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Botanical Magazine for February.— The plants figured are 
Stanhopea peruviana, Rolfe (t. 8417); Stranvaesia undulata, Decne. 
(t. 8418); Leptospermum scoparium, Forst., var. Nichollit, Turrill 
(t. 8419); Olearia chathamica, T. Kirk (t. 8420) and Crassula 
Barklyi, N. E. Br. (t. 8421). 
Stanhopea peruviana is a handsome Orchid discovered in Peru by 
Mr. Forget when collecting on behalf of Messrs. Sander & Sons, 
St. Albans, most nearly allied to the Mexican species S. Wardii, 
Lodd., but with smaller flowers and narrower petals and with, at the 
same time, a rather different lip. The flowers are fragrant; as 
in other species of the genus they last only a few days, The 
subject of the plate was presented by Messrs. Sander & Sons to 
the Kew collection in 1909 and flowered there for the first time in 
January 1910. 
Stranvaesia undulata is one of the numerous Chinese plants for 
whose introduction horticulture is indebted to Mr. E,. H. Wilson 
by characters that when taken individually seem to be of slight 
importance. The best known of these forms are those described by 
Decaisne as S. undulata and S, Davidiana. Even with large suites 
of specimens it is not difficult to keep these two apart pene it 
seems necessary to treat the plant termed S. Henryi by Dr. Diels 
as O form of S. Davidiana. More recently, however, Dr. 
Schneider has decided that it is not possible to separate the latter 
from S. undulata and the plant figured certainly goes far towards 
justifying this conclusion, because as regards foliage it is the 
original S. undulata whereas it has the inflorescences characteristic 
of S. Davidiana. The evanescent character of the petals detracts 
from its value as a flowering shrub, but as one with ornamental 
fruit it possesses great merit and owing to its extremely hardy nature 
it bids fair to take the place of the Pyracanth in places with a co 
winter climate. It is easily propagated both by cuttings and from 
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was obtained from a plant grown at Kew under glass ; when so 
treated it opens its flowers in April and remains in blossom for 
