( r 4 2 ) 



Here is being brought together a collection of temperate 

 plants, natives of the warm temperate regions or of the 

 higher mountainous portions of the tropics. Passing in 

 through the main entrance, immediately in front will be 

 found a group of acacias, mostly natives of Australia, 

 although some few are of hybrid production. When in 

 full bloom, which occurs usually from mid-winter to early 

 spring, they are beautiful in their profusion of yellow blos- 

 soms. Back of this group is a miscellaneous collection, 

 including a large specimen of Podocarpus Purdieanus, 

 a native of Jamaica, and a large plant of Araucaria Bid- 

 willii, the bunga bunga of Australia, its native country. 

 At the other end of the house are groups comprising in 

 part members of the pine family, such as Araucaria, 

 Juniperus, and Pinus; there are also plants of the yew 

 family, represented by Podocarpus, and a number of 

 species of the myrtle family in the genera Callistemon, 

 the bottle brush, Myrtus, the myrtle, Eugenia, and others. 

 In this house is also a plant of the olive tree {Olea europaea), 

 which is a native of the Mediterranean region and the 

 Orient, but has now been largely introduced into cultiva- 

 tion in other warm countries; in the middle of the 18th 

 century it was first introduced into California, at San 

 Diego, it is said, and is now largely cultivated in southern 

 California. Other interesting plants here are: the ole- 

 ander, in the flowers, leaves, and especially the bark of 

 which occurs a poisonous principle; the crepe myrtel 

 {Lager stroemia indie d) ; the edible fig (Ficus Carica) ; and 

 the pomegranate. 



House No. 2. This house and compartment B of house 

 6 contain the orchid collections. The orchid family 

 is widely distributed, occurring in all tropical regions, 

 but finding its greatest development in the Old World 

 in India and the Malayan region, while in the New World 

 its greatest numbers occur in Brazil and other parts of 

 northern South America. In temperate regions relatively 

 few species are found, while in very cold countries they 



