hitter are about throe or four inolu-s long, ai tenu:it<><i toward.- the petiole 

 with rounded and somewhat emarginate tips. The flowers are abun- 

 dantly produced in large loose terminal panicles. The sepals are 

 ovate acuminate about two lines long. The corolla is about one-half to 

 three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and pure white. The capsule is 

 conical, and slightly villose at the apex. It is somewhat remarkable 

 that so striking u plant has been figuri d but once, and that nearly one 



In Jacquin's Irones Planhinnn Harioriim, t, 34, there is a long 



large Mowers. This is scarcely characters ic of the habit of the plant, 

 ami the- flowers are too large. When in flower the plant appears as if 

 covered with newly fallen snow. It is one of the lew native plant- 

 other parts of the world these usually strive to grow unsuitable 

 introduced plants and to neglect the many beautiful objects so well 

 adapted to their soil and climate. According to Dr. Perez the Gaudil 

 was an object of high regard by the Guanches, the aboriginal race of 

 the island. This can well ! understood, for when in flower it is one of 

 the brightest and mo-t attractive objects in the Ten. -rifle land-cape. 

 The pale powdered green of the leaves forms an excellent background 

 for the masses of pure white flowers. The only pity is it is so rarely 

 seen. In the search for rose-roots for export purposes this and 



Teneriffe it grows from sea level up to elevations of about 1,000 feet. 

 It evidently prefers a free porous soil and thrives in exposed situations 

 on rocks and slopes. A fine plant was growing on a stony mound at 

 the farm belonging to Dr. George Perez near Puerto Orotava, and 



another was seen at the I'.otanie Garden near the same place. In rich 

 soil the plant appears to put on a looser habit, and when laden with 

 flowers the panicles become almost pendulous. In this country the plant 

 would require the protection of a greenhouse and plenty ot exposure 

 to sun and air. During the winter, when in a dormant condition, it 

 would be necessary to keep it rather dry. 

 seed, and as it is a fast grower 



Dr. Christ has published (in his Hpicih (jium Cam/riensc in Engler's 

 Botanische Jahrhiicltrr IX. p. 12."> >, a description of a new variety of 

 this plant — Convolvulus floridus, var. densifiorus. The variety is 

 distinguished by a more compact habit, shorter and broader leaves 

 crowded near the ends of the branches, by a shorter panicle, and by 

 much more numerous but smaller flowers. The variety was found near 

 Ponta dc Teno, Teneriffe, by Hillebrand. For cultivation in green- 

 houses in this country the variety with a compacter habit and more 

 abundant dowers niav prove a verv desirable plant. 



The other specie- "included in this note is the plant more correctly 

 known as rose-root, Lignum rhodium or rose-wood {Convolvulus 

 sroporivs). This, as its name denotes is a convolvulus with the habit 

 of the common broom. It is an erect shrub seven to eight feet high, 

 with a few long narrow branches and somewhat short linear leaves. 

 The flower- are produced in nianv flowered axillary cymes. The corolla 

 is slightly plaited with a five-partite limb; it" is" tinged with red 

 outside and white within. This is known locally as Lena Noel or 

 Lena Loci. It is onlv rarely met with ; Teneriffe specimens in the 

 Kew Herbarium are from Guia on the South-western slopes of the 

 island and from Barranco Santo. It is said to be more common at 

 Palma, but owing to the excessive digging of the roots many rears ago, 



