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acute at Ijoth ends, or the lower obtuse, 12 to 25 mm. long, 2 to 

 4 mm. wide, in whorls of 3 to 8, the central ones generally alternate, 

 glaucous, the margins revolute, prominently three-veined; flowers 1 to 

 3, erect, 2.5 to 5 cm high; perianth reddish-orange, its segments 

 spatulate, obtuse, slightly pubescent, the blade to 12 mm. wide, 

 gradually narrowed into the claw, purple spotted below; capsule 

 obovoid, 12 to 25 mm. hi^h. 



"Mutilation and destruction of the young pine forests growing up 

 in various parts of the republic for the purpose of getting Christmas 

 trees will soon open a new campaign in favor of droughts, blizzards, 

 and infertility. Millions upon millions of the straightest, most sym- 

 metrical, and vigorous hemlocks, spruces, pines and balsams wnll soon 

 be abroad freight cars and going towards cities to be put into homes 

 for Christmas trees, which shall bear tin bells, dolls, bonbons, glass 

 bulbs, and all sorts of gimcracks for the amusement of children. The 

 generation following will want for lumber which these Christmas trees 

 would have made. The birth of Christ could be celebrated with more 

 common sense than by depriving the human families which will follow 

 us of the material out of which to construct and embellish their 

 homes. ' ' — Conservative. 



Now that the Philippine Islands are ours — nominally — a list of 

 Phanerogamous Genera of the Malayan Archipelago which was 

 published in 1896, may be of interest to some of our friends. This 

 list is not for the archipelago itself, but for the Malayan group, and 

 as most of the genera are common to the two, the list will be both sug- 

 gestive and practical. The list is entitled "Lyst der Phanerogamen — 

 Geslachten van den Maleischen archipeP', was prepared by S. H. 

 Koorders, of the Agricultural Department of Java at Buitenzorg, and 

 was published in the Naturerkundig Tydschrift yoor Nedirlandsch 

 India (9th series, vol. 4). The list is in systematic sequence and in 

 parallel columns an indication is given whether the representatives of a 

 genus are trees (boom) shrubs (heester), herbs (kruid) or climbers 

 (kiniplant). It appears that of the arboreal genera, 7 are conifers, 

 36 are palms, 5 .are of the lily family, 5 of the Magnoliaceae and 

 22 of the soursop family (Anonaceae). 



