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feet), kniphofias (•red-hot pokers"'), violets, l)uttercui)s, clover, forgct-inc- 

 nots, hypericums, gerauiunis. 



A great many of the trees and jilants of the Uganda Protectorate wonld 

 be ornamental additions to our gardens and conservatories. As many of the 

 plants come from lofty regions subject to occasional low temperatures, not a 

 few of them would apparently stand cultivation in Kngland in the open air. 

 I certainly hope that the magniticent Eri/t/iriiui (of which 1 have sent a 

 number of seeds to Kew) may be introduced into cultivation, if it be not 



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already known. It is sufficiently illustrated in this book not to need any 

 further description. There is also the handsome Acanthus arhoreas, 

 illustrated in this book. The commonest species of this fine shrub has 

 blossoms of a beautiful mauve pink, but there is another s}iecies {A. emlnens} 

 that is never found below 8,000 feet, and seems to be confined in its range 

 to the Xandi Plateau, the flowers of which are equally large and of a vivid 

 ultramarine blue. The extraordinary lobelias of the Alpine regions would 

 make handsome additions to our ornamental plants, and they should thrive 

 well in a cold, moist climate. Some of the ipomceas (convolvuluses) and 

 solaruiins of high mountains which grow as creepers witii large flower- 



