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plants his name will be perpetuated in Greyia Sutherlandii, whilst 
geographically Mount Sutherland, a peak of the Drakens berg 
Range, will keep his memory green in the minds of Colonists. 
Captain M. 8. Wellby.—Among the victims of the South African 
war is this comparatively young and intrepid officer and explorer. 
Though best known as a geographer, he tee pes ae to Natura 
stintory, and Kew is indebted to him for some small but interesting 
botanical collections. Born in 1866, and sa Giated at Rugby anc 
Sandhurst, he received his commiss sion as Lieutenant in the 
18th Hussars in 1886, becoming Captain in 1894, and Adjutant of 
his tat tie in 1897. His first se ph was to cocorreactstatt in 
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alcolm in 1896. In aah of all difficulties, a very carefully 
es collection of dried plants was made and presented to 
Kew. A preliminary list, furnished by Kew, was freee in 
Wellby’ 8 Through Unknown Tibet, coat amore complete elabora- 
tion of the collection will appear in Mr. W. B. Hem aslo s shortly 
forthcoming paper on the flora of Tibet, in the Journal of the 
Linnean Society. In 1897 Captain Wellby served with distinction 
in some military operations on the north-west frontier of India. 
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Shortly after his return from Apyecinis he was ordered to join 
his regiment in South aye He passed through the whole siege 
of Ladysmith, and was subsequently attached to General Sir 
Redvers Buller’s force in the Transvaal. On July 30th, 1900, he 
was wounded in an engagem tit at Mertzicht, and died at 
Paardekop on August 5th. Most of the foregoing particulars 
were extracted from the Geographical Journal. It is gratifying 
to be able to add that Captain Malcolm, though grievously wounded 
at Paardeberg, is at length convalescent. 
Botanical Magazine for June ies inum rhodanthum is a recently- 
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described species from Ngami Land, British Africa, 
where it was discovered by Captain and Mrs. Lu ies whom 
Kew received a b dh pecimens. Its flowers are 
re borne in lax umbels nearly two feet in diameter. 
Beschorneria Wrightii, supposed to be a exico, is a 
new species most nearly allied to B. dekosteriana. The Kew 
plant has a stem 18 inches high ; its leaves are about five feet long, 
and it bore a panicle eight feet ne of green-yellow flowers. 
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June, 1900. nthe 
C. a aty po figured at srictng 2615, bar ‘differs in size, in the 
undulate leaves, and in the much broader sepals and petals. The 
flowers aie es have white sepals and petals, clouded with pink, 
