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Price 12 Cents, 
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1876, 
By Henry T. Williams, 
and the stamen six inches in length, both unusually 
large. The delicate white and yellow tints of the 
stamen and petals appeared very beautiful in contrast 
with the dark green leaves or covering of the bulb, 
and the repelling prickly body of the plant. The 
stem, and above it appeared a closed bulb nearly as 
long as a banana. Saturday evening, about dusk, the 
bulb suddenly burst open, revealing the magnificent 
flower so often described but seldom seen. Mr. C. 
generously pdaced this beauty in front of his residence 
THE NIGHT-BLOOMINTG CEREUS. 
In our northern climate the opening of the blossoms 
of this plant is not often witnessed. A wealthy family 
in Utica, N. Y., upon the occasion of the opening of 
one in their conservatory, held a brilliant floral levee. 
View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus—From a Turkish Garden. 
As the story comes to us, it runs as follows: Mr. C. 
had a plant of the Night-blooming Gereus variety 
in his possession for the last ten or twelve years. Dur¬ 
ing this time no flower had appeared upon it, and it 
occupied a modest corner of the conservatory. A few 
days ago a prickly bud emerged from the side of the 
flower was expected to close and disappear about mid¬ 
night, like all beautiful things, fading quickly. It 
emitted a rich, pungent perfume. A short distance 
from the blooming flower was one more bud, which it 
was expected would soon bloom. A more beautiful 
floral display cannot very often he seen. 
so that all passers by might share in the enjoyment of 
examining it. During the evening hundreds of ladies 
and gentlemen stopped to examine the rare sight. 
Later it- was transferred to the parlor table, and the 
gas-light added to its brilliancy. Upon measurement 
the flower was found to be fourteen inches in diameter 
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