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DCXXL—MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
. EDOUARD LUJA, a member of the gardening staff of the 
upper regions of that country. He leaves for Africa in the present 
month. 
The Library Association.-On July 11th a number of members 
of this Association visited Kew for the puporo of inspecting the 
age z of the Royal Gardens. The visit was arranged by 
Mr. F. Turner, Librarian of the Brentfor d Free Library, and the 
visitors were received by the Director and Herbarium staff, and 
conducied through the various a apartments of the library. A 
programme of the afternoon's proceedings, prepared by Mr. Turner, 
contains a photographie view of the interior of the room of the 
Keeper of the library. 
Botanical Magazine for July.—C cron Aig swaniand Was dimos 
from the Philippine Islands by Messrs. San nt a 
plant to the Royal Gardens in 1892. It closely resembles C. ajani 
Callianthemum rutefolium var. x eei native of Styria, 
flowered at Kew in March, 1897. Iris Grant-Duffii is a distinct 
new Paten from Palestine. It was first collected in 1864 by 
B. T. Lowne on the banks of the River Kishon, and again by 
Sir M. E. Grant-Duff in the Plain of Esdraelon. The drawing 
was made from a plant which flowered in the garden of 
new species imported from Borneo by Messrs. Bander d & Co. 
whom the plant figured was sent to Kew, where it flo vast 1 in 
July, 1897. The Californian Calochortus clavatus has lately 
been introduced into cultivation by Mr. Carl Purdy, of Ukiah, 
California, and is one of the finest species for the garden. The 
plant drawn flowered at Kew in June, 1897. 
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Flora Capensis.—Part II. of Vol. VIT. was issued during the past 
— It contains the completion of the elaboration of the 
Cyperacee, by Mr. C. B. Clarke, F.R.S., and the commencement of 
a of the "osi sie by Dr. Stapf, who worked i in collaboration 
vith Sir Joseph Hooker on the same order for the Flora of 
British India. 
Queen's Cottage Grounds.H.M. the Queen has directed that 
access to these grounds (37:397 mdi in extent) shall be given to 
the public. The First Me rtm eed sese the following state- 
ment with regard to them i 2 Parliam 
he Queen's Cottage had been abdo. over by Her Majesty 
he the enjoyment of the public. . . It was the intention of 
