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horticulture, is Tamonea magnifica, or Cyanophyllum magnificum, 
s commonly called. A finely grown plant of this some 8 
org Pe high, is one of the prizes of this collection. Bertolonia 
e s 
three species, Pandanus ornatus, P. Veitchi, and of andelabrum, 
or Javanicus, as it is sometimes called. P. Veitcht is a fine 
plant about 8 feet tall; the others are eee smalle er. 
Another family that ae a number of for is the Rubi- 
aceae, Of economic importance is Coffea Liberica ie Liberian 
coffee, a fine plant about 8 feet tall. A fine variegated foliage 
plant of this family is Hoffmannia or Higginsia Ghiesbreghti, 
of which a plant about 4 or § feet tall was received, also 
two large specimens of the showy Jroras, [. cuncifolia and I, 
acuminata, The Sapotaceae appear in a single specimen, the 
sapodilla plum, Achras Sapora, a fine plant 10 feet high. 
ose peculiar plants, the bromeliads, a large portion of which 
are ep re represent genus 7ilandsia in three 
ecies, sebrina, ilies and splendens. M aceae 
has b le specimen representing Theophrasta imperialis, of 
which a plant roan 10 feet tall came in the collection. Its 
owy pla: 
fine one, of Soonaha iapaniea gives the orchids a place in the 
stein Of the Rutaceae, of which the orange and lemon are 
the widest and best known examples, two representatives were 
received, ae punctata, frequently also called Cookia, and 
Pilocar; ek pinnatifidus. 
he ziberaceae, to which the common ginger belongs, has 
a place mn three genera and as many species, among them 
Alpinia vittata, a variegated leaves. One genus, with two 
species, aa the Pedaliaceae, Rogeria cordata and R. gra- 
vissima. e Solanaceae, to which belong the potato and 
tomato Pe which is so largely spread throughout tropical re- 
gions, ears in two species of Franciscca and one of Streptoso- 
len, S. Jane onil. 
Among the ferns a number of genera and species find a place, 
