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Apera annidinacea is anotlier interesting j.m;iss 

 from New Zealand. 



Some of the trees are beginning to exiiibt tlieir 

 autunm colouring, and among theni the eomuioii 

 Horse Chesnnt. .iJscitlus nippocastiniuin, .K. 

 fiaiu, .K. parrifloni, and the wild Cherry, rntniis 

 Aciitin. ('i'ir'uH])hylhiiit j(ii>'>nicum, liowever, was 

 hardly up to tiie mark; hut Acer sa cr hart n tun 

 became a magnificent coml)ination of crimson, 

 orange, and yellow. .1. I.rtum, A. .itiiotiun, 

 1'i'ilrela .sinensis, and .lui/hinH rupcsfiis turn a 

 good yellow. More l)ri]liant is Carxjn tillui, goidiwi 

 with a slight tinge of orangi', truly l)eautiful and 

 conspicuous at this time. (Jiueiciis nihni is 

 russet-red, i^). cuneittii, a far more distinct red. 

 and IJ. rucrined is l)ecoming a wonderful scarlet. 

 <'(>rnus ffdiidd, a shrub, also takes numy rich 

 tints of various shades. The fruit, moreover, is 

 ripening and adding interest to the woods. The 

 conunon Rowan tree. I'l/ius Aucuparin, is always 

 Itright in autumn; and its variety, fnictu lufeo, is 

 to be connuended, for the berries are like old gold. 

 Smaller individually, but in much larger clusters, 

 are those of P. esseiiauinna, a new intioduction, 

 red; they are also red, highly polished, and shin- 

 ing, on r. sambucifulia and on P. mafsuinitnnui, 

 while the leaf of the latter seems to be turning a 

 fine dark shade of purple. The berries of Cup- 

 nisHui propinqua are white, of C. lucida semi- 

 transparent orange, of ('. robusta red. and of C. 

 iicerosd transparent tinged blue. They are also 

 transparent on Lonicent fninshicens, but slightly 

 suffused with white. Of fruiting Berl)eris, B. 

 hnichi/pofhi is the best at this moment; many of 

 them are not yet ripe. ('(Aoneoster hiilldfti "and 

 Symp]iOricarpus livvinatu.s are now laden with 

 berries, the former red, the latter large and pure 

 white — a far better plant than the ordinary ,S. 

 iiicemasus. Ihibus rosn^folius is bearing rasp- 

 berries that look like strawlierries, but the birds 

 seem to be rather fond of them; it spreads well 

 even in rough ground once it is established. 



The season of the genus Crocus is from now on 

 to the spring, and one of the earliest to appear is 

 C. speciosus, which, together with its variety, 

 AHchisonii, are among the best. These, and C. 

 bifiorvs, C. iridifloi-us, C. puhheUus, C. sdfivus, 

 and C. zoiuitiis have all done fairly well ; l)ut 

 Hternbenjia lutea, another interesting hardy bulb, 

 sometimes called the Winter-daffodil, has not 

 flowered so freely as in the past. Kniphofin pri- 

 hiuJina and K. coralUna are both small, taking 

 up little room, and deserve a place in the garden. 

 I'riryi-tis liiiid and T. macropodo are worthy of 

 notice as autinun plants. Among the last of the 

 lilies are JAlium pliilippinense formosaninii, a 

 new and charming introduction from the island of 

 Formosa, hardy, white; and L. nepalense. The 

 latter has grown here outside for more than 

 fifteen years, and has hardly ever failed to show 

 its unusual bloom, yellow, heavily blotched witli 

 dark purple; but it gives neither seed nor bulbils, 

 and does not appear to be easily propagated. 

 yerine Boirdenii, moreover, lives outside, and is 

 now exhibiting its beautiful, bright rosy-pink 

 flowers. Primula rapihifa is in very good form, 

 and so is the lovely light blue Gentinna sino- 

 oniata, one of the best plants of its class, and 

 especially w^elcome in the autumn. So also are 

 S(i.rifra(ja Foriunei, white, with a handsome 

 foliage, and S. brunoniana majuficxda, yellow. 

 TiiJyijonum amplexicaide oxyphylhtm, F. cusin- 

 (hitum, P. sachalinense (remarkable for its large 

 bold leafage), and Facjopyrum cymosum are iise- 

 ful to cover rough corners or for association with 



liamboos; the first-named, however, spreads 

 vigorously, and is apt to take u{i imtre room than 

 lan convenii-ntiy I'c given to it. 



J. K. OK 13. 



Reviews, 



lllE .iOl K.N.M, or THE KoV.M. HUKTICUJ.- 

 Tl'RAL SOCIETY. 



The new volume (Vol. XLVIj now to hand is not- 

 able on account of the important monograph of 

 the Genus Sedum. by R. J.loyd Praeger, B.A. It 

 is styled " An Account of the genus Sedum, as 

 found in cultivation," and occupies, with index, 

 ."iH pages. Gardeners and botanists will welcome 

 tb.is fine work, and will acknowledge with grati- 

 tude the debt they owe to the author. None but 

 those who have been under the necessity of trying 

 to cultivate a collection of Seduins, or those who 

 were more particularly concerned with their iden- 

 tification only, can know the confusion which 

 existed in the geinis; and they only c-an apijreciate 

 the amount of research which Mr. Fraeger lias had 

 to undertake in order to arrive at the proper posi- 

 tion of the hundreds of specimens grown and 

 examined. 



Now we have an authoritative description of 

 every species likely to be met with in gardens, 

 couched in plain, easily understood, yet scienti- 

 fically accurate language. Each description, when 

 fresh material could be got, is accompanied by an 

 accurate figure beavxtifuUy drawn in black and 

 white by Miss Eileen Barnes. 



In the past many people have fought shy of 

 growing Sedums solely on account of the difficulty 

 of obtaining them true to name. There are many 

 beautiful hardy species well suited for borders and 

 rock gardens, and we hope soon to see them in 

 more general cultivation. The Trade can help 

 this by ensuring that their Sedums are true to 

 name, and by increasing their collections. The 

 volume contains other good articles on Magnolias, 

 Garden Roses, a list of plants introduced from 

 South America, First Early Potatoes, old and new 

 vars. compared, contributions from the Wisley 

 Laboratory, all combining to render the volume 

 supremely interesting and full of useful informa- 

 tion. Price (to non-Fellows), 17s. 6d. 



The Flowering Plants of South Africa. 



Part 4, completing the first volume of this fine 

 work, is now issued. The magazine purports to 

 illustrate and describe the flowering plants in- 

 digenous to South Africa. It is edited by Dr. J. 

 B. Pole Evans, C.M.S., M.A., etc., while the 

 botanical descriptions are drawn up by Dr. E. 

 Percy Phillips, of the National Herbarium. The 

 drawings, which are beautifully executed are by 

 Miss K. A. Lansdell. 



The work will be of immense interest to botanists 

 and gardeners, who require accurate figures and 

 descriptions of South African plants. Dr. J. B. 

 Pole Evans who controls and directs the botanical 

 survey of the Union of South Africa will do a great 

 service to botany and horticulture in Britain and 

 Ireland if he can introduce some of the newer 

 South African plants and reintroduce some, such 

 as the Heaths, to our home botanic gardens. 



The first volume is dedicated to Mrs. Henry 

 Burton, of Voorspoed, Retreat, Cape of Good Hope. 



