X 



LIST OF ILLTJSTRATIONS. 



no. PAGH 



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. Asplenium 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 deliciosa . . . 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 latifoiius . . . 211 



77. Aralia Sieboldi . . . .213 



78. Bambusa aurea .... 216 



79. Centaurea babylonica . . 218 



80. Chamterops excelsa . . . 219 



81. Ferula communis .... 222 



82. Gynerium argenteum . . 224 



83. Heracleum flavescens . . 226 



84. Melianthus major . . . 227 



85. Nicotiana macrophylla . . 228 



86. Eheum Emodi .... 230 



87. Anemone japonica alba . . 2S3 



88. Yucca pendula .... 235 



89. Yucca filamentosavariegata 236 



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90. Statice latifolia .... 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 Petib 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. Alocasia metallica . . . 267 



106. ^chmeafulgens . . . .268 



107. Caladium argyrites . . . 269 



108. Caladium mirabile . .* . 270 



109. Pteris cretica iilbo-lineata . 271 



110. Begonia dtedalia . . . . 272 



111. Maranta rosea-picta . . . 273 



112. DielFeubacbia Baraquiniana 274 



113. Gesnera cinnabarina . . . 275 



114. Saxifrni^aFortuneivariegata 276 



115. Maranta vittata .... 277 



116. Tillandsia splendens . . .278 



117. Maranta 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 sativa variegata . 295 



131. Chamaidorea latifolia . . . 297 



132. Seaforthia elegans . , .299 



133. Car\ Ota sobolifera . . . 302 



134. Railings covered with Ivy . 306 



135. Ivy edgings in geometrical 



garden 307 



136. Section of circular bower of 



Irish Ivy 308 



