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LIST OF ILLTJSTRATIONS. 



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49. Avenue de Breteuil : the 



arteyian well of Grenelle, 

 and the Invalides . . .125 



50. Interior of a floating bath 



on the Seine 136 



51. Glass-covered corridor be- 



tween the plant-houses in 

 the Jardin Fleuriste . .143 



52. Plan of glass-houses in the 



Jardin Fleuriste . . .144 



53. Propagating house in the 



Jardin Fleuriste . . . 145 



54. Propagating pot used in the 



Jardin Fleuriste . . .146 



55. Small cutting-pots under 



bell-glass in the Jardin 

 Fleuriste 146 



56. Shelves for storing bedding 



plants in the Jardin 

 Fleuriste 147 



57. End view of bedding-plant 



houses in the Jardin Fleu- 

 riste 149 



58. Plan of the bedding-plant 



houses in the Jardin Fleu- 

 riste 150 



59. Caves under the Jardin 



Fleuriste 152 



60. Sophora japonica var, pen- 



dula 163 



61. Variegated Agave . . . 186 



62. Aralia papyiifera . . .187 



63. Aspltnium nidus-avis . . 189 



64. Caladium esculentum . .190 



65. Colocasia odorata . . .191 



66. Canna nigricans .... 192 



67. Canna atro-nigricans . . 193 



68. Ficus elastica 196 



69. Monstera cieliciosa . . . 197 



70. Nicotiana wigandioides . . 199 



71. Polymnia grandis . . . 200 



72. Solanum Warscewiczii . . 203 



73. Solanum robustum . . . 204 



74. Uhdea bipinnatifida . . .205 



75. Wigandia macrophylla . . 207 



76. Acanthus latifolius . . ,211 



77. Aralia Sieboldi .... 213 



78. Bambusa aurea .... 216 



79. Centaurea babylonica . . 218 



80. Chani^rops excelsa . . .219 



81. Ferula communis .... 222 



82. Gynerium argenteum . . 224 



83. Heracleum flavescens . . 226 



84. Melianthus major . . . 227 



85. Nicotiana macrophylla . . 228 



86. Rheum Emodi . . . .230 



87. Anemone japonica alba . . 2o3 



88. Yucca pendula .... 235 



89. Yucca filamentosa var iegata 236 



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90. Statice latifoHa .... 236 



91. The Tapis Vert, Versailles . 246 



92. One of the statues on the 



upper terrace .... 248 



93. Temple de 1' Amour in the 



gardens of the Petit Tria- 

 non 249 



94. View in the garden of the 



Petit Trianon .... 250 



95. Canal in the gardens of 



Fontainebleau .... 251 



96. View in the Forest of Fon- 



tainebleau . . . . . 252 



97. The Courteliere . . . .254 



98. TheVerblanc .... 255 



99. A French ideal of tree- 



beauty 259 



100. Meudon 260 



101. Maranta fasciata . . . . 263 



102. Dracaena terminalis . . . 264 



103. Gymnostachyum Verschaf- 



felti 265 



104. Dieffenbachiaseguinamacu- 



lata 266 



105. Alocasla metallica . . . 267 



106. ^Echmea fulgens . . . .268 



107. Caladium argyrites . . . 269 



108. Caladium mirabile . . .270 



109. Pteris cretica albo-lineata . 271 



110. Begonia daedalia .... 272 



111. Maranta rosea-picta . . . 273 



112. DieflFenbachia Baraquiniana 274 



113. Gesnera cinnabarina . . . 275 



114. Saxifrr.-aFortuneivariegata 276 



115. Maranta vittata .... 277 



116. Tillandf-ia splendens ... 278 



117. Marania zebrina .... 279 



118. Pandanus javanicus varie- 



gatus 279 



119. Cordyline indivisa . . .281 



120. Tree Fern for conservatory 282 



121. Polypodium morbillosum . 283 



122. Blechnum brasiliense . . 284 



123. Theophrasta macrophylla . 285 



124. Cycas circinalis .... 287 



125. Aisophila 289 



126. Goniophlebium .... 290 



127. Testudinaria elephantipes . 291 



128. Maranta micans .... 292 



129. Caladium .293 



130. Ananassa satlva variegata . 295 



131. Chaniaedorea latifolia . . . 297 



132. Seaforthia elegans . . .299 



133. Carj* Ota sobolifera . . . 302 



134. Railings covered vv-ith Ivy . 306 



135. Ivy edgings in geometrical 



garden 307 



136. Section of circular bower of 



Irish Ivy 308 



