The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . likewise inthe same span-roofed house Lilium longiflorumvariety, and the white-flowered Hydrangea Another house was filled with Caladiums ofa useful size, with plants of Gardenia floribundafilling a bench at the back of the house. Plantsof Bougainvillea speciosa and Stephanotis par-tially clothed the roof and the back wall. In one, and were slightly shaded overhead by thegrowths of Niphetos and Celine Forestier beautiful Cassia corymbosa loaded with itsorange-coloured sprays of flow
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . likewise inthe same span-roofed house Lilium longiflorumvariety, and the white-flowered Hydrangea Another house was filled with Caladiums ofa useful size, with plants of Gardenia floribundafilling a bench at the back of the house. Plantsof Bougainvillea speciosa and Stephanotis par-tially clothed the roof and the back wall. In one, and were slightly shaded overhead by thegrowths of Niphetos and Celine Forestier beautiful Cassia corymbosa loaded with itsorange-coloured sprays of flowers, and a plantof Bougainvillea, occupied places on the backwall. Numerous plants of Cliveia miniata invariety were making growth here. Kitchen most important adjunct to the royalresidence covers in all about 50 acres, a largeportion being enclosed within walls 12 feet so large an area to deal with, thegardener finds the plough and harrow and thehorse-hoe more economical implements than thespade, rake, and hand-hoe to employ in break-ing up and tilling the Fig. 14.— palace, in the royal gardens, kew.(Photographed for the Gardeners Chronicle by J. Gregory. See p. 395.) a stove we came across an enormous plant ofthe Dove Orchid, Peristeria elata, the butts ofwhose flower-stems measured three-quarters ofan inch in diameter, a good indication of whattheir strength had been. Some choice speciesof Palms were found here, namely, Licualagrandis, a Dsemonorops, some capital Marantas,Dieffenbachia Bausei, several Nepenthes withpitchers, viz., Curtisii, mixta, Dicksouiana,Amesiana, Hookeriana, Mastersiana, Sc. Besides these fine subjects there was theusual assortment of tropical foliage plants. Thenow popular Carina occupied a small house,and was representedby a number of the newercontinental varieties. The collection of foliage plants overflows intostill another house, and hero were theCodiseums (Crotons), Pandanads, Dracaenas,Aculyphas, Ixoras, and
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