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divided into two segments, one of which has more or 
less of the ordinary lip-like character, whilst the 
e 
hers are 
the + ot lobes of 
ot equal, there being one large 
maller EN was, however, 
— — R — flower, but sent it to us for 
that purpose. Having now done so, we find 
Linpen's description substantially correct, on open 
ome of 
is or main diameter of Aei 
flower is oblique, not verti The upper sepal 
normal, the two lower ones 8 disjoined, rad 
two 
one much larger than the other. The lateral 
petals are normal, the other two are as described 
by M. Linpen, but ether th pernumerary 
isted out of poset a W stamen (outer) 
perfectly develope 
side perfectly e 80 wr 
are 
cag developed) there are 
three parietal placentas as usu 
SELECT PLANTS FOR 8 CULTURE, 
—The ninth edition of Bar N Moerter’s useful 
publication is e press, ei will be ge at 
the Government Printing Office, Melbourn 
TORQUAY DISTRICT GARDENERS’ Assoc 
air. Te Hon, abt (Mr. F. C. 
SMALE) read the report a sheet, the latter 
showing a balance in — of 24 158. 114. Dr. R. 
Hauizrox Ramsay having been unanimously re- 
elected President, and other officers and committee 
appointed, a 1 a proceeded to discuss the next 
g. It was decided sgn this es 
d h a 
mahogany writing- Accompanying 
it were a pair of brass candlesticks ‘and an inkstand. 
On a plate affixed to the ta 
and members of the Torquay Distriet — 
Association, in recognition of his zealous and effi- 
cient services as honorary secretary of the Society.” 
The President made the presentation on the part of 
the members, and Mr, Smarte suitably replied. 
“THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PLANTS, ’—The 
eleyenth part of the English edition of this sxeellent 
k has been issued by Mes 
laborate discussion on 
Self-fertilleation i is here called autogamy, 
Darwin’s views on the subject are modified. 
“Te is true that cross pollination appears to be the 
at, but it is not true that 
ation tak 
autogamy 
favour ee: - politpation, wit observations o 
BEBAN thus bo 
e tothe phenomena in question, the flowers 
all 
of many more than a thonsand species in 
of 3 err budding. to fruiting, some 
growing w ir original habitats, some in the 
ganienn _ * 1 and hie notes are 80 
numerous, that even the bri defeat potting of ima cases 
observed would fill several volum „it is 
not possible to give all the de tails i in such a Belg 
the present, nor, indeed, is it . As it % 
rassed by the volume of facts 
d notice, It a) greatly have 
helped the * if many more head lines and 
eta devices ae been employed to break up the 
occurs without a 
his own divisions of the subject; but the busy reader, 
1 to the volume for information on a special 
bject, ha time to do thie, Like the bee who 
atin imat of the route-marks in 
fuller N p the Er. of the treasures 
contain nh in t pages. work is brought 
up to date is posses by ee as that not only 
is the fartillention of Casuarina peas | the chalaza 
mentioned, but also the similar and more recently- 
discovered phenomena of like kind in iba Hazel and 
Alder 
THE HARVESTS OF 1893 yet — ues 
take the following figures from th 
Board o ricult 
nal of the 
ture, cl show — the effect 
of the long drought of 1 
heat.—In 1893, the — produce for the 
whole of — Britain — 49, — bushels, or 
9 s per acre. In 1894 t tal produce 
was — at 59,173, — — or oF 7 bushels 
per acre. aes average yield for nine years per acre 
is 29˙3 van 
y 
nthe whole we — Britain in 1893 
n 3,476,000 tons otatos, whilst 
9 Was 2 789,000 t tons. Th 
average yield per acre — 5 8 tons. 
, Hay, a otation-grasses, furnished in 
D, 
per cre, In 1894 the total amount was 3,448,000 
tone, or 32 5 cwt, per acre 
eadow-hay.—In 1893, in the pec om Great 
are 2,681,000 tons were produced, o 
126 ewt. per acre. In 1894 the 3 was 
2.000 tons, or 286 cwt. per acre, — average 
yield for nine years being 23 9 cwt, per ac 
COMMERCIAL FiSRES.— The third of a series 
of Cantor Lectures was delivered before the Society 
of Arts by Dr. D. Morris, M. A., C. M. 
