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colouring in the nursery department of tlie Jardin des 

 PlanteSj and it doubtless will soon be seen everywhere 

 with us. 



CHAMiEROPS ESCELSA. — It may not be generally known 

 that this palm is perfectly hardy in this country. A plant 

 of it in her Majesty^s gardens at Osborne has attained a 

 considerable height. It is also out at Kew, though pro- 

 tected in winter. On the water side of the high mound in 



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the Eoyal Botanic Gardens^ Regent^s Park, it is in even 

 better health than at Kew^, though it has not had any pro- 

 tection for years_, and stood the fearfully hard frost of 

 1860. If small plants of this are procured^ it is better to 

 grow them on freely for a year or two in the greenhouse, 

 and then turn out in April, spreading the roots a little and 

 gi-vdng deep loamy soil. Plant in a sheltered place, so that 

 the leaves may not be injured by winds when they get large 



