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the Kahikatea Pine, Podocarpus dacnjdioides. On account of its 

 small size it is easily overlooked, even in the flowering season, the 

 flowers being often partially concealed by fallen leaves. Once 

 noticed, however, the bright rose-pink colour of the flowers 

 enables the observer to pick it with ease. A drawing of the 

 plant, with full analyses, will appear in the forthcoming 

 "Illustrations of the New Zealand Flora" the preparation of 

 which was announced in a recent number of this publication. 



According to the most recent enumeration, that given by 

 Dr. Pilger (Engler & Prantl, Naturl. Pflanzenf. Nachtr. iii., p. 72), 

 four genera of Thismieae are now known, with about 14 species. 

 Seven of these are from Brazil ; the remainder come from Ceylon, 

 Borneo, and New Guinea. The discovery of an additional species 

 in New Zealand is a decidedly unexpected and somewhat puzzling 

 fact in geographical distribution. 



In the northern hemisphere the family is represented northward 

 to China and Japan, and as far north as Virginia in America. 



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LIU-MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Mr. Thomas C ART WRIGHT, a member of the gardening staff 

 of the Royal Botanic Gardens, has been appointed by the Sudan 

 Government, on the recommendation of Kew, Superintendent of 

 •aw owioi.im ntai mKUar -rjr.r>winn nt. .Tflhfilfiin. on the White Nile. 



Mr. Robert BAND, a member of the gardening staff of the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, has been appointed by the Secretary of 

 State for the Colonies, on the recommendation of Kew, a Cura tor 

 of Botanic Stations in the Agricultural Department of the Gold 



Coast. 



Mr. J. F. Duthie, B.A., F.L.S., who was appointed Assistant 

 for India on the staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens m l.Kjd (V. 

 Kew Bull., 1903, p. 29) has resigned the post owing to ill-health. 



Mr. J. HUTCHINSON, formerly a member of the SB***?* * 



staff, has been appointed Assistant for India on the statt or tne 

 Royal Botanic Gardens by the Secretary of State for India in 

 Council. 



SIR Daniel MoRRis.-The retirement of Sir Daniel Mom 

 K.C.M.G., D.Sc, from the post of Imperial Comm lanoner o 

 Agriculture for the West Indies was announced in the issue or 

 the Times of October 13th, 1908. 



He was appointed to this post in August, 1898 (j^*™; 

 PP- 234-237), and has occupied it with conBpicnou, b Bm*e«to the 

 great benefit of the West Indian colonies. Under h » «^h»™ 

 zealous management, agriculture in the W e tl n ^ te matican? 

 Placed on a firm and sound basis, and has h ^J^^l 

 organised throughout the various islands. Amongst thern^ use 

 fnl of the work! which have been encouraged and developed oy 



