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around the central bench and ending with the thistle family 
on the end of the south side bench near the entrance to house 
No. 13. Nearly all the plants in houses 12, 13 and 14 are 
natives of warm temperate regions. 
Among the more interesting species on the west side 
bench are many Australian plants, represented by grevilleas, 
hakeas, and others; a group of insectivorous plants will also 
be found here; among these are the pitcher plants (Sarra- 
centa) 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 pet- 
iole. 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 will be 
found a group of the rue family ; to this belong, among others, 
the oranges and lemons, of which a number of small speci- 
mens 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 tem- 
perate 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” ( Tum7zon taxifolium) su-called 
by the natives where it grows; itis known to occur in a 
wild state in a small area along the Apalachicola River in 
Florida. 
Ffouse No. 13. This house contains such plants as are 
too large for proper exhibition in houses 12 and 14. The 
endogenous plants will 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. 34 is a group 
illustrating the pine family and the yew family. The 
most conspicuous objects among the former are the arau- 
