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Kniphofia carinata is a new species allied to K. comosa^ 

 Hochst., from which it differs in having yellow filaments almost 

 as long again as the perianth. Seeds of this plant were sent to 

 Kew in 1892 by Miss Ayliff, of Grahamstown, South Africa, but 

 flowers were not produced till September, 1912. It appears to 

 be less hardy than the majority of Kniphofias in cultivation. 



Cotoneaster turbinata is another addition to a genus of which 

 our knowledge has increased considerably during recent years as 

 a result of the more thorough botanical exploration of China. 

 This species is a native of Hupeh, and the first plants obtained 

 in Europe were raised from seeds sent by the Abbe Farges to 

 Mr. M, L. de Yilmorin, from whom the Kew plants were received 

 in 1910. It appears to be a hardy and vigorous species, and is 

 of particular value in the garden on account of its habit of flower- 

 ing six to eight weeks later than any other cultivated Cotoneaster. 



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Botanical Magazine for April. — The plants figured are 



Hibiscus Waimeaey A. A. Heller (t, 8547); Gladiolus Masoni- 

 oruvi, C. H. Wright (t. 8548); Berberis Prattii, C. K. Schneider 

 (t. 8549) : Olearia se mid eat at a. Dene. (t. 8550) and Epidendrum 

 profusum, Rolfe (t. 8551). 



The Hibiscus is a remarkably beautiful plant from the 

 Hawaiian Archipelago which was obtained for the Kew collec- 

 tion by purchase under the name of H. Arnottianus in 1911 from a 

 Californian Nursery company. The flowers are large and pure 

 white, with a conspicuous crimson, lax staminal" column. H. 

 Waimeae belongs to the group of species which includes H. Rosa- 

 sinensis^ Linn., and has been named L/Iibiscus by Hochreutiner. 

 An account of H. Arnottianus and the confusion that has arisen 

 in connection with the name was published in K. B., 1914 pp. 



45-47. 



Ma 



Mason of XJmtata, and his sister Miss 



M. H. Mason, in compliment to both of whoin it has been named. 

 Material was sent to the Cambridge Botanic Garden, and the plant 

 which flowered there furnished material for the plate. The 

 flowers are cream-coloured with a greenish tint inside the lower 

 part of the tube. G. sulphureus, I)e Graaf {see t. 7791), is the 

 nearest ally of the Tembuland Gladiolus. 



Berberis Prattii is yet another of the many interesting and 

 beautiful plants of this genus recently introduced from China. 

 This species is a native of Western Szechuan^ and was first col- 

 lected by Mr. A, E. Pratt near Tachien-lu, and later was found 

 by Mr. E. H, Wilson. This species was originally included in 

 B, polyantha, Hemsl., but Schneider separates it on account of 

 its less closely reticulated leaves and narrower inflorescences. It 

 very closely resembles 5. paniculata, C. K. Schneider, with which 

 it is often confused, but may be easily distinguished by the lower 

 surface of leaves being pale green and not glaucous. It is a 

 remarkably effective plant when the branches r<re laden with the 

 salmon-red fruits in September. ^ ■ ^ 



The specimens of Olearia semidentata which afforded material 

 for the plate were yielded by plants brought from the Chatham 



