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is indebted for the plant figured. It is an ornamental herbaceous 

 species resembling B. Bowringiana, Champ. (B.M. t. 5182), 

 and B. laciniata, Roxb. (B.M. t. 5021), and conspicuous by reason 

 of its red stems and leaf -nerves, which are densely clothed with 

 long crimson hairs. The flowers are vermilion, or salmon- 

 coloured, 1^-lf in. across. Goelogyne perakensis is a new species 

 which has hitherto been confused with another plant under the 

 name of 0. sulphur ea, Reichb. f ., a Javanese species of which there 

 are living representatives at Kew. A specimen of the Perak 

 plant (C. perakensis) was sent to Kew in 1903 from the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. The pretty Didymocarpus, with dark 

 blue flowers, about 1\ in. long, is a native of the Malay Penin- 

 sula, and seeds were first sent to Kew in 1902 by Mr. C. Curtis, 

 at that time Assistant Superintendent of the Botanic Gardens, 

 Penang. The plant has since been received from Professor Cost- 

 antin, of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. The elegant Olearia has 

 been in cultivation at Kew for many years, its long graceful 

 branches, bearing small leaves and numerous small white star-like 

 flower heads, making it a plant valuable for greenhouse decoration. 

 It is a native of Australia. Rhododendron Mariesii was first 

 described in the Kew Bulletin last year. It belongs to the section 

 Azalea, and resembles E. rhombicum, Mig. The Kew plants 



were raised from seed collected in Ichang, Central China, by 

 Dr. A. Henry. 



1 Ilhpe ' Nuts of Sarawak.-The following note on the * lllipe ' 

 nuts ot Sarawak appeared in the British North Borneo Herald of 

 May 16, 1908, and appears to be of sufficient interest to warrant its 

 re-production. 



" For many years there has been exported from this country 

 varying quantities of a valuable seed commonly spoken of as 

 lllipe nuts. The term 'lllipe' is ordinarily understood by 

 botanists and interested commercial men to apply to a particular 

 genus of Indian trees (Bassia) whose fruits provide several highly 

 esteemed vegetable butters. It was suspected, however, that the 

 so-called 'Ilhpe 'nut of Sarawak would prove to be an entirely 

 cuiterent fruit and such indeed we now know is actually the case : 



I < Tir m T. estion beloQ gs to the order of Dipterocarps and the 

 term lllipe is erroneous. At the present time there are in the 



r™^ ng J^T large q uantit ies of this oily fruit destined for 



?nw™ v e88rs ' Chin Ann Br °s. I am indebted for much 



intoimation concerning these fruits and their origin : in their 



FnJlA SaW A ee kinds of seed call ed Engkabang chantong, 

 Sw ? m U ' S?, En g ka bang chaogai, which in Singapore- 

 Sengkawan Rldle y-are known under the generic term of 



the Enat^y , Chantmff ^ Chinese Perversion of jantong ?) is 

 either of ttnl Par o*" 11 ***,' having fruits much larger than 



fat market, wf &nd c 1 0mmandin S a much h ^ r P rice in the 



3 lame an^ - m i° n - *"** this fruit is P r0Vided with 5 

 shutdfcock in?h^ le l th + ei I WiDgs ' * [ ™e » the appearance of a 

 they are of s ^l ""J*? the win?8 are a*»ent, being valueless- 

 xnej are of some use to the species in promoting the distribution 



