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THE WARDIAN CASE. 



(Continued.) 



The cultivation of plants in Wardian Cases has not yet been reduced 

 to a practical science. The experience of every experimentalist is, there- 

 fore, valuable, and contributes to the illustration of the system. My expe- 

 rience embraces a large range of plants ; but the subject will be better 

 inaugurated by giving a list of plants at this present writing, in my Case, all 

 of which seem to be thriving. They are as follows : Pavetta Borbo7iica 

 (centre), Hoya camosa varicgata, Ophiopogon variegata, Bertelonia mar- 

 morea, Bromelia ananassa variegata. Ilex aquifollum variegata, Cypripedium 

 venustum, Cypripediu7ti insigne, Graptophyllum pictum, Toodia pellucida, 

 Oncidium papilio, Lycaste Skinneri, Maratita regalis, Adiantum cuneatum, 

 Adiantum jnacrophyllum, Adiantum hispidalum, Adiantum reniforme, 

 Adiantum for mosum, Doodia rupestris, Fteris glauca virens, Pteris arguta, 

 Pteris argyrea, Pteris Cretica albo-lineata, ^schynanthes parasiticus, Poly- 

 podium aureum, Pycnopteris Sieboldii, Goodyera pubescens, Eranthemum 

 leuconervum, Eleagnus jfaponicus, Enonyinus yaponicus aureus, Pyrolas 

 (several native ones). 



All the above-named plants have been in the Case since the ist of No- 

 vember, except Cypripedium insigne, Lycaste Skinneri, and Oncidium papilio. 

 These were recently introduced in bud, and are now in full flower. Some 

 of the plants are quite small, and all are shapely and trim. 



Small Crotofis, Aplielandras, Draccenas, Cissus discolor, Cissus porphyro- 

 phyllus,Maranta Warscewiczii, Mar ant a micans, Hemonitis palmata, Polysti- 

 chum proliferum, Goodyera discolor, Pothos argyrea, Saxifraga tricolor, I have 

 grown successfully. Begonias and Caladiums submit with becoming pros- 

 perity to the conditions of the Case ; but I have entirely abandoned them, 

 as they grow rather large, and destroy the general symmetry I strive to 

 maintain : they are very gay and showy, however. Gloxineas and Gesnerias 

 make a fine display of velvety foliage, but have been discarded by me, after 

 repeated experiments, as too rank in growth. Torrenia Asiatica grows luxu- 

 riantly, but will not bloom. Sonerilla ?nargaritacea succeeded only tolera- 

 bly ; and the following, as well as a host of others, did not do well at all : 



