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New Plants. 



Charcoal may be substituted for pebbles. The house should front south 

 or south-east. The front glazing should be lower than the back, and may be 

 within eighteen inches of the ground. An evaporator or large pan of zinc 

 or boiler-iron should be placed upon the flue to render the air moist. Hang- ♦ 



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1. Door to shed. 



2. Ash-pit and funiace-door. 

 3- Fumace. 



4. Door to house. 



5. Water-tank. 



6. Propagating-bed. 



7. Walks. 



8. Staging for plants. 



9. Open ground for planting out. 

 10. Border for climbers. 



ing-shelves may be introduced if needed : they are veiy convenient for 

 bringing your plants near the glass. 



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Detroit, Mich. 



Orchis maculata superba. — A fine variety of the well-known spider orchis 

 found in Ayrshire, and which this year received a first-class certificate from 

 the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Societ}' when exhibited 

 by Messrs. Osborn of the Fulham Nurseries. — L ' Illustratmi Horticole. 



jfacaranda digitaliflora albiflora. — A variety sent to M. Verschaffelt from 

 Rio de Janeiro, and having white flowers with a yellow throat. — Ihid. 



