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Burma J the other two heing from seeds sent by Dr. Kerr from 

 Siam to Trinity College, Dublin, Ornithoboea resembles Boea 

 and Streptocarpns in its twisted fruits^ but it is distinguished 

 from both by its bilabiate corolla with the short upper lip. 



Metrosideros diffusa, a native of New Zealand, is a very 

 striking species with its crimson flowers and conspicuous 



stamens. 



floray Sol. from 



easily distinguished by its much smaller leaves and crimson 

 flowers. M. diffusa is confined to the North Island and was 

 introducecl to cultivation by Captain A. A. Dorrien Smith. It 

 flowered for the first time in llie gardens at Tresco Abbey, Isles 

 of Scilly, in April, 1914. 



W, H. Fitch. — The publication named below was accidentally 

 omitted from the '^Serials and Periodicals'^ {see p. 284) con- 

 taining drawings by W. H. Fitch. Adding these to the approxi- 

 mate number of piiblished plates of his work brings the total up 

 to 9960. 



Refugium Botanicum (W. W, Saunders), 6 vols., 

 Three hundred and sixty partly coloured plates. 



1869-1880. 



w. n. II. 



Dominica Botanic Gardens. — We regret to learn, through a 



letter from Mr. J. Jones, the Curator, that the Island of Dominica 

 was visited by a very heavy gale on the night of August 10th, 

 which caused a great deal of damage in the Botanic Gardens and 

 also in other places. About 100 trees, some of large size, were 

 uprooted, and many others lost their tops or some portion of 

 their branches. Unfortunately a number of species of w^hich 

 there was only a single specimen have been destroyed. 



Mr. Jones writes that it will be a long time before the grounds 

 can be put in proper order ; but a generation at least must ekpse 

 before the gardens can be fully restored to their condition before 

 the gale. The photogra2)hs accompanying the letter are sad 



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lie in situations better protected tlian tlie Botanic Gardens, are 

 not seriously damaged, although there is some loss of trees. Some 

 of the lime estates in the Island exposed to the south-west have, 

 however, suffered severely. Not only has there been a great loss 

 of crop, but a lare>e number of Irees hnvp bppn nnrnntprl 



