THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 



Eucalyptus trees of Australia and Tasmania, which occur 

 in large forests and sometimes attain a height of 200 to 

 400 feet, even exceeding in height, although not in diame- 

 ter, the California Big Tree; camphor tree, from which the 

 camphor of commerce is obtained; tea-plant; fig tree; 

 olive tree. 



House No. 14 contains other interesting plants of the 

 warm-temperate regions. 



House No. 15 is the Orchid House. Here are repre- 

 sentatives from all tropical regions as well as some from 

 the temperate regions. Most of the tropical forms are 

 epiphytes. The vanilla plant, an orchid, may be seen here. 

 Coming from all parts of the world, except very cold coun- 

 tries, as the orchids do, their blooming time varies greatly, 

 so/that at almost any time of the year some of these inter- 

 esting plants may be found in flower. 



Conservatory Court. During the open season here are 

 a large collection of desert plants and a fine display of 

 water-lilies, the latter including the American lotus and the 

 remarkable Victoria water-lilies, whose floating leaves are 

 circular in shape, with upturned edges, and are from four 

 to six feet in diameter. 



CONSERVATORY FLOWER BEDS 



On the north, east and west sides of the Conservatory 

 (Range No. 1), occupying a portion of the area below the 

 terrace, are several large plots devoted to a display of 



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