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Lasiococca, Hook, f. Flores monoici vel dioici, apetali, o race- 
mosi, racemis lateralibus, Q solitarii, pedunculati, axillares v. 
subeorymbosi ad ramulorum novorum apices. Fl. o: Calyx glo- 
bosus, valvatim tripartitus. Discus 0. Stamina perplurima, centro 
floris inserta, antheris in phalanges ramosissimas dispositis, 
loculis globosis subdivaricatis, connectivo loculos cingente. Pistil- 
lodium 0. Fl. 9: Sepala 5-7 inaequalia, persistentia et ali- 
quantum accrescentia. Ovarium globosum vel leviter 3—-lobum; 
styli 3, filiformes, erecti, intus stigmatosi. Ovula in loculis 
solitaria. Capsula demum 3-cocca; cocci a triquetra columella 
decidui, dehiscentes, setis crassis spiculiferis vel tuberculis operti. 
Semina subglobosa laevia, testa tenuiter crustacea; hilum latum; 
raphe linearis; carunculus 0. umen carnosum. Cotyledones 
Species 2, Indiae Orientalis incolae. 
X.—MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
Mr. M. Varpy, a member of the gardening staft of the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, has been appointed by the Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, on the recommendation of Kew, Assistant 
Superintendent of Agriculture, Grenada. 
Dr. Joun H. Witson.—lIt is with great regret that we have 
learnt of the death of this well-known agriculturist who, since 
1900, was Lecturer in Agriculture and Rural Economy in the 
University of St. Andrews. Some particulars of his life and work 
are given in the obituary notices that appeared in the ‘‘ Gardeners’ 
Chronicle ’’ for 3lst January, 1920, p- 59, and in “ Nature ’’ for 
22nd January, p. 539. Dr. Wilson was a native of St. 
a considerable portion of it. The establishment is indebted to = 
Wilson for this interesting accession, which was the subject oF @ 
note by Dr. Hemsley in the Bulletin for 1914, P. 85. oo 
