HOT-HOUSE DISPLAYED. ^39 



Thecollcftion of Hot-houfe plants amounts 

 ' to above two hundred different genera, of 

 i which, fomc genera furnifh but one, others 

 two, three, or many fpecies, confiiling in the 

 different genera, of between four and five hun- 

 dred fpecies and varieties, compofed of trees, 

 ihrubs, herbaceous and fucculent plants, of 

 many different growths and fizes, various in 

 their leaves, flowers, and fruit, as before ob- 

 ferved, and moflly all of which are retained 

 principally forcuriofity, except the pine-apple 

 plants, which both encreafes the variety in a 

 confpicuous degree, and produces annaally, 

 crops of moil delicious fruir, ripening in high 

 maturity in Summer and Autumn, from June 

 till Oftober, and fometimes the late fort* 

 afford feme fruit in the Winter feafon. 



In regard to the general culture of the Hove, 

 and the plants contained therein, fee it ex- 

 plained after the following arrangement of the 

 genera and fpecies, &c. of the Hot-houfe 

 plants. 



Having thus given the general Intimations 

 concerning the nature and utility of Hot- 

 houfe plant?, together with the necfffary 

 hints relating to the rcquJfite conveniences of 

 the Hot-houl'e and flove apartments, neceifary 

 for the cuhivation of tnefe tender exotics, 

 next follows a regiiler of the principal differ- 

 ent genera and fpecies, &c. thereof. In the 

 Englifh or Britifh gardens, and in which re- 

 gifter., all thefpecies*'and varieties are arranged 

 in their proper gerera or families, each genus 

 tmdsr ;he Lat^o, or Botp.nic, and En-^lifa 



name. 



