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spring. The most conspicuous of the tender sorts are the 

 royal water-lilies from South America; these are not hardy 

 in this climate, and, as they are too large to protect from 

 the cold, they are grown anew from seed each year; the 

 seeds are sown in the propagating houses late in winter, 

 and the young plants placed on view late in the spring 

 or in early summer. 



In summer the collection of desert plants is in the 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. The 

 bed parallelling this to the west contains a collection of 

 cacti, members of the genus Opuntia, prickly pears, with 

 flat stems or joints, all natives of the American desert. 

 In a bed parallelling this on the opposite side of the central 

 bed is a collection of desert plants from southern Africa. 

 Placed transversely to this is a small bed with desert plants 

 of one family, containing representatives from both the 

 Old World and the New. A corresponding bed on the 

 other side of the court is devoted to desert plants from 

 the Old World. Near to this is a small bed containing 

 plants of the genus Opuntia, only those with round stems 

 or joints. In the corresponding bed on the other side of 

 the court is a collection of desert plants belonging to the 

 spurge family. Many plants from house No. 13 are also 

 moved into this court during the summer. 



Range No. 2. 



This range is located on the easterly side of the grounds, 

 in the midst of the deciduous arboretum. The completed 

 portion consists of a transverse section, running east and 

 west, divided into three compartments, and three houses 

 at right angles to this one of which is divided into two com- 

 partments. The tropical ferns and their allies, most of 

 the cycads, and parts of the orchid and pine-apple families 

 are exhibited here. Other members of the orchid and 

 pine-apple families and a few cycads will be found at 



