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palms, or other palms which will thrive under temperate 

 conditions. Here is the dwarf fan palm {Chamaerops 

 humilis), of the Mediterranean region; the genus Hozvea, 

 native of Lord Howe's Island, and commonly known 

 among florists as Kentia; the date palm (Phoenix dac- 

 ty lifer a), of northern Africa, and other related species; 

 the palmetto (Sabal Palmetto), of our southern states; 

 and perhaps the most striking of all is the fan palm of the 

 California desert (Neowashingtonia robusta), in four fine 

 specimens. Large specimens of the screwpines (Pandanus), 

 and of the genera Dracaena and Cordyline find a place here; 

 smaller plants will be found in house 12 adjoining. 



One of the most imposing plants here is Araucaria 

 Bidzvillii, a native of Australia, where it is known as bunga 

 bunga; the members of the genus Araucaria replace in the 

 southern hemisphere the pines of the northern. Other speci- 

 mens of Araucaria will be found in the Central Display 

 House at Range 2. 



The gum-trees of Australia and Tasmania {Eucalyptus) 

 are represented in two plants; these trees occur in large 

 forests, and sometimes attain a height of 200 to 400 feet. 

 There is also a specimen of the camphor tree (Cinnamomum 

 Camphor a), from which the camphor of commerce is de- 

 rived. There is a tea-plant (Thea sinensis), the commercial 

 plant from which is obtained our beverage tea; black and 

 green tea are obtained from the same plant, the difference 

 in color being due to the method of preparation; the 

 tea-plant is extensively cultivated in many warm and 

 tropical countries, having been used as a beverage by the 

 Chinese from time immemorial; its first introduction into 

 Europe is said to have been by the Dutch in 1610. 



On the columns or against the walls will be found a 

 number of vines. Among these is the yellow jessamine 

 (Gelsemium sempervirens), of the south; it sends out its 

 bright yellow flowers in February, and they persist for 

 several weeks. Among others there are the following: 

 Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata); Bougainvillaea in two 



