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After consultation with the Director of Kew, Mr. Bulley 
came to the conclusion that the general locality most suitable 
for the purpose is Snowdonia. Having further discussed the 
project with Professor Farmer, F.R.S., whose knowledge of 
Snowdonia is unrivalled, and after visiting and carefully inspecting 
the range in person, ee Bulley resolved to adopt the suggestion 
of Professor Farmer as to the piece of ground on Snowdon to 
be used. Through this eaten of the Vaynol Trustees, permis- 
sion to undertake the experimental cultivation of Alpine plants 
on this piece of ground has been granted, and on 24 September 
last the Director and Mr. W. Irving were indebted to the 
courtesy of Mr. Bulley for the opportunity of being present at 
and taking part in the initial planting of a certain number of 
Alpine species and the sowing of a certain number of seeds of 
high-level plants. 
The Flora of Madras.*—We welcome the appearance of the 
fourth part of Mr. Gamble’s Flora of the Presidency of Madras. 
This part deals with the families Rubiaceae to Sapotaceae, and 
- also includes the Hbenaceae as far as the description of the genus 
Diospyros ; the key to the species of this genus and their 
enumeration will begin the fifth part of the work. Brief 
descriptions of several new varieties are published, and we notice 
the following new specific names or new combinations :— 
Oldenlandia nitida, O. caerulea, O. articularis, O. sisaparensis, and 
O. albonervia, for species transferred from H edyotis ; M ussaenda 
glabrata laxa, and M. hirsutissima, species founded by 
Mr. Hutchinson on plants formerly regarded as varieties of 
M. frondosa; Randia Brandisii (= R. tomentosa, Wight & 
Arnott, not of Blume); T'ricalysia sphaerocarpa and T’. apiocarpa, 
transferred from Diplospora ; Plectronia ficiformis and P. pergra- 
cilis (= Canthium ficiforme, Hook. f., and C. pergracile,-Bourd.) ; 
Pavetta zeylanica (=P. hispidula, var. zeylanica, m3 
Stylocoryne lucens, S. canarica, and S. nilagirica, transferred 
ebera ; Anaphalis Petey tie. (= Gnaphalium  sub- 
decurrens, DC.), and A. Lawii (= A. oblonga, DC., var. Lawii, 
Hook. f.); Campanula Wightii (= C. ramulosa, Wight, not of 
Wallich); and Jsonandra montana, based on I. Wightiana, 
A. DC., var. montana, Thwaites. 
* Flora of the Presidency of Madras, by J. 8. Gamble. Part IV. 
Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in 
Council. London: Adlard & Son oo est Newman, Ltd., 1921. pp. 579- 
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