Feb: 1—A glass-enclosed Verandah, facing south, may not be one of the best places in the house to rest ini during the Summer; but It is, 'a most useful place during the Winter, especl~ lly on sunny days like those we are now enjoying. We were in one today: it was com= fortably warm, even with a few windows open. It was used-as a conservatory and we were amazed to find so many interesting plants in the place: st was a real Winter garden, Sweot eas, growing in very shallow pans were pro ducing an abundance of bloom; the plants were growing in about six inches of sell. Gor oniums were very conspicuous as they always are, while many' plants of the Transvaal Daisy (Gerbera jamesonil) were noticed sending forth their handsome orange-red flowers. A few plants of Solanum Capsteastrum, that native of Brazil that helps us with our' Christmas de~ corations, were still looking most attractive with their scarlet berries. Poinseltios were also in evidence and another member of the same family, the Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia sptendens) was keeping the plants company. This plant, with iis thick stems covered with stout spine', is a native of Madagascar and it flowers the whole year round: the two red bracts sur= Founding the flowers are most striking even if the plants themselves have not many admirers. There were a few Camellias fo be scon and also some ornamental cabbages. We also noticed calla lilies, various begonias and some beautiful azaleas in flower: several plants of the spine Jess flat~stemmed cacti (Epiphylium) in. full flower, were hanging from the fof, while a fine specimen Opuntia was In a prominent place fon the Moor: this member of the cacti family is liked for its unique appearance; but its spines and bristles render it dimeult to handle There were carnations In flower in pots and what we thought the most beautiful plant of all brick-red bougainvillea. This plant is prob ably Bougainvillea spectabitis var, lateritia; was in full "bloom" and it is one of the most showy bougninvilleas we have ever seen.
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