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Here is being brought together a collection of temperate 
plants, natives of the warm temperate regions or of the 
higher mountainous portions of the tropics. Passing in 
through the main entrance, immediately in front will be 
found a group of acacias, mostly natives of Australia, 
although some few are of hybrid production. When in 
full bloom, which occurs usually from mid-winter to early 
spring, they are beautiful in their profusion of yellow blos- 
soms. Back of this group is a miscellaneous collection, 
including a large specimen of Podocarpus Purdieanus, 
a native of Jamaica, and a large plant of Araucaria Bid- 
willii, the bunga bunga of Australia, its native country. 
At the other end of the house are groups comprising in 
part members of the pine family, such as Araucaria, 
Juniperus, and Pinus; there are also plants of the yew 
family, represented by Podocarpus, and a number of 
species of the myrtle family in the genera Callistemon, 
the bottle brush, Myrtus, the myrtle, Eugenia, and others. 
In this house is also a plant of the olive tree (Olea europaea), 
which is a native of the Mediterranean region and the 
Orient, but has now been largely introduced into cultiva- 
tion in other warm countries; in the middle of the 18th 
century it was first introduced into California, at San 
Diego, it is said, and is now largely cultivated in southern 
California. Other interesting plants here are: the ole- 
ander, in the flowers, leaves, and especially the bark of 
which occurs a poisonous principle; the crepe myrtel 
(Lagerstroemia indica); the edible fig (Ficus Carica); and 
the pomegranate. 
House No. 2. This house and compartment B of house 
6 contain the orchid collections. The orchid family 
is widely distributed, occurring in all tropical regions, 
but finding its greatest development in the Old World 
in India and the Malayan region, while in the New World 
its greatest numbers occur in Brazil and other parts of 
northern South America. In temperate regions relatively 
few species are found, while in very cold countries they 
