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In summer the collection of desert plants is in three beds 

 in front of the entrance to house No. I. The central bed 

 contains American desert plants only, made up largely of 

 members of the cactus, amaryllis and lily families; in the 

 easterly beds will be found desert plants from southern 

 Africa. In the western bed are representatives of the orpine 

 family. 



Conservatory Flower Beds. To the north of the con- 

 servatories, occupying a portion of the area below the terrace, 

 are several large plots devoted to a miscellaneous display of 

 shrubs, evergreens and herbaceous plants. Attractive flowers 

 may be seen here from the earliest spring until late autumn, 

 while the evergreens make a pleasing effect during the winter. 

 The herbaceous plants are plainly labeled, thus adding much 

 to their interest for the visiting public. 



Range No. 2 



This range, four houses of which have been constructed, is 

 located on the easterly side of the grounds, in the midst of 

 the deciduous arboretum. The completed portion consists 

 of a transverse range, running east and west, divided into 

 three compartments, and a smaller house at right angles to 

 this range. The tropical ferns and their allies and the 

 cycads are exhibited here. 



In the easterly compartment of this transverse range the 

 collection of sago palms or cycads has been installed. This 

 family of plants is represented by large specimens of Cycas 

 revoluta, from Japan; by Cycas circinalis, from the Molucca 

 Islands ; by a single plant of the rare Stangeria eriopus, from 

 southern Africa, where it is known as the kaffir's-head; by a 

 number of specimens of the genus Zamia, including the small 

 Florida coonties; and by the Kaffir-bread (Encephalartos) , 

 two species, from Africa; the stems and trunks of plants of 

 this family contain much starch, which is extracted, in the 

 countries in which they grow, by crushing and washing, and 

 pass into commerce under the name of sago starch. 



In the middle and westerly houses of the transverse range 



