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Perhaps one of the most notable was the first specimen of the Chili 
ine (Araucaria imbricata), the history of which is given in the Kew 
Bulletin for 1893 (pp. 24, 25). It died, and was removed in the autumn 
of the preceding year. 
Several of the tender Conifers grown in the Temperate House are 
fine specimens of some age. 
Agathis australis (Kaari Pine) was introduced to Kew in 1838 by 
“ Sir William Symonds, then Surveyor-General of the Navy” (Smith, 
Records, p. 289). 
Agathis robusta, according to Smith (Records, p. 290), was introduced 
to Kew in 1852, and grew freely in the Palm House. It was subse- 
quently removed into the Temperate House, the conditions of which 
seem to suit it even better. 
Araucaria Bidwillii (Bunya Bunya) was brought to this country in 
1846 by Mr. T. Bidwill, who * was superintendent pro tem. of the 
Sydney Botanic Gardens” (Smith, Records, p. 67). 
Araucaria Cunninghamit (Moreton Bay Pine) was discovered by 
Allan Cunningham in Queensland (probably about 1826), who for- 
off about 25 feet of the top. "The stump was trimmed, and a new leader 
was speedily produced, which eventually restored th 
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South Wales in 1793, by Governor Phillips (first Governor of New 
South Wales). The necessity for providing adequate accommodation 
for this and other striking plants led to the erection of the Temperate 
House, to which they were transferred in 1863. The habit of the 
specimen at Kew, which is now more than a century old, is a good deal 
altered (and perhaps improved) by the pruning necessary to keep it 
within bounds, even in its present position. 
DXVL—TROPICAL FODDER GRASSES .— 
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We are indebted to Mr. Francis Watts, F.C.S., F.LC., Government 
Analytical Chemist at Antigua in the Leeward Islands, for the follow- 
ing notes on certain fodder grasses that have been the subject of recent 
investigation by him :— 
Andropogon pertusus Willd. Sour grass. This aromatic grass has been 
already Fated (Kew Bulletin, 1895, p. 210). It is doubtless one of 
the most valuable West Indian fodder grasses, It gives a large yield of 
hay in proportion to the weight of the fresh grass. 
