Show ODDITIES IN FLOWERS in sumatra there grown growa a flower of a scent so BO vile as to td be comparable to bothin nothing but rotten carrion the orchids are true parasites growing on other plants and drawing their sustenance from them and from the air the stamens of the common barberry will draw back when touched as though unpleasantly affected by the sensation pure white geraniums looking as though bough of transparent wax are grown by engl english ish florists in syria near Damascus there is said to grow a hummingbird plant tho the fewer of which bears a close resemblance to the humming bird the breast is red the wings ivings are a dark green the back yellow the head and tull tail a bluish blick black |