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clusters of bright red berries in autumn, but is much dwarfer and slower 

 in growth, and may be classed as a shrub. A native of the Thian Shan 

 Mountains in Central Asia. — W. (r. 



Ragged Robin Flowers (Bei. Bot. Cent. abt. ii. bd. 10, ht 3, 

 p. 51). — Herr Anton J. H. Garjeanne records a second blooming of 

 Lychnis Flos-cuciili in or near Amsterdam in October. Both protandrous, 

 homogamous, and proterogynous flowers were observed. — G. F. S.-E. 



Reproduction in Relation to Problems in Hybridisation. By 



Oakes Ames {Amer. Gard. xxii. 322, pp. 130, 131, fig. 33 ; 

 23/2/1901). — Notes and diagrams on recent researches in the inner 

 processes of reproduction, having special regard to the phenomena of 

 parthenogenesis in plants. — C. G. 11. 



Rhea- or Ramie-Plant, On the Cultivation of the (Boehmeria 

 nivea, Hook. & Arn.). Anon. (Neiv Zealand Dept. of Agricult. 8th 

 Report, pp. 292, 293; 1900). — Boehmeria nivea, B. tenacissima h.a,ye again 

 been distributed in New Zealand in large quantities, with a view to 

 cultivating them for the use of the fibre. Information is given as to 

 habitat, various methods of cultivation, cutting, gathering, stripping and 

 baling. — B. N. 



Rosa FedtSChenkoana (Bosacece), Turkestan (Bot. Mag. tab. 

 7770). — This has white tlowers, 2 in. in diameter, and scarlet hips. It is 

 a free growing, very glaucus shrub. — G. H. 



Rosa Seraphini [Rosacece), Italy (Bot. Mag. tab. 7761).— This 

 has a dwarf, much-branching habit, with red flowers. — G. H. 



Rosa Wichuraiana rubra. By E. Andre (Bev. Ilort. p. 20; 



coloured plate ; January 1901). — B. Wichuraiana x ' Crimson Raml;ler.' A 

 single pink rose climber. — C. T. D. 



Rose Hedges in Meadows. By Alger Petts (Gard. Mag. 2462, 

 p. 8; 5/1/1901). — An interesting account as to how the hedges of a home- 

 meadow have been made attractive and interesting by budding garden 

 varieties of Roses, Penzance and Austrian briers and China Roses, upon the 

 common brier growing wild in the hedges, and also the planting in the 

 hedges of fruit trees. Pears, Cherries, and Plums ; while in the meadow 

 grass have been introduced some of the hardiest of garden bulbs, such as 

 Colchicum autumnale, Fritillaria Meleagris, and wild Hyacinths and 

 Primroses on the banks. — W. G. 



Rose, * Ivory' {Amer. Gard. xxii. 328, p. 247; fig. 54 ; 6/4/1901). 

 — A new Tea Rose, a white sport from ' Golden Gate,' originating with 

 Mr. B. Durfee, Washington, D.C.— C. C. H. 



Rose, New Hybrid {Amer. Gard. xxii. 327, pp. 227, 228 ; fig. 52 ; 

 30/3/1901). — Raised by Mr. Jackson Dawson at the Arnold Arboretum 



