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Cycas Micholitzii—A female specimen of this interesting cycad is 
now bearing a ring of 15 carpophylls, and can be seen in the Water 
Lily House, 0. 
Some spaaiiionss of this species, collected by Mr. W. Micholitz 
in Annam, were presented to Kew by Messrs. Sander and Sons of 
St. Albans. During the spring of 1908 several of the plants pro- 
duced male cones, and one of these formed the subject of a plate 
(t. 8242) in the Botanical Magazine for March, 1909. As no living 
carpophylls of this species have been seen in England before, 
and as they shew some features which have not hitherto been 
noticed, it may be of interest to give a brief description of the 
carpophylls produced at Kew. Of the 15 scales, which form a ring 
at the apex of the stem, three are small and barren, and the 
remainder, which are fertile, bear about 40 ovules. The fertile 
seales are from 3-4 inches long by about 1 inch broad, of a 
deep green colour, and covered on both sides with a fuscous 
tomentum, similar to that on the petioles. The pectinate fringe is 
composed of sharply pointed, dark-green teeth }-inch long, glabrous, 
and with brown hard t a a few of the teeth are forked. 
Bane 10-15 teeth occur on each carpophyll. The seeds are 
glabrous, polished, and of a Pack soen, colour. The species was 
first described in Gard. Chron., 1905, vol. xxxviii., p. 142, figs. 48, 49. 
Trees at Claremont.—It is a considerable distinction se a garden 
to possess the finest specimen in the kingdom of even one kind of 
tree, but Claremont has within its boundaries four or five for which 
we heey precedence may be claimed over all others of the same 
species in the British Isles. Writing in 1838, J. C. Loudon 
shasbaea that Claremont at that time contained “a great many 
exotic abe papers aleyy cedars of large dimensions, very large 
cork oaks, rees and jee of foreign origin ” which had been 
planted tg 2 oe apability”” Brown for the great Lord Clive about 
1768. Many, no doubt, that were in their prime in Loudon’s time 
have since disappeared. Claremont, as is generally known, is now 
the residence of H.R.H. the Dushes of Albany, and it is gratifying 
to know that Her Royal Highness takes a keen interest and 
about 50 feet, is the only fine raat in the kingdom. ot ha 
sees ent, whose extraordinary rede are often 2 to ph Ee “og 
11 inches in vie This tree is nanos : t 
know of no other that approaches 1 these th - sie A spe 
of Redwood (Sequoia tes gh An ) is in perfect enon C ~ 
It is over 100 feet fe “ Bast trunk is is ee! 
clothed from base to summ I 
