. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 253 I have a plant of the Balsam of Peru (fig. 511), in which I take some interest, as I raised the original plant at Finsbury Circus from seeds given to me by the learned Dr. Pereira, which was narried by Dr. Lindley the Myrospermum Pereirce. Before that time the plant whence the Balsam of Peru was extracted was unknown. I have had the Tea- tree [Thca Bokea, fig. 509«) but have now no specimens. It is an interest- ing plant, which every child should
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 253 I have a plant of the Balsam of Peru (fig. 511), in which I take some interest, as I raised the original plant at Finsbury Circus from seeds given to me by the learned Dr. Pereira, which was narried by Dr. Lindley the Myrospermum Pereirce. Before that time the plant whence the Balsam of Peru was extracted was unknown. I have had the Tea- tree [Thca Bokea, fig. 509«) but have now no specimens. It is an interest- ing plant, which every child should know. It will live out of doors, but will not stand severe winters. I ha,ve also had the Camphor-tree {Lauriis camphora, fig. Silrt), but have not a specimen at the present Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smee, Alfred, 1818-1877. London, Bell and Daldy
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