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bloom in cavernous and moist situations, or in moist and warm 

 climates, are best adapted for these cases. However, within this 

 class of vegetables there are many beautiful and highly luxuriant 

 plants, which it would afford no small pleasure to contemplate. 

 The following is a list of plants from various countries, which 

 were set in a box, under Mr. Ellis's directions, and examined from 

 nine to twelve months afterwards : 



BOTANICAL NAMES". 



Chamae rops humilis 

 Cenliana verna 



COUNTRY. 



Italy. Sicily, Spain 

 End and 



-fdiantum Capillus Veneris England 



Primula farinosa Scotland 



Primula scotica Scotland 



Ferbaseum Mycom Scotland 



^udrosace villosa Scotland 



Chamae rops Palmetto Carolina 



Dionae'a Museipula Carolina 



Sarracen/a purpurea Carolina 



Epigae'a repens Carolina 



Testudinaria elephantipes Cape of Good Hope 



Jl loe retusa Cape of Good Hope 



.Rhododendron chrysanthum Siberia 



ChamTecistus Austria 



Cycas revoluta China 



Aepenthes distillatoria Ceylon 



Cypripedium venustum in- Nepal 



signe Nepal 



Agave geminiflora Mexico 



*Goodyera discolor Mexico 



*£chinocactus multiplex Mexico 



^peruviana Mexico 



myriacantha Mexico 



*formosa Mexico 



ttoni Mexico 



Candida Mexico 



Epiphyllum truncatum Brazil 



Cereus rlagelliformis Peru 



Lycopodium stoloniferum Cuba 



REMARKS. 



Increased l-4th its original 

 size 



Flowered, but no difference 

 in size 



Increased 1-Sth 



Flowered ; atmosphere ra- 

 ther damp for it 



Flowered ; atmosphere ra- 

 ther damp for it 



Increased i-Sth 



Flowered ; not very healthy 



Increased i-3d 



Made 1-Sth 



Increased 4 times its origi- 

 nal size 

 Increased one-half 

 Made a shoot 16 inches long 

 Made 1 -3rd, showing Mower 

 Increased one-half [spikes 

 Increased l-3d 

 Increased 1-Sth 

 Increased 2-3ds 

 Increased l-5th 

 Increased l-4th 

 Increased l-3d 

 No perceptible difference 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased l-3d 

 Increased 1 -4th 

 Increased one-half 

 Increased 2-3ds 

 Increased one-half 



Those marked thus * are growing in fancy j 

 the roof of the plant-ca 



5 ■ ,-. 



^ ery luxuriant 



>ots, and suspended from 

 se. 



