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tinued in house No. 14, beginning with the mezereon family 
on the north side bench, at the entrance from house No. 13, 
continuing around the central bench and ending with the 
thistle family on the end of the south side bench near the 
entrance to house No. 1 
Among the more interesting species on the west side 
bench are many Australian plants, represented by grevil- 
leas, hakeas, and others; a group of insectivorous plants 
may also be found here; among these are the pitcher plants 
(Sarracenia)in several species; the pitchers contain a liquid 
in which the insects are drowned, the fluid resulting from 
their decay being absorbed by the pitchers; these structures 
form a part of the leaves and are a modification of the 
petiole. The sundews (Drosera) secrete a sticky substance 
from the gland-hairs on their leaves, which can digest in- 
sects and other animal matter. On the central bench may 
be found a group of the rue family; to this belong, among 
others, the oranges and lemons, of which a number of 
small specimens are here, others being placed in house 
No. 13. A peculiar plant of this family is Agathosma 
apiculata, of southern Africa; its leaves are full of glands 
which secrete an oil exhaling a disagreeable odor quite 
apparent at times. On the east side bench are members of 
the lily family and the amaryllis family, with many other 
endogenous plants, including a collection of orchids which 
grow in warm temperate regions or in the mountainous 
sections of the tropics. In the yew family, perhaps the 
most interesting are two small plants of the ‘‘stinking 
cedar” (Tumzon taxifolium) so-called by the natives where 
it grows; it is known to occur in a wild state in a small area 
along the Apalachicola River in Florida. 
House No. 13. This house contains such plants of warm- 
temperate regions as are too large for proper exhibition in 
houses 12 and 14. The endogenous plants may be found 
on the side next house No. 14; the remainder of the house 
is occupied by exogenous plants. Opposite the entrance 
from house No. 14 is a group illustrating the pine family 
