 Notable palms in the conservatory's collection include the Windmill Palm ("Trachycarpus fortunei"), donated by Hiram Chittenden Locks circa 1953.A featured Sago Palm ("Cycas revoluta", not a true palm, but a member of the Cyadaceae), was about 80 years old in 2009.In addition to palms, cycads, and orchids, visitors will find banana ("Musa"), Bird of Paradise ("Strelitzia"), "Anthurium" and ginger (Zingiberaceae) in this house.