вскмвЕв 21, 1895.] 
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CHRONICLE. 
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the showy A. superbum, A. eburneum, A. gladiifo- 
liam, A. fragrans, and A. palmiforme. To these 
Dr. Cordemoy adds the rdc: Orchids as note- 
r their ornamental character:  JEonia 
a, Æ. erostris, Æ. brachystachya, Phsjas 
longibracteatus, Calanthe sylvatica, Corymbis corym- 
E Cryptopus elatus, Eulophia scripta, Habenaria 
ta, H. ventricosa, Satyrium amceaum, A 
ehis B канен) 
their h 
me spike ;” but 
upper zones of vegetation 
‘comprise species of Phillipie, dva shrubby Erica- 
il 
Favjasia and Eriothrix are other узди: та 
over, and a ‘‘ perfect terror to evil-doers,” be they 
Tce fiuit which we show 
ic 
The juice is intensely acid, but if да fruit is allowed 
to become a little over-ripe, the our loses mu 
of its acidity, and develops an aroma which is deli- 
proportion ci 1 with E would, he 
ау, make a good j Jam. 
+ 1 132 Jė 
а query to this pame, as we have received fruits from 
three different sources, each with different names, 
The first to send it was our venerated correspondent, 
M. Charles Naudin, x Ан. Mat r. Hanbury 
kindly furnished п and lastly, Prof, 
Per zig, of Ganos, "ылы applied us with. speci- 
Fic. 123.—ABERIA CAFFRA, 
A, B, fruit of the natural size; О, section; D, vertical, and E, transverse section of seed, magnified. 
shrubby Composite. Plants of ап alpine character 
are entirely wanting. Cardamine africana is the only 
native Crucifer, and Stellaria villosa, the only member 
of the Caryophyllaces. There are, however, two 
endemic species of Ranunculus, high up on the moun- 
tains, Agauria salicifolia is an ericaceous shrub or 
Altogether it is an exceedingly interesting flora. 
W, Botting Hemsley. 
NEW FRUIT AT CHRISTMAS. 
Nor Oranges, nor Kee nor Grapes, form the 
^id of our кы ote, but а few less widely- 
known fruits vt; nave: come under our notice 
uhr, and | which would be well worth the trouble of 
The first we shall men- 
it will occasion no surprise to hear 
— if not superficially, as unlike an Apple as any 
— кь» It is, in fact, the berry-like fruit 
| ixaceous plant, native of Natal 
and Caffraria, and which is recommended by Pro- 
fessor Macowan as a good hedge are —— is e 
sturdy, stocky, cia -jointed grower 
and with thorns which grow to 6 — long paul 
mens, telling us at the same time that the Palm had 
fruited annually for some years Cocos aus- 
traliz, if that be really its name, extends, says Baron 
hardier even than the Date Palm, withstanding 
unprotected a cold at which Oranges and Lemons 
are injared or destroyed, It arte o perfectly 
unipjured at Antibes at a temperature of 15° 
dye 
australis is & —— specier, with 
omer recurved leaver, from the 
figure in Count Kerchove’s pines work, Les Palmiers, 
and. strong spines on the Duet гз 
mansione ikaniyan 
our illustration itis — p. dcn 
cie наби Hazel-nuts, globular, golden-yellow, 
a АРИ of a delicious flavour, comparable to that of — а 
Pine-apple, ап and suitable for preserves, or even 
or for making wine. In the centre is а spherical hard 
which, when cut acrosr, reveals three cavitier, 
“a er aing’e seed, Now, in Cocos usually two 
of the three carpels are suppressed, and one only 
> 
ard applied to this 
pestris, C. eri а of Drude, 
and C. * of Barl оза. We мј shortly 
to be in a position to atate which is the correct 
name, Inthe meantime, the plant may be recom- 
mende d for planting in our eub-tropical colo- 
on this Palm :— e 
Gardene s Chronic'e a short communication made by 
you upon the ripe fruit of 33 rdi. sent from 
Antibes and La Mortola. I think it is not the true 
Cocos australis, but that it is Cocos leiospathe, Barb, 
odrig., а very hardy Palm, which grows in the 
ectly in Genos, and throughout the 
Riviera, and ak resisted a cold of 2° 
Palms. We have in our Botanic — andi in the 
public gardens of Geno?, numerou 
fine Cocos, and we have had en and ripe fruit a 
it these d у көг 
ast * may mention the Cherimolia (Anona 
Cherimolia). o of the so-called Custard apples, 
specimens of which have AR sent to us from Con- 
stantinople, see 3g. 121. may refer for details 
of cultivation to the letter of our correspondent &t 
p.734. The plant occurs from Ecuador to Peru, 
according to Von Mueller, is hardy in the mildes: 
coast-regions of Spain, and also in Chile, whilat in 
Jamaica it is caltivated up to 5,000 feet. 
THE CULTIVATION OF LIQUO- 
RICE-ROOT IN THE UNITED STATES, 
N consequence of the increasing ute of Liquorice 
the 
“The Cultivation of cm root in the Unite 
States,” Mr. Henr Rittenhouse vip 
& valuable article on the subject to a recen 
number of the American Journal of Pha itai 
ion is contained in 
places in the world, and to so small an extent 
one or two places in England, and a like number in 
actual cultivation is carried on, and the area of land 
under cultivation varies from a few rods to an acre 
or two, 5 acres being an exceptionally large field, 
The large amount of Liquorice imported into 
America—indeed, the needs of the world in this 
small 
probably 5 to 8 per cent.; while Southern Russia, 
along the line of the Trans- Caucasian Railway, 
supplies two-thirds of the remainder, and Asia Minor 
and Syria the other third. The average total amount 
per annum of all kinds imported into the United 
States is about 80,000,000 pounds, and the con- 
sumption is still increasing. 
The Liquorice plant grows over an area extending 
from the shores of the Mediterranean on the south, 
to Siberia on the m the western shores 
of Earope a and farther 
бу will grow 
It is во tenacious of li'e, 
that it is almost барсай Ui йай when once 
it has established itself. 
As found in commerce, Liquorice-root is dried 
and pressed in baler. freshly dug, it containa 
on an average 50 to 60 per cent. of moisture, This 
must first be dried out, which is done by exposure 
to the air, much as hay e, 3 frequent 
turnings and en to prevent uc pos- 
sible, heating, fermenting, and ^w Bare: during the 
drying as well as the wetting by rain or snow, which 
