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spring. The most conspicuous of the tender sorts are the 
royal water-lilies from South America; these are not hardy 
in this climate, and, as they are too large to protect from 
the cold, they are grown anew from seed each year; the 
seeds are sown in the propagating houses late in winter, 
and the young plants placed on view late in the spring 
or in early summer. 
In summer the collection of desert plants is in the beds 
in front of the entrance to house No. 1. The central bed 
contains American desert plants only, made up largely of 
members of the cactus, amaryllis and lily families. The 
bed parallelling this to the west contains a collection of 
cacti, members of the genus Opuntia, prickly pears, with 
flat stems or joints, all natives of the American desert. 
In a bed parallelling this on the opposite side of the central 
bed is a collection of desert plants from southern Africa. 
Placed transversely to this is a small bed with desert plants 
of one family, containing representatives from both the 
Old World and the New. A corresponding bed on the 
other side of the court is devoted to desert plants from 
the Old World. Near to this is a small bed containing 
plants of the genus Opuntia, only those with round stems 
or joints. In the corresponding bed on the other side of 
the court is a collection of desert plants belonging to the 
spurge family. Many plants from house No. 13 are also 
moved into this court during the summer. 
Range No. 2. 
This range is located on the easterly side of the grounds, 
in the midst of the deciduous arboretum. The completed 
portion consists of a transverse section, running east and 
west, divided into three compartments, and three houses 
at right angles to this one of which is divided into two com- 
partments. The tropical ferns and their allies, most of 
the cycads, and parts of the orchid and pine-apple families 
are exhibited here. Other members of the orchid an 
pine-apple families and a few cycads will be found at 
