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them only has grown at all well, this one having made a growth of 

 about 10 feet, but has not flowered. 



The plants of Mountain Pride (Spathelia simplex) have grown very 

 well and will probably flower next year 



The palms and other plants put out in the tropical African section 

 have all been kept well watered and otherwise attended to and are 

 making very satisfactory growth. 



Bougainvillea spectahilis flowers continu dly and is universally admired. 



Ipomeas of different varieties, foremost being a splendid blue one, 

 have made a lovely show. 



The lawns have been kept in perfect order by weeding and mowing. 



Mention should also be made of Bignonia venusta and Beaumontia 

 grandiflora, the first growing on the Superintendent's house, and the 

 second on a fencejust in front. 



Pot Plants. — The collection of pot plants has been kept in good 

 order as evidenced by the display of plants at the Agricultural Show, 

 when a tent 40 by 20 feet was filled with a good display of plants, 

 mostly from Hope. The Cannas in pots made a very grand display. 

 Begonias, Palms, Dracoenas, and the Tree ferns being the other most 

 important plants exhibited. 



The collection of Orchids at Hope is now a large and valuable one ; 

 the recent additions from Kew Gardens, Messrs. Veitch, Judge Nathan, 

 and Trinidad Gardens being extensive and varied and are now nearly- 

 all growing nicely. The following noteworthy orchids have flowered, 

 those marked x for the first time : — 



Angraecum eburneum, var. virens 

 x Cattleya guttata, var. Leopoldi 

 x Laelia sp. 



x Dendrobium pendulum 



Catasetum umcrocarpum 



Epidendrum atropurpureum 



E. paniculatum 



E. Stamfordianum 

 x Cattleya Skinneri 

 x C. Bowringiana 



C. labiata, var. Gaskelliana 



C. labiata, var. Mendellii 



x Dendrobium formo'sum, var. giganteum 

 x D. Phalaenopsis 



D. fimbriatum, var. oculatum 

 D. Pierardi 



D. Farmerii 

 D. nobile 

 D. densiflorum 

 Laelia anceps 

 Coelogyne ovalis 

 C. speciosa 

 C. blaccida 



Rhynchostylis retusa, var. praemorsa 

 Aerides multiflorum 

 Stauropsis lissochiloides 

 Oncidium Cebolleta 



