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two-inch squares. The middle of the shed contains a long wide 
table for bunching and packing. As the flowers are tied in bunches 
two bunches are ‘placed i in each square of the trellis, the stalks in 
this way standing in water. An hour or so before packing, the 
water is drained off and the stalks drain quite dry through standing 
on the stones, Early in the morning ail hands begin to pack, the 
boxes having been prepared overnight, and in a very short space of 
time 200 or 300 boxes are ready for despatching. n Easter 
Monday morning 10,000 bunches were packed and despatched in a 
little over an hour, about 30 men and boys being employed on the 
work. In addition a large number of parcel post boxes were sent 
The crop this year was far below the average, 225 tons against 
987 tons last year. The bien tid consignment despatched from 
the islands was “ tons on March 18th, agpanes a record of 53 tons 
on March 21st, 
A great many iit of Narcissi are grown at een ont the 
following sorts are chiefly relied upon for market :—Soleil d’Or, 
Scilly White, Grand Monarque, Gloriosus, Poeticus ciiakne ft 
‘** Horace,” Cynosure, Leedsii, Frank Miles, Emperor, Empress, 
M. J. Berkeley and Golden Spur. Various new kinds are under 
trial for market work whilst numerous other sorts are grown for 
their bulbs which find a ready sale at lifting time. 
XXVIIIL—DIAGNOSES AFRICANAE, LIV. 
1441. Boscia Dawei, Sprague ect M. L. Green [Capparidaceae— 
Capparideae]; affinis B. caloneurae, Gilg, a qua foliis longius 
petiolatis in basin hain cuneato-angustatis, racemis vix pedunculatis, 
pedicellis longioribus differt. 
Arbor parva vel frutex (Dawe). Rami annotini ag wi 
griseo-brunnei, 17-25 cm. longi, circa basin 3 mm, iametro, 
seniores nodosi. Folia ramorum annotinorum ramulis abbreviatis 
pulviniformibus axillaribus insidentia, oblanceolato-oblonga vel 
obovato-oblonga, ex apice obtuso vel rotundato saepius mucronata, 
in basin leviter angustata, 2°5-4 em. longa, 1-1*2 em. lata, coriacea, 
supra glabra, nervo intermedio lear impresso, subtus minute 
pilosa, nervo intermedio iy only nervis lateralibus utrinque in- 
conspicuis ; petioli 4-5 mm. longi, dense breviter pilosi; stipulae 
subulatae, ad 2 mm. ignisee Fue simplices, solitarii, axillares, 
nonnunquam inferne folia sa gerentes, floribus dense confertis 
ideoque corymbosis, 1:5-2 cm. longi et diametro ; rhachis et 
pedicelli breviter patenter vidal ; bracteae spatulato-filiformes, 
circiter 2°5 mm. longae ; pedicelli 5-9 ve, OFS) patentes. See’ 
