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of the most beautiful flowering' plants should 

 have the principal places ; and planted at such 

 distances as not too soon to interfere with each 

 other. The character of their growth should be 

 also considered ; tall aspiring growers may be 

 placed between those of more humble or spread- 

 ing growth. In the first years of their growth, 

 there will, of course, be much space unoccupied ; 

 this, however, may be furnished by tall plants in 

 pots, or by quick growing plants, climbers, &c., 

 which may be afterwards removed or cut away 

 without regret. The conservatory should also, 

 at all times, be a place for the display of annual 

 or seasonal beauties. 



In order that such a building may be as exten- 

 sively interesting as possible, it should consist of 

 three divisions. The centre for tropical, and the 

 wings, as before observed, for Australian, Chi- 

 nese, some American, and European plants. In 

 the choice of these for a conservatory, it is not 

 the rarest that should be exclusively preferred ; 

 but such only as are remarkable for the splendour 

 of their flowers — for the amplitude of their leaves^ 



