siib-seotion witli purple flowers, and is nearly allied to /'. 

 Poissoni, Francli., but is readily distinguished from this and all 

 other members of the section Candelabra in having the calyx 

 farinose within. P. Miyaheana is endemic in Formosa, and w.as 



raised at iiew m 191J from seed collected by Mr. W. E. Price on 

 Mount Morrison, Formosa, at 7000 ft. elevation. 



The Araliad which forms the subject of t. 8607 was originally 

 described by Prof. Oliver from specimens discovered by Prof. A. 

 Henry in Hupeh, Central China. Mr. Wilson again found it, 

 and through his agency its introduction to cultivation is due to 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. The species was first referred to 

 Eleutherococcus, but Dr. Harms has placed it in the older genu« 

 Acantho'panax, since there are no grounds for separating the two 

 genera. According to Henry the bark of the roots is used as a 

 druff in China. 



is Ururao 



TJrumov, by w^hom 

 in 1901. It has be 



by 



but is now found to be distinct owing: to tlie n-laucous leaves witl 



white asperites on tlie nerves, the ]ax spathes and the shorter 

 periantli-tnbe. 



Briar Wood for Pipes. — An idea of the importance of briar 

 wood for tlie manufacture of tobacco pipes can be gathered from 

 a note that appeared in the Diplomatic and Consular Report, 

 1^0. 5111, Annual Series, 1913, p. 6, dealing with the trade of 

 Corsica for 1912. For many years past briar wood has been 

 exported in considerable quantities from Sicily, Calabria, and 



bus 



flourish - 

 efers to the 



wood as foUow^s:— '* Corsica seems to have an almost unlimited 

 quantity of briar roots, and there is no reason why the industry 

 of cutting them up for tobacco pipes should not continue to 

 flourish. The quality of the Corsican roots is excellent, and is 

 very little behind Sicilian briar wood. The pipes are not finished 

 in Corsica, the roots onlv being cleaned and sawn into small 

 blocks. Up to the present time nearly all the blocks tave been 

 shipped to St. Claude, but during the year under review 5^d tons 

 were shipiied to other countries, the United Kingdom taking 

 250 tons of this amount. The price of the roots has "Sf^; ;^^"- 

 siderably, some six years ago it only being 2| fr. the 100 kiios.. 



whereas at present it is 5 fr. 60 c." ^i /^ • „.-7, .^^n\ 



Briar wood is obtained from the tree heath (^nca a/i./ea). 



and the pipe blocks ore cut from nodules which lorm 



roots. These nodules 



many 



are very hard and vary considerably in 

 .^^, ^.., ....^ ..... 9 to 12 inches in diameter. The burr- 

 like character of the wood presents a Bingnlar ^.VF^J'V^^^^fj^i 



reason of the twisted fibres, and when filled '^^^^ f '^^ f Y^%^%7fT 

 very beautiful . E. arhorea is known as a large bush 15 to .u n. 



t 



^corative flowering plant ol tue nrsr qiuux.^> , Ilrfvppdom It 

 bite blossoms befng produced with the greatest f^^^^^^^^^^ 

 icceeds well in tie south of En-land, and several large masse. 



