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Hk. f., Potentilla leuconota, D: Don, Rhododendron Lowii 2E, 
Drapetes ericoides, Hk. f., and Phyllocladus hypophylla, - $, cedi 
others are closely allied to species from New Guinea, or repre- 
sentative of tme types, as, for resti, a Ranunculus, a die: 
spermum, a Trachymene, a Coprosm a Euphra and one or two 
. Another foreign esr in this highland dorsi is a Photinia, 
similar to P. Del m South-west China. Apart from these 
few exceptions, the. smite ot the Tti even of the highest part of 
Kini cus is also essentially Malayan 
Under the authority of the Government of Ceylon, Dr. Henry 
dorem, F.R.S., Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens in that 
Colony, i is engaged in preparing for publication a HANDBOOK TO THE 
FrogA or Crvrow. The work will be illustrated by 100 coloured 
plates of. the more interesting species. All the known species will be 
fully described, and much local information afforded with —— to 
render the book of use to residents in the island. The 
accompanied by 25 plates, is expected to be ready by the berum of 
1893. The work will be published by Messrs. Dulau & Co.,! Soho 
as London. 
t is a matter of regret to record that Mr. Jonn Horne, F.L.S., 
as been compelled, on account of ill-health, to resign the post of 
e 
inted sub-d in ucceeded to 
fettorshiy in 1877. Mr. Horne had charge both of the Botani 
Gardens aha of the Forests in Mauritius for 15 years, and he ded 
the onerous duties of the dual posts with fidelity and success. Th 
high d 
production of the Flor: a of Mauritius and Seychelles by Mr. J. G. Baker, 
R.S. (published in 1877), and he contributed the principal supply of 
specimens illustrating the Flora of the dh ams i Hà aS Mr. ee 
` Ina letter addre by Kew to the Colonial Office, dated the 15th 
March 1888, the following testimony was borne to the late Director's 
services :— 
* Mr. Horne has most ably and — 2 carried out his duties 
st Mauritius. The Mauritius Gardens are deservedly one of the most 
popular institutions in the island. "They are annually visited by more 
than one-third of the inhabitants of Mauritius, and they have proved of 
. signal service to the community by the introduction and distribution of 
: mew sugar-canes and other plants of a v. character. “It is impos- 
.* sible to over estimate the share taken by the Botani ical Gardens in 
