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noted for the size of its flowers. The tree reaches a height of 

 about 60 feet ; it is provided with short pinnate leaves which bear 

 very stiff, naked, large, elongated leaflets which are often alter- 

 nate : there may be two or three pairs, or only one. The white 

 flowers are in short recemes, and are among the largest and most 

 splendid flowers of the Leguminosae. The thick calyx is pro- 

 vided with velvety hairs, and is more than 3 inches long" ; the petals 

 are broadly oblanceolate or inverted egg-shaped spatulate, and 

 reach the considerable length of over 6 inches. 



The account goes on to say that this beautiful flowering tree was 

 discovered originally in Fernando Po (in the Gulf of Guinea), and 

 among much additional information, states that it has also been 

 collected near Lolodorf (in Kamerun), where it was found as a 

 bushy tree 36 to 60 feet high, with a brownish-grey bark, glassy, 

 bright-green leaves, and a not very hard wood. A very similar 

 plant to B. insigiiis is B. minor, which only differs in the possession 

 of smaller flowers and more pairs of leaflets. 



RABIES I\ CANADA. 



Rabies, precautions against which here some people hastily 

 flouted at, would appear to be taking a world range this year. In 

 a previous number the Forester told of its appearance in the 

 Philippines and of the steps taken for its repression there. Dr. 

 Norgaard in his last month's report gave information of cases, 

 one at least fatal, in California. Now comes news of a fearful 

 visitation in Canada, with some dire results, contained in the fol- 

 lowing press dispatch : 



Goderich, Out., June 20. — A serious outbreak of rabies has de- 

 veloped in Goderich township where cattle have been infected and 

 died in great agony. Some two weeks ago a steer on the farm 

 of Airs. Joseph came home acting rather peculiarly as if aft'ected 

 with some form of paralysis. A local veterinarian was imme- 

 diately summoned, but did not consider the trouble serious. 



However, the affliction of two more of the cattle a day or so later 

 gave fears that something was wrong. Government veterinaries 

 from Toronto and Ottawa were summoned, who, on investigation, 

 pronounced the disease to be rabies. 



Some six cattle of the farm have since suffered most agonizing 

 deaths. Two rushed to the lake and were killed as they hurled 

 themselves over the bank. 



Two sons and a daughter of ]Mrs. Salkeld. who had assisted in 

 treating the cattle, have gone to Toronto for the Pasteur treat- 

 ment. Farther ea.st in the country, Reginald Sturdy, aged eigh- 

 teen, was attacked by a dog, on Tuesday, and in attemiiting to 

 fight it, received several bites, the flesh of one hand and arm being 

 literally torn off. The dog esca])ed and several search parties have 

 failed to locate it. 



The board of liealth lias is>uc'd a ])r()claniation that all dogs 

 must be chained u\) nv muzzU'd \> >r tliirt)' days. 



