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this list any catalogues of nurserymen, nor do we make a collection from books 
or advertisements. We have carefully selected only such plants as are recom- 
mended by long experience in cultivating plants, and thorough botanical knowl- 
edge. Every plant which this list contains is for sale in this country. 
Avoid an unfit composition of every possible or heterogeneous plants ; the 
effect will be very poor. For instance, tropical plants do not mix well with 
plants taken from colder climates. Plants with expanded branches or like hab- 
its, are suitable mainly for standards, for vases, stands, etc. 
Plants of a fine and graceful habit should have a free and light position. Put 
Camellias, Azaleas, Rododendrons, Magnolia grandiflora. Viburnum tinus, Eu- 
genia australis, etc., as soon as they leave ofi" blooming in the background, and 
move in the front row the following : Acacias, Polygala, Metrosideros, Leptos- 
permum, Franciscea, Melaleuca, Edwardsia microphylla, Diosma, and Erica. 
For groups of plants which have a tropical character, place so that they 
may show well: Begonia, Ferns, Lycopodia, Amaryllis, Eucharis, Pepero- 
mias, besides all plants with variegated leaves or thick foliage. For the 
background may be mentioned: Ficus elastica, Cooperi australis. Gardenia; 
Fortuni, Musa, Heliconia, Bambusa, Eugenia lambos, Justicia carnea, cris- 
tata, Porteana, speciosa, etc. He who prefers succulent plants, and intends to 
keep his greenhouse filled with them, will not have much difficulty in arranging 
them, as they can be easily put in little groups, according to size and habit. 
I. List op Plants for a small Conseuvatory, Greenhouse, or Flower- 
Parlor, which is frequently visited by the family or visitors. The temperature ot 
the house is to be temperate at night ; in the day time thermometer may go up a 
little higher, as this will be the case when the sun is out. The situation of the 
greenhouse may be in a southern, eastern, or western direction. 
a. Plants for Standards, Centre op Groups, Stands, Columns, etc. : 
Araucaria excelsa, imbricata, Brasiliensis ; Aralia leptophylla, Sieboldii 
papyrifera ; Chamcerops excelsa, humilis, tomentosa, and stauracantha. 
Bhapis flabelliformis ; Sabal minor, Seaforthia elegans, Chamcedorea lunata, 
Schiedeana, gracilis, desmoncoides : Latania borbonica ; Corypha australis : 
Dracoena draco, Brasiliensis, terminalis,ferrea, Cooperi,. stricta, rubra, congesta, 
australis, indivisa, and Veitchii ; Yucca gloriosa, aloifolia fol. var, flaccida, and 
quadricolor; Uhdea p>innatijida, Senecio Giesbrechtii, Melianthus major; Sola- 
rium Warsceivitzii; Alocasia cucullata, odorata, (arbor ea,) macrorrhiza fol. vat 
Caladium cupreum, (^porphyroneurum,') pictum. 
b. Plants for Decoration in General : 
Azalea indica, best new varieties ; Camelias, best imbricate varieties ; Bhodo- 
dendra, arborea, and hybrida ; Acalypha tricolor; Andromeda floribunda : 
Trimalium fragrans ; Leueopogon Cunninghami; Allamanda neriifolia ; Aph 
elandra aurantiaca, pulcherrima carnea^ superba, Porteana cristata, Leopoldii ; 
Justicia speciosa ; Rtiellia varians ; Eranthemum pulchellum, Cooperi, tubercu 
