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are found on comparison to be undistinguishable from specimen- 

 in the collection of Poui, from Trinidad. These specimens of 

 Pouihave been referred to a species of Tecoma (Bignoniaceae) and 

 though the particular species which yields the timber is as yei 

 obscure there seems little room for doubt that the wood is that of 

 a species of Tecoma. If the tree known in Trinidad as " Green 

 Poui ' should prove to be plentiful, it might be worth while to 

 ascertain whether its wood can be used as a substitute for that 

 of the scarce Washiba of British Guiana. 



The following note on Java Teak, one of the timbers noticed 

 above, which appeared in Diplomatic and Consular Report No. 340.) 

 Annual Series, on the Trade of Java for the year 1904 may be age- 

 fully reproduced here : 



"The output of Java Teak during the year was much more 

 satisfactory than that of the previous year, being 6,356,000 cubic 

 feet, as against 3,531,600 cubic feet in 1903. The demand for 

 timber has been good, both for export to Europe and to India, 

 while South Africa has taken about 547,000 cubic feet in the form 

 of railway sleepers. 



"It would appear that the Java Teak is not so well liked for 

 high class work as the Burma and Siam wood, and the unsuitability 

 of its length militates against its use for shipbuilding purposes." 



Economic Collections. In the Museum of Economic Pro- 

 ducts at the Hartley Laboratories, University of Liverpool, the 

 specimens are arranged according to their uses. As yet this 

 collection is small and many of the products occasionally imported 

 into Liverpool are unrepresented ; some even of those that are 

 regularly imported have yet to be illustrated. 



The Derby Museum contains a fine collection of Ethnological 



material from West Africa and Natural History is well represented. 



So far, however, the only vegetable economic product exhibited is 

 Cotton. 



At the Botanic Garden the economic plants of the collection 

 have been as far as possible brought together. Among the plants 

 exhibited are fine specimens of Eugenia mahimemis, Bi.ra 

 Orellana, Garcinia Xanthochymas ; this last and Coffen arabica 

 were fruiting freely at the time of the visit. Among the inter- 

 esting plants that were noted were Cotton, in pod ; a Dioscorea 

 (D. bulbifera) with numerous aerial tubers, Brosimum Galacto- 

 dendron, and others. 



XIV -MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



Sir Michael Foster, K.C.B.— Owing to the death in London, 



on the morning of 29th January, 1907, of this distinguished 

 physiologist, we mourn the loss of one who was also deeply versed 

 in garden-craft and as such was a frequent and welcome corre- 

 spondent of Kew, 



