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Flora of Tibet.—During the last five years the Kew Herbarium 
has been enriched by a number of collections of dried plants from 
various parts of Tibet, some pane i of which have appeared 
in the Kew Bulletin dea time to time. (See 1893, p. 369; 1894, 
p. 136; and 1896, pp. 99 T 907-916 ; ; also Hemsley in the 
Senn o E d Linnean Society, XXX., pp. 101- 140, plates 4 and 5.) 
r small collections have reached Kew since ; and 
one har far the largest ever received from “ Tibet,” was pr esented 
last July, but has not as yet been completely examined on account 
e pressure of other work. This collection was made by 
s E. Hobson, Esq., who is Pear at Yatung, on the dot 
frontier of Sikkim and Western Chumbi, pede en Yakla and 
Gnatong. Botanically it is in ei een Himalayan region, VP 
the vegetation is comparatively luxuriant and diversified, whereas 
all the collections previously noticed are from the arid sterile 
country, which begins a very little to the north. Mr. Hobson’s 
collection consists of about 1,500 specimens, largely of herbaceous 
plants, amongst which there are doubtless a good many 
novelties, 
Flora of Mongolia.—Mr. and Mrs. Littledale ros made another 
adventurous journey into the heart of Central ; this time to 
North-western Mongolia, by way of Siberia. Mrs. Littledale made 
an excellent collection of dried plants, which has been presented 
to Kew. It com s between two and three hundred species. 
Although there are F probabi few, if any new species, the specimens 
are specially va e on account of the admirable care with which 
Mrs. Littledale pes prepared them. In all cases where it was 
possible the entire plant, including root, was procured. Few 
professional collectors take as much pains as Mrs. Littledale has 
done. 
Mangosteens from the West Indies.—Plants of this well-known 
and delicious tropical fruit have heir itai ping etie from 
ew to the West Indies. The Mangosteen is a native of the 
Molucea Islands, and is cultivated in "den eit. Guitleniant; hts 
and in one or two localities in oe and Ceylon. The fru 
regularly shipped from Singapore 5-the Calcutta market. "The 
first West Indian fruits were olod at the Botanic Gardens, 
F.L. * of Trinidad, conta ftég ute trees of Man oiii whi bise ere 
perhaps, the first to reach this ccuntry in a condition to allow their 
pain to be appreciated. Each fruit was separately packed in a 
ompartment with pine wool. Owik to the firm consistency of 
the outer wall of the fruit, it appears to travel well. The fruits 
were distributed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
others. The reports received were uniformly favourable., One fruit 
