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superb plants, tastefully arranged for effect—and principally large 
specimens, adapted for the decoration of conservatories, &c., or for 
exhibition display. Some of the more remarkable are Chamserops 
humilis, two specimens nine feet high; large plants of the common and 
variegated American Aloes, fine specimens of Araucaria excelsa, 
Braziliensis elegans, Cunninghami, and Cooki; Dracaenas, Dasilyrion 
serratifolium, Dammara Bidwilli, Rhopala corcovadensis; Seaforthia 
australis and elegans, variegated Yuccas, &c. Intermixed with these 
are large specimens of standard Orange trees, furnished with symmetrical 
heads, and in excellent health. For this class of plants there is a great 
demand, and accordingly we find Mr. Yeitch paying great attention and 
care towards supplying it. Certainly no class of plants is so well calcu¬ 
lated to ornament the conservatories and terrace gardens of country 
seats as standard Oranges, which hitherto have not had that share of 
patronage they deserve. The Chinese Azalea—another deservedly 
popular plant, is also grown here, in quantities sufficient to furnish 
half-a-dozen exhibitions, and in variety to satisfy the most fastidious ; 
trained in various shapes as pyramidal, conical, globular, and standard; 
all are ready for an order, should Mr. Veitch be disposed to part 
with them, for we must remind our readers that not all the plants 
seen in nurseries are meant for sale—some of our good friends, the 
nurserymen, insist on retaining their finest specimens for their own 
enjoyment and pleasure ; and, besides, there is an old nursery adage 
—that one big plant will sell one hundred little ones ; be that as it may, 
there are plenty here for customers, allowing Mr. Veitch to keep his 
private gallery, to sell the several houses full of young stuff—which 
we noticed elsewhere—-just the thing for growing on. We are not 
sure whether that beautiful greenhouse climber—the Lapageria rosea, 
owes its introduction to our greenhouses to the Messrs. Veitch; but 
whether or not, they were the first to treat it successfully, as we 
saw some years ago at Exeter ; it seems to do equally well in the 
King’s Road, despite the smoke and dust of a suburban district. 
Many specimens in the conservatory have grown with great vigour, 
and occupy a considerable portion of the roof. In spaces not more than 
four feet long we counted over a hundred blooms expanded. This 
plant was thought at first difficult to grow, and more so to bloom. It 
makes but little way for some time after being planted, but when once 
established in rough turfy soil, well drained, and abundantly supplied 
with water during the growing season, it will after a time grow with 
the greatest freedom, and amply repay the little extra care it costs 
by producing loads of lovely blooms. 
Passing from the conservatory, a long corridor conducts visitors to 
what was formerly the dome conservatory, but which has been taken 
down and replaced by a large ridge and furrow house, intended for a 
show house to exhibit plants in bloom. Camellias, &c. The corridor 
is some 80 or 90 yards in length, with dead walls right and left, and has 
therefore merely a ridge and furrow glass roof thrown over the space 
between the walls. Being, therefore, partially shaded, it is admirably 
adapted for many descriptions of plants ; the best varieties of Camell&ts 
clothe the walls, and not only furnish a rich display of bloom during 