Clover, 
1893, 1 918,000 tons, or 18 7 cwt. per acre, in Great 
the average for nine years being 28°2 ewt, 
ae 
on 
N the review of fibres yielded by the Palm 
order, the lecturer drew attention to the remarkable 
a 
This is extensively use and 
br , and consists of the indurated dür dl. 
thickly ‘investing the stems of Palms. Some ar 
strong and bony, while * are wie and 2 
resembling horse- hair. e bass piassava of 
commerce is obtained is from i a Palm 
Para and Bahia, Latterly it has been obtained e 
the Wine Palm of West Africa, and still more 
recently ko the Palmyra Palm of Ceylon. The 
fibres yielded by the husk of the Cocoa-nut were of 
con:iderable commeicial N 
nt tl for brushes, m mattin 
and tow. 
com ed use as a in the 
construction of men- of war. Of all vegetable sub- 
atances, the most noted substitute for horse-hair was 
the fibre of the Spanish Moss ( daia usneoides), 
plant grows i han on Cy 
trees in the nited a Tha is 
ed by steeping the narrow stems and leaves in 
hot water. The preparation of Pine-wool from 
leaves or or needles les of the Scotch Fir was a mentioned as a 
. ing pap af — for paper-making 
dependent on 
pulp, This was imported into this country to the 
extent of 216,000 tons annually. It was important, 
however, to bien ae between mechanical wood- 
fe and wood-cellulose. In the latter the extra- 
aad were 80 fully eliminated that the pulp 
2 practically pure, and suitable for the best 
echanical w 
took 3 and alt imes suffi 
such papers when used in Bears documents and 
uabl 
making, such as — Paper- — of Japan, and 
the Nepal Paper Plant, 
European commerce, The ** 
course by discussing in some 
nected with the introduction N. new 
ebe of fibre plants rs eee 1 
and cultivation, and by a general rev of the 
methods adopted, by 83 and eee means, 
for the e of commercial fibres 
= 
＋ 
urer concluded the 
CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNE AS A ROOM PLANT.— 
In the March number of Mechans’ Monthly, this 
Himalayan species ie recommended for cultivation in 
living rooms. 
THEG The friends 
of thie charity EN at ‘the abhuil dinner at the 
Hôtel Métropole on the evening of Friday, the 5th 
inst., H. J. Verron, Esq., inthe chair. Among p 
present were Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Messere. N. N. Sherwood, J. H. Veitch, J. ny Veitch, 
Arnold Moss, J. Assbee, A. H. Smee, A. W. G. 
Weeks, M. J. A. . Sutton, O. Thomas, 
. L. Corry, Imre Kiralfy, C. Penny—the ori 
inator of the und, nu umerous repre a ane 
riik well-known garde 
0 of 
The toast of the Royal family having been 
and — to, the Chairman ia a brief but 
hairman’s appeal for monetary assistance was 
weil responded to. We publish a list of donors and 
their donations :— 
R Lawrence, 
Harry J. VEITCH, Chairman. — — 0 10 0 
8. d. J. B. oe — 10 0 
Harry J. Veitch ... 5210 0 
J. Veitch & Sons ... 26 5 0 schild, <w 0.9 
rs. H. J. Veitch 10 10 0 alte’ de 45 Rothachild 8 0 0 
J. H Veitch 10 10 0 Mrs. Head ... nob 0 
G. Veitch 10 10 0 J. R — see 8 16 6 
D. O. W: 5 eer 28 
110 5 0 J. Willard 613 6 
55 1 6 RB. E. Gienain- swi 
00. t Garden Tabik, ning 5 
eat 52 10 0 J. Laing 1 Sous 5 10 9 
Wills mon * 40 0 0 | E. Gilber - 514 0 
J, Reynolds (includ- 4. H, Smee `» 255 5 5 0 
ing Leopold de | Martin J. S . 880 
Rothschild ae | Anttony Waterer, jr. 5 5 0 
and Alfre | W. G. Head 12 2 
Rothschild 210 105 af 11 H. Hartley .. EN E 
N, N. Sherwood 10 A. W. G. Weeks 5 5 9 
The — Lodge. 35 9 H. 2 Wimsett 5 5 0 
Baron Schroder. 30 0 H. Hicks 5 5 0 
Lord Rothschild.. 25 0 A. Ww. Sutton 5 00 
N. M. Rothschild , 25 0 0 Sir Donald 506 
E. Hill 20 0 0 F. Statte 
Sir Julian Goldsmid, ropri 
Bart., M. F. „ 21.0.0} ‘eur 
Robinson 15 15 0 Garden 
Arnold Moss, Singt. 
(Wrench & Sons) 15 15 Taai a 
And various smaller sums, the total receipts amounting 
Mr. Surawoob, in replying to the toast of the 
Orphan Fund, found fault with ite cumbrous title, — 
ught it should be called the Royal- 
t ould be better under 
er 
PA uae 5 F E j i be 
life on — thair 
14th year. 2 made allusion to the presence 
