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are deliciously perfumed like mignonette. In the gardens of the 
Riviera it is a favourite plant, and the subject of the illustration 
was sent to Kew by Lady Hanbury, from La Mortola, Ventimiglia, 
. Saussurea Veitchiana is a striking plant, introduced to cultivation 
by Mr. E. H. Wilson, when collecting for Messrs. J. Veitch and 
Sons. Plants were raised from the seeds collected at Fang in 
Central China, and from one of these, presented to the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, in December, 1904, came the material 
from which the plate is prepared. The flowers are a dull ruddy 
purple, a colour assumed also by the upper bracts, and the closest 
ally to this plant is S. iodostegia, which shows the same character in 
its bracts. 
New Zealand Plants.*—To all those interested in the Flora of 
New Zealand, we would commend Dr. Cockayne’s little book. He 
has succeeded in producing a popular work on scientific lines which 
should be of great value to lovers of nature and botanists, not only 
in New Zealand, but also in this country. The illustrations alone 
render the book a valuable addition to the botanist’s library. The 
opening chapter deals shortly with general considerations of New 
Zealand as a biological region, and of the relations of its flora to 
South America and Australia. This is followed by a short account 
of the botanical history and chapters on the forests, shrubberies, 
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coast vegetation, meadows, 
An account of the naturalised plants, numbering some 530 species, 
forms one of the most useful portions of the book. In the con- 
cluding chapters the story of some of the common New Zealand 
plants is told and makes very interesting reading, and lastly sugges- 
tions for the cultivation of the New Zealand plants are given which, 
in connection with the rest of the book, should do much to stir up 
enthusiasm in the country for the creation of gardens of native 
rather than of introduced plants. In this chapter (p. 168) he sums 
up the essence of scientific gardening so well that we quote it 
verbatim :— ; 
inland. In short, an aquaintance with natural conditions combined 
with experimental planting is a necessity for a full knowledge as to 
the cultural requirements of our plants,” 
* New Zealand Plants and their Story, by L. Cockayne, pp. 176, illustrated 
with 71 photographs. Wellington, 1910, 
