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Palm House. It was subsequently removed into the 
Temperate House, the conditions of which seem to suit it 
even better. 
Arau-aria Bidwillii (Bunya Bunya) was brought to 
this country in 1846 by Mr. T. Bidwill, who “was super- 
intendent pro t em - °f the Sydney Botanic Gardens ” 
(Smith, Records, p. 67). 
Araucaria Cunnivghamii (Moreton Bay Pine) was 
discovered by Allan Cunningham in Queensland (pro- 
bably about 1826), who forwarded plants to Kew, of 
which the existing specimen is the survivor. Some 
years ago it was much disfigured by a gust of wind 
which carried off about 25 feet of the top. The stump 
was trimmed, and a new T leader was speedily produced, 
which eventually restored the symmetry. 
Araucaria excelsa (Norfolk Island Pine), a native of 
Norfolk Island, according to Smith ( Records , p. 66), 
introduced to Kew from New South Wales in 1703, by 
Governor Phillips (first Governor of New South Wales). 
The necessity for providing adequate accommodation for 
this and other striking plants led to the erection of the 
Temperate House, to which they were transferred in 
1863. The habit of the specimen at Kew, which is now 
more than a century old, is a good deal altered (and 
perhaps improved) by the pruning necessary to keep if 
within bounds, even in its present position. 
