236 
years, but it is uncommon. In 1912 it flowered in Lady Hanbury’s 
garden at La Mortola and in the garden of Professor G. Roster at 
Ottonella in the Island of Elba. The figure was prepared from 
material obtained from La Mortola. 
Botanical Magazine for July.—The plants figured are Podachae- 
nium peer Baill. (t. 8502); Sedum pilosum, Bieb. (t. 8503): 
Cunonia capensis, Linn. (t. 8504); a agatiflora, Schweinf. 
(t. 8505); and Vinca difformis, Pourr. (t. 8 
Podachaenium eminens has been in Rae fot for over seventy 
t is an interesting monotypic genus from Central America 
rather closely related to Verbesina, Linn., but readily a 
by its opposite leaves and stipitate achenes with few appus scales. 
Tn its ry oe country, S. Mexico to Costa Rica, it ranges from 3000 
to 6500 fee 
ie is a charming rosy-pink-flowered biennial and is 
distinet froti allied “species in its Hower colour. Indeed from its 
general appearance it might be considered a Crassula but this is 
not borne out by the floral morphology. The plant is a native of 
e Caucasus where it grows at heights of from 4000-5000 feet 
Bete sea level. 
Cunonia capensis is a plant formerly to be found in cultivation 
but now rarely met with. We are indebted to Prof. Dixon for the 
specimen figured which fiowered in the garden of Trinity College, 
Dublin last year. Cunonia capensi: is a fairly abundant tree in 
S. E. Africa ones it is known to settlers as Red Alder. All the 
other species of the genus are natives of aledonia. 
The subject of the next plate is one of the finest of the African 
species of Crotalaria and is a native of British East Africa an 
Uganda. The specimen figured was submitted to Kew for 
identification from 'Pylowell Park, Lymington, where it was grown 
for the first time in this country. The flowers resemble those of 
C. laburnifolia, but they are very much larger 
The Periwinkle, Vinca difformis, is a native of the Western and 
Central Mesiters anean region where it is to be found in moist and 
shady pla The specimen figured was sent to Kew by Canon 
Wilacombe. aie has grown it for many years in his garden at 
Bitton. It is not so ha rdy as V. major or V. mino r but it is a 
useful plant for warm logalities sshooally as it flowers Hercnee 
t 
of aa species of Chie en and Bom 
principal area of production is the Dutch East Indies, al J ava in 
particular, In 1996 the Kapok exported from the Dutch East 
Indies amounted to 6257 tons (at least 5790 tons being from 
rds ava), eer in OiL. - 9960 tons. British India yielded about 1000 
re the last few years a small but steadily increasing amount has 
come from Tropical Africa, principally from Togo and German East — 
Africa, where extensive paaiations are oe made. In 1911 
* Die a oie Kolonien im tropischen 
Afrika, E. Ulbrich. (Notau oa =o Berlin = vi. 1913, pp. 1-34.) 
