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tlien in good condition. They appear as good-sized trees in an 



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the liardy ligneous collections during 1913 lias been made by the 

 purchase from Messrs. Veitch of about 250 rare Chinese trees and 

 shrubs collected by Wilson and Purdom. The impending disper- 



made it imper 



many 



this lamentable but inevitable event happened. Many of the 

 plants purchased were of species found by Wilson during his first 

 journeys on behalf of Messrs. Veitch, which covered ground not 

 since traversed by any collector. They have consequently not 

 been again introduced, and some, not easy to propagate, are veiy 

 rare in gardens. Many of the trees and shrubs are still under 

 number, only the genus to which they belong being knoAvn. 

 Among the more important ones obtained from Messrs Veitch 

 are : Cladrastis sinensis, Corylopsis sinensis^ Actinidia Henryiy 

 Eleutliero coccus leucorrhizusy Diospyros arviata, Meliosma 

 Veitchioruviy M. Oldhamii, Pyrus Folgnevi^ Styrax Hemsley- 

 anum^ S. Veitchiorum, and Tstiga chinensis, A tree of gre*it 

 interest is the true Aesculus cliinensis of Bunge, Long known 

 by name in European collections, this horse chestnut has not 

 really been represented anywhere (except possibly by a single 

 tree at Segrez, in France) until introduced by Purdom from 

 North China. For many years the Japanese tree A. turhinata 

 did dut}' for it on the continent, and latterly it has been con- 

 fused with the tree found farther south, in Hupeh, by Wilson. 

 The latter has recently been distinguished as A. Wilsonii by 

 Rehder. Bunge's A. chinensis from North China w'as included 

 in the purchases from Messrs. Veitch. 



A very valuable consignment of trees and shrubs was received 

 from the Arnold Arboretum in December. Besides Chinese species 

 of Wilson's and Purdcm's collecting, many interesting North 

 American ones were included. Amongst the more important 

 items weie Larix Fotaninii^ L, Mastersiana, new American 

 poplars, plums and cherries, oaks, hickories and Chinese willows. 



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this firm kindly presented to Kew over seventy new and 

 and shrubs noted at that time. Amongst them were sp 

 have been introduced to cultivation bv French 



missionaries 



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districts not traversed by English collectors. . Mr- 

 Maurice L. de Vilmorin has also sent contributions from his fine 

 collections at Les Barres. 



From the'Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, were sent about 

 30 kinds of trees and shrubs noted by the Assistant Curator during 

 an official visit to Ireland in February. .Among them were two 

 seedlings of Daphne retusa, one of the rarest and most beautiful 

 of Daphnes. Mr. T. Smith's remarkable nursery at Newry was 

 visited at the same time and purchases made. 



