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g Expedition in 1853-1856. Captain Rodgers was one of the 
discoverers of this plant, found in the sub-alpine regions of 
apan. 
The bronze leaf has flourished in the Herbaceous Grounds 
since 1901, is quite hardy, and is adapted to its open location 
or to a deep border, where its great leaf spread can be used witl 
good effect. 
Among the plants of the potato family, with its poisons and 
medicines, its foods and ti Iso I fd ti 
value. One of these is Nicotiana sylvestris, from Argentina. 
high, with an ab 
Growing four to five feet it of pure white 
flowers, it is very sho’ gainst the summer green of its surround- 
S, a ossesses a asing evening fragrance he ; 
strong stems bear large clasping leaves of a pleasing green, 
large panicles of flowers at ir sum: las are 
white, tubular, the tubes being nearly four inches long a: 
swollen near the five-lobed li This nt behaves here as 
an annual, blooming in August. It makes a good subject 
T 
is used for pickling. In e summer of 1916, there bloomed 
Gare States and nea exico. This is an annual, one to 
ant. 
A perennial “weed "’ which exceeded expectations in our collec 
tions during the past season was the Wall Rocket, Diplotaxis 
