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viridia, subtus glaucescentia, utrinque gees hirsuta, 2-2°5 em. 
longa, 1-15 cm. lata;  petiolus 2°5-3 cm. longus. Scapus 
centralis, 8-22 cm. altus, parce hiv 2 florem terminalem 
suberectum suffulciens scapis axillaribus subbasalibus simplicibus 
1-floris additis. Sepala 2, anguste ovata, extra parce hirsuta, 
08 cm. longa. ~Petala 4, ovato-lanceolata, apice rotundato in 
acumen abbreviatum acutata, 2 cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, pallide 
coerulea. Stamina 24 fils amnantas Can antherae aurantiacae. 
Ovarium anguste ovoideum, glabrum; sabi perbrevis; stigma 
capitatum lobis decurrentibus tee 
Pee on Trpet: Sarong; in open stony pastures on 
pu, on the Mekong-Salwin Divide, Lat. 28° 25’ N., at 
see 2 of 3600-3900 m., Forrest 14306 (July, 1917)! 
XXIV.—MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
Kpwarp BEensow, Capt.—We record ia regret the death of 
Albee E. Benbow, M.C., R.A.F., only son of Mr. J. Benbow, 
head gardener of the celebrated gardens ae La Mortola, Italy, 
who was killed on May 30, 1918, while —- single- 
handedly against four or five enemy aeroplan 
Captain Benbow joined the army in Septaitbér, 1914, a 
after obtaining a commission in the Royal Artillery transferred 
to the Royal Flying Corps, where he gained the reputation of a 
brave and intrepid airman. 
Castle, and afterwards spent some time in acti  SAdil at Patshull 
Hall, Staffordshire. In 1892 he was invited by Dr. M. T. 
Masters, then Editor of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, ey join his staff. 
He became Assistant-editor, and about ten years ago was ap- 
pointed Managing Editor. Though ardently devoted to his main 
work he found time for other activities in connection with horti- 
cultural interests, and in addition to contributing articles to 
other papers he wrote a useful little book on Garden Pests and 
edited the beretal excellent volumes forming the Present Day 
Gardening series. In 1911 he was President a Ai Kew Guild 
and an appreciative notice of him, with port appeared in 
preci 
the Guild Journal for 1909-10. The Condougee See, 1917, 
vol. Ixi, p. 214, and_1918, vol. elite pp- 246 and 256, gives 
