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tinued in house No. 14, beginning with the mezereon family 

 on the north side bench, at the entrance from house No. 13, 

 continuing 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. 



Among the more interesting species on the west side 

 bench are many Australian plants, represented by grevil- 

 leas, hakeas, and others; a group of insectivorous plants 

 may also be found here; among these are the pitcher plants 

 (Sarracenia)'m 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 

 petiole. 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 may 

 be found a group of the rue family; to this belong, among 

 others, the oranges and lemons, of which a number of 

 small specimens 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 temperate 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" (Tumion taxifolium) so-called by the natives where 

 it grows; it is known to occur in a wild state in a small area 

 along the Apalachicola River in Florida. 



House No. jj. This house contains such plants of warm- 

 temperate regions as are too large for proper exhibition in 

 houses 12 and 14. The endogenous plants may 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. 14 is a group illustrating the pine family 



