sweetness. Near an old wall 

 covered with purple clematis, a herbaceous border 

 charms the eye ; all the homely favourites are 

 there gigantic sunflowers, foxgloves, stock roses, 

 larkspur and sweet lavender. Sweet-peas waft a 

 fragrant welcome, phlox and heliotrope, clematis, 

 jessamine and bright-hued tropeolum abound ; 

 while everywhere the queen of flowers, the rose, 

 sheds its delicate perfume on the balmy air and 

 blooms in perfect beauty. 



The hothouses are on the north side of the 

 garden. One is entirely filled with towering palms, 

 tropical plants and ferns, many of which are used 

 to decorate the palace on festive occasions. 



A euphorbia calls for attention ; its little red 

 flowers look so innocent, but its thorns warn one 

 to beware. The juice of the plant is a deadly 

 poison, and wild tribes of Indians poison their 

 arrows with it. 



The beautiful cereus grandiflora cactus, which 

 only blossoms one night, is here too ; and round 

 one of the pillars which support the roof a 

 bougainvillea twines its purple leaf-flowers. In 

 the Orchid House there are fine specimens of 

 Laelia anceps, Cattleya Schroederi, Cattleya 

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