some cases the flowering results in the death of the plant; in others the plant is so disfigured and weakened by the process as to become worthless.

Beaucarnea.—The species of this genus are superbly picturesque, and invaluable for the temperate winter garden. They make true stems which terminate below in a swollen bulb-like base. They require liberal culture, the soil to be rich fibrous loam and sand, with plenty of water all the summer. They are increased by seeds imported from Mexico,