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this early stage in the development of the institution must, from 
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offer some hel he pl. in ible have been 
grouped according to their family relationships, following in great 
part the met. ployed in t lantatio I e 
palm house, which is designated as No. 1 located in the cen- 
cycads; our collection of these plants is becoming quite repre- 
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sentative. In house No. 2, the first house west of the palm-house, 
will be found many of the orchids, in great part hanging over the 
walks, the ferns (other than the tree-ferns which will be found in 
use No. 4), and the pitcher-plants which are hanging over the 
walk at the east end. In this house as well as in No. 3 imme- 
diately to the west of it it would be well to continue along the 
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relatives to the right as one enters fi 0. ontinuing to 
e right, the aralias and crotons follow; on the eastern side 
will be fe the collection of aroi among 
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these is the large ‘plant o Ativan Veitehit. ay the 
largest specimen in cultivation. Just in front of the entrance to 
o. 5, on the south side is the collection of Paxdanus, represented 
