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grass, which soon takes away from the tree all the moisture that fall so 

 that the feeding roots never find it. Piotection of this kind is always on 

 and costs half a cent per year. And a tree, when half a cent would 

 save it, I ask, who is willing to lose it ? " 



If the laths have a tendency to iub the buk they may be kept in 

 place by a bunch of hay stuffed in at the top. 



NOTES ON RECENT ADDITIONS. 



Irvingia Barterj, Hook. f. — Ihis is the '' Wild Mango" of the 

 natives of ISieira Lecne. The fruit is about 2^ inches in dkmeter, and 

 is said to be edible. Ihe stem contains a seed from which an oily pre- 

 paration can be extiacted, scmething like Cocoa butter. The tree is from 

 30 to 50 ft. high with small yellow flowers, and belongs to the sams 

 family as Bitter wood and Mountain Pride (Simarubece). 



It was first collected by Mr. Charles Earter, attached to the Niger 

 Expedition of 1857-59, and the species was named after him. 



Seeds presented by Director, B. Gardens, Kew. 



Kicixia Airkana, Bekth. — 1 his is cne of the African lubber trees 

 widely distributed frem Siena Lecne to the Gold Coast and btyond the 

 mouths of the Niger to the Bight of Biafra. The native name of the 

 tree is Ire, Ireh, or Ereh. It is said to be one of the most beautiful 

 trees in the forest, and ficm the ground it grows evenly in bulk and 

 smoothly to the height of 60 to 70 feet. 



In the rainy season when the trees are full of milk, a tree well tapped 

 is capable of producing from 10 to lolbs of rubber, which is worth 1/ 

 per lb., on the spot if prtperly prepaied, and 2/, to 5/4 in English 

 markets if made into biscuit. 



This valuable rubber tree belongs to the same family as the Jamaica 

 Milk Wythe {Apccynacce.) Seeds presented by Director, II. Gardens, 

 Kew, and Mr. Hartley of the Lagos Botanical Station. 



Acacia molliasima Willd. — This is the Black Wattle.— By cutting 

 out the branches in Wattle- plantations the needful thinning is obtained. 

 The bark of this tree is rich in tannin, the average proportion of 

 mimosa-tannic acid in absolutely dry bark is 30 . 08. Eor full informa- 

 tion on Wattles and Wattle-barks see Bulletin for September, 1890. 

 Seeds presented by Director, Botanic Gardens Sydney, N. S. W. 



