E. T. LOWE — EETTITS AND YEGETABLES OF MADEIEA, ETC. 187 



crop. Id. the Cape Yerdes the plant is much taller and more 

 luxuriant, rising often to heights of from 10 to 15 feet. 



166. Andeopogon Schoj:kanthus L. Lemon-grass is very 

 generally found in gardens in the Cape Yerdes, but has not oc- 

 curred in either the Canaries or Madeira. 



167. Sokghttm sacchaeatttm L. The Sugar-grass has been 

 lately extensively tried in Madeira as a sugar-cane, in considera- 

 tion of its thriving at somewhat higher elevations than the latter. 

 But the result has not been satisfactory, the juice being far infe- 

 rior in yield and quality. It occurs occasionally both in the 

 Canaries and Cape Verdes. 



168. S. ytjlgaee Pers. is naturalized, and its grains are occa- 

 sionally used for food, in the Cape Yerdes only. 



169. S. halepense (L.) is naturalized, and used for fodder in 

 all the islands, and for grain also partially in the Cape Yerdes. 



Ceeealia. 



170. "Wheat, Barley, and Eye are grown extensively in the 

 Madeiran and Canarian groups. In Madeira the wheat, which is 

 the long-bearded and of the finest quality, is sown in November or 

 December, and reaped, or rather pulled up by the hand, in J une. 



Above 2000 feet, rye takes its place, as barley almost altogether 

 does in Porto Santo. Oats are not grown at all in any of the 

 islands : nor do either wheat, barley, or rye occur in the Cape 

 Yerdes. 



Lea Kectory, Sept. 26, 1866. 



XXXIY. On the Botanic Grarden at Breslau, and its organization. 

 By Professor G-oeppeet, Director of the Establishment # . 



On taking a general view of the European botanic gardens, we 

 find but a small number which really accomplish the required end, 

 viz. to contribute, by facilities for observations on a large scale, 



* As the Horticultural Society now combines with other important objects 

 efforts towards the improvement of the education of gardeners, though its 

 establishment at Chiswick does not profess to be a botanic garden, a translation 

 of Dr. Goeppert's little tract on the present condition of the Botanic Garden at 

 Breslau will be read with interest by many of its Members. Several of the 

 suggestions are extremely interesting, and may prove useful even should it be 

 impracticable and unadvisable to adopt all of them. — Tr. 



