New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-29
ns could b. iussiDeS than a green hou.. i. which

70 happens that sgeBts cent ut graf oort 20 Boz
moor other strange ,ouutries 70 procure the raritet
| ush patrons need Az DeT countries ara opsDed By
'be sx'.nfiun Of commerce, or otberaise aud theit
Isre vegetable predictions brought 10 the feet OF
Drs ew furor Is created for certain psuts, psr-
hsps who's oply g'ea, ait action ia h'i' cost OF In
! p naon, hide shsps. Occasionally, no Tevsr,
ara. Treasury IL OF eDed and real benefit conferred
upp OR purserymen by the discovery Il pl4cts OF
COED CT arsc.r md This is especi-lly the case
with the B.go,is q plant Of beautiful Appearance
lately found IN the sotures Of Bornean foress, and
iop rted INTO asis c untry via England
Generally speaking, the aoss biliiact aud fragrant
tropical hose grow large trees or shrubs, and IL
We cesire to cultivate them in this couctry we must
rot oily bod very large greenhouses, bit also wait
ltrg for he reward # our )abors Hence the tast
Tor yarisQsied To- psnts Of which the tropics furnish
the "a spe cm' rs bias Gently sprnng up for thi
vivid ooloIs may be enjoyed from their very begin
Lii spd thee the long confer as much peasnr
10 tven he fragrant bat treacherous magnolia 9th
l,n Col ivated for their graceful leaves the fern an
m familiar ypes Of th' sc which are remark
sbe for striking shape the SpaDsh ayoue', the palm,
lnd "a ctus, i'll be- mbe cd; aud Of those wbi,n
re- omnend ,bea selves for color aud shape, ne
are pota le usauces thsu the bag mia aud CALI
ilm shboogh the former is famous for its TINS
| than OntIine.
In TIE tropics are found plants Of the most brilliant
| cooIs and birds of lIe most Gorgeous pu mag.
lille he woods not vocal With so1g as the
gIcyes OF noIe otheTn lai ude, there is magnh-
cerct n tie tins of birds and flowers for thu eye to
feat upop which compensate, In some part at least,
f. the dad s,illbets which regps ia the sylvan so
ud,s. The high colors Of tropical vegetation are, no
s...H.
Cf sunlight which PROVIDES and sustains chemical
ac OF tie sap, ano tee 70 nation Of scii Is folio we'd
at ooce by the production # high colr. Not even
iese wild regions are unvisited ~ the agents oil
vctch and Low, the great London nurseryuen, or by
| u ore numerous m.ssergers wbiih the managers OF
their botspra gardens keep securing over the whole
wo,ld in search Of rsrties. Occasionally, too, new
aid rare plan are discovered by Americans either
,btse attached to orr exploring expeditions or BY ind-
vousl travelling botabiss, but the great part of tho
| floral ,reasues are taken TO England Il st, and find
,hsir way here af erwatd. The for this i, that
there no, only thirtt for novelties abroad bat
mole oney to buy III, m, and while it en- ,y rsOsys
v ch or Low to tend agents to ths other end of the
world for rare plants it would be the hight Of foly
| for an Am rcan ur,eymsn to do the sams. The
Dole of Dew nthire can veil afford to pay GO for
t,e zip Of LIANT to put in the p,latia greeu-hou-es
a CDatswortp, but there are few &c fancy, even in
the au. net precincts Of The Avenue who would care 10
| 10 and DO likewipe.
Tie tsste for coored leaf plants is of very recent
or, th-maitly we suppose, because there wers 81
few mertoi uones known to prior to 1850; but il
We n ~ Judge from its wonderful dissemination within
tie part five year, it will bs long before the coun
| trs will BE- full " L. Not longer ago than that If We
recollect Alright Mr. Lee OF Hsmmersmith comusnced
exribhirg varepatedleaf plauts at the Chswck Hor-
,icul,usl GARDENS. DR.. Lindey told him that tbs
psDagsrs could give only special premium for thsn
st that time bat adequate provision wouli be made for
,btm in rie next years list Tn. public was surprised
az the rare besUty Of lbe plants and at once agents
were isi aehed u the world for other and ire
curious otts of the sort. Mr. Lses plants were
CT tie daCechtoebytvs genus Of 0rchds which, II Is
| true, were 10 be fOnnd 10 small number In Br isn
hoes b. fore. but rot in the quantity of tho msr1t
that his collection embraced. OF the varega1ed .nts
| previously cultivated, the principal ONES were the
dcuJa jopohica, the Spanish ba} onet or yucca, the
| va,ie9aed pineapple, al the old Agdve americana.
T taste which tprupg from Lees exhibition Sas
pest gtht ned by the appearance OF BegoHia ReI
| aid BsanthiRa, sent from Bo'neo by Nr. Hugh Low,
IT, I'D oficeT of the q ,yerDment and BY VIM. L3bb,
o. Of V.icb collectors @bo found them gro wing as
WHO weeds st the foot Of the Of the for
eats Of that island Some of the varis lee have been
found o-ip the trunks of tree', few f'e' from
The eronns, beIe bunch Of has collected large
enoulh to furzh fragment Of soil for the ri'h-h Ited
eriphte.
| When these were shown at Chswiek they created
real excitement for nursery men saw that they
wee bound to revolui nize the mid winter appear.
snce Of Their greenhou es and the natural result was
| tbar ala
neD, Fortunately the begoniss are propagated with
the grsa,es ease and hup, al hOugh few plants only
were received The new voyages to BorDeo were quite
| a. necessary. IT tao plants above enumerated are
widely different 10 color and appearance, and BY the
snple mixing ,f their pollen indsfalte number of
ns " varie,ies have been and may be produced. The
| begCDia il ca.led sfer Freucbman DaGi-d Begon,
Who, in 1893. Iuteudan OF Marine bu, the old be-
v nas Which perpetuates bis fsme bear no comparison
IN teaoiy with their Bornean cohgeners. Tae Loaf OF
all the varieties is strongly aci the taste 80 ne OF
em Ike soIrel and il is question how moch bearing
| bis may bave upon the valid huos oft1 Leaf II
propsgae them al that recssaay IS 20 cot the mido
al several veins on tho 1se of the leaf az their point
Of upcou and rem owing to lay the detached leaf on
bit of NOES suitably moistened when strange as it
nay s.em lit Ie roots will put forth from each cut,
and each group mske plant of ITSELF Tue saf OF ths
Be. ons Rex il deep green on tho surface, With
bspd d slvery grayish green running all around it to
the point where aloDe it touches the margin Else
wfele there l. space Of the dark green between the
stripe Al the e'ge, also roundish spot il the Gen.
ter or heart The back Of the leaf CT light green
color, sometimes tipged with reddish brown. The
Zautbina, however, bss dark purple back, and \
lain coor,d ~ face eighty shot wi silver, which
plsttbs like metal 10 the SUM- The mixture of these