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when it reached 21, ,427. The week-day attendance was also large, and 
ranged from d to 3750 per day. The days were singularly bright 
and sunny. e effect on the plants is likely to be most benefici al, as 
the growth aa during the rainy days of August was ripened before 
the arrival of frost. The highest shade temperature recorded during 
the month was 84? Fahr. on the 24th. This was the highest of any at 
Kew during recent years. It was remarkable as following a minimum 
temperature on the grass of 31° Fahr. P ES diee a "i 
gives a range of temperature during the 24 h of 53 degree 
hot weather lasted exaetly a week, the maximum AIR never 
falling below 76° from the 23rd to the 30th. 
Botanical Magazine.—The following ae are figured in the Sep- 
tember number: Helianthus debilis, Rumex hymen oiepalus, Cleyera 
Fortunei, Atraphaxis Muschketowi, and Richar dia Rehm 
an 
, pp. 167-8. Tt was raised from seed sent by Dr. F Pa Good dwin, 
of Tucson, Arizona. Cleyera Fortunei isthe Eurya latifolia variegata 
of gardens, which has been in cultivation in this country upwards of 
30 years, but as it Mond rarely flowers, its true genus has only recentl 
been determined. traphaxis is a dwar shrub, native of Central Asia, 
and belonging to the Polygonacee. Ithas small pink and white flowers 
in terminal erect racemes. Richardia Rehmanni, from Natal, has 
interrupted white streaks on the leaves, and the spathes are greenish- 
yellow on the outside; the recurved portion : the inner surface being 
white suffused with pink. Tubers were sent to vid in 1893 by Mr. 
Medley Wood, A.L.S., Curator-of the Durban ^w den 
Queensland  Cherry.— The fruit of an Coe este plant 
Cntiactmd adage tl Baill.) is known as the Herbert River or 
Queensland Cherry. The plant yielding it is a shrub or small tree 
closely allied to A.  Ghesen n Gertn. of the Eastern Archipelago 
and Ceylon. According to Bailey “the fruit, which in size equals that 
of large cherries, is of a sharp acid flavour resembling that of the red 
currant which it also equals in colour when made into jelly. As the 
Europea ean fruit is placed among medicinal plants on account of its 
. Juice being grateful to the parched palates of persons suffering from 
fever, this is w worthy of a similar place." Kew is indebted to Mr. J. H: 
Maiden, F .L.S., Superintendent of the Technological Museum, Sydney; 
. New South Wales, for fresh specimens of this interesting Australian 
fruit for the gardens and also for the Museums of Economic Botany. 
- Dried Plants from British North Borneo, Governor Creagh, C.M.G., 
who has recently returned to England, brought with ee a collection of 
dried plants made by himself and consisting of about 1100 numbers. 
This he has presented to — on the condition of ue plants being 
worked - “out as soon as possible. It is MP ai that the wedbres: 
contains a con nsiderable Eten of novelties 
