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EEFORM IN THE CONSERVATORY. 



Regent's Park^ as compared with tlie aspect of tlie same 

 plants in a "well-lighted conservatory or placed in tlie open 

 air^ will have no difficulty in appreciating the truth of this. 

 It should also be borne in mind that things that are worthy 

 of culture for their leaf-beauty alone always associate well 

 with substantial surroundings. 



Fig. 120. 



Tree Fern for Conservatory. 



But the grand improvement to be efiFected is iu the con- 

 tents of conservatories. They will never be truly enjoyable 

 until we display in them beau.ty of form. Numerous rea- 

 sons nrge us to endeavour to make a change in this respect. 

 The aspect of the greater number of conservatories through- 



