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discoveries in South Arabia. Bartholina pectinata is a curious and 
elegant South African ground orchid, first introduced into DP at 
Kew by Masson upwards of a century ago, and recently by Mr. Harry 
Bolus, F.L.S., of Cape Town, to whom Sir J oseph Hooker has dedicated 
the 121st volume of the Botanical Magazine, which this number com- 
b : 
pale yellow flowers. The handsome Buddleia Colvilei flowered in the 
rich and interesting garden of William Gumbleton, Esq., at Belgrove, 
Cork. 
Index liia —The completion of this important work, which is 
indispensable to any phon A codi was announced in the Kew 
Bnlletin for November last (p. 3 
It is important to point out, in tun ta remedy a misconception which 
appears to exist amcngst many persons who have used the book, that 
the Index is in no sense intended to s a standard of nomenclature, or 
countries of which the vm themselves are natives. 
been pointed out by competent authority that the names cited are 
“synonyms” the fact is "tidie ated. As tothe remainder no attempt 
whatever iss been made to ascertain their validity. To have done this 
would have been to have undertaken a task which could not have been 
completed in ue reasonable time, even with the aid of a large staff of 
skilled botani 
The expense “of preparing the work has been entirely defrayed by the 
members of the family of the 1 late Charles Darwin. That of printing 
and publication has been borne by the Oxford Clarendon Press, which 
has no other means of recouping itself except by the sale of the work. 
For this reason Kew has not had at its disposal any copies which it 
could present to other —— The price to non-subscribers has 
now been raised to 10 guin 
Palm House Terrace.—The condition of the raised flat expanse 
immediately surrounding the great Palm House has long been felt to be 
unsatisfactory and unworthy of this fine building. It had been covered 
ing to reco 
has been mostly brought from Whitton Park). The pr of this is 
unbroken except by a few bold beds of evergreen shrubs or of herbaceous 
perennials. 
Geranium wallichianum as a dye plant.— This is a herb with is 
blue flowers, native of the Temperate Himalaya at from 7,000 to 1 
feet. A quantity of the dried roots were sent to Kew by Dig Steaua 
