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sections of White Oak and Walnut from Canada, of Eucalyptus, 
Acacia, Laportea, and other trees from Australia, of the Cork 
Oak grown in Chelsea Gardens, trunks of Ficus and Carallia 
with aerial roots, sent from Ceylon by Dr. Trimen, stems of 
Bomhax and Xanthoxylon with conical prickles, and of Flacourtia 
and Gleditschia with branching thorns, and anomalous stems of 
Bauliinia, Fntacla, and Dypsis, The next two centre cases are 
filled with Monocotyledonous plants, among which in the first 
case are stems and sections of the Date palm, several species of 
Areca, sections and fruit of the Palmyra palm, stem and fruit 
of the Sago palm, and a large spike of the allied Raj)hia from 
Madagascar. In the next case are stems of the Wax palm, 
sections and fruit of the Cocoa-nut palm, and of the Seychelles 
palm. The remainder of this case is occupied with specimens 
of the Dragon-tree of Madeira, of the Grass-trees and Black- 
boys of Australia, of Vellozia from Brazil, of Papyrus from 
Egypt, of Bamboo and Sugar-cane. On the other side of this 
case specimens of Gymnosperms will be found, comprising a 
large plant of Wdwitschia from Africa, sections of Araucaria 
from ISTorfolk Island, of Cedar grown in Chelsea Gardens, and 
stems and sections of several species of Gycadcm. The next two 
cases contain specimens of Tree-ferns, among which are a large 
stem of Dicksonia, clothed with aerial roots, from New Zealand, 
stems of species^of Alsophila a,nd Cyathca from various tropical 
regions, and of Hemitelia from South Africa. 
