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xxviii. pp. 660-705, tt. xii.-xiv. ; 11/1/1901). — A systematic account of 

 the genus, the number of species in which is brought up to eighty-nine, 

 several new ones being here described. — A. B. B. 



Snapdrag'on, New Disease of. By Prof. F. C. Stewart, of the 

 Geneva (N.Y.) Experiment Station (Amer. Gard. xxii. 822, pp. 127, 

 129, fig. 32 ; 23 '2/1901). — This disease is an anthracnose, caused by a 

 fungus new to science, Collatotrichum antirrhini ; it first appeared on 

 Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A.— C. C. H. 



Solanum Wendlandi. By E. Andre (Bcv. Hort. pp. 116 and 218 ; 

 January 1901). — Coloured plate and description with list of good species. 



C. T. D. 



Sparrow Plague. By A. S. F. {Gard. Chron, p. 820 ; 18/5/1901). 

 — Besume of charges against the House Sparrow, with a verdict of 

 guilty.— G. S. S. 



Spiraea {Bcv. Hort. Beige, Ap. 1901). — The varieties 'Washington'' 

 and ' Gladstone ' are described, with photographs. — G. H. 



Sprayingr in Bloom. A joint Report by S. A. Beach, of the N.Y. 

 Agric. Exp. St., and L. H. Bailey, of the Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp 

 St. {Bull. 196 (Geneva, N.Y^.) ; two plates and numerous illustrations). 

 — An account of laboratory and field experiments. It was found that 

 highly diluted Bordeaux Mixture was fatal to the germination of pollen 

 grains : even 2 parts in 10,000 of an aqueous sugar solution " sometimes 

 had an adverse influence on the germination of the pollen." On the 

 whole the evidence seemed to indicate that spraying in bloom tended to 

 produce a thinning effect upon the crop of fruit.— D. H. 



Stapelia nobilis {Asdeinadece), S. Africa {Bot. Mag. tab. 7771).— 

 This is closely allied to S. gigantea. The stem is § in. in diameter, four- 

 angled. The flowers are 2 in. broad at the throat, with reflexed pointed 

 lobes 3 in. long to the apex. The corolla is red-purple externally, the 

 inner side being ochraceous, with blood-red cross lines. — G. H. 



Sterculiacese, African. By E. G. Bakar {Joum. Bot. 460, p. 122 ; 

 April 1901). — Descriptions of several new species of Melhania, Dombeya, 

 and Hermannia. — G. S. B. 



Sternbergias. By C. Wolley Dod. {Gard. 2hui. 2465, p. 47 ; 

 26/1 1901).— A concise review of the genus Sternbergia, including the 

 synonymy of species, together with interesting historical notes, with an 

 illustration of S. macrantha, also a short cultural note. — TF. G. 



Strathmore Weed {Pimelca). Anon. {N. Z. Dep. Agri. 8tli Rep., 

 p. 311 ; fig. ; 1900). — The toxic properties of Pimelca Lijallii and P. 

 prostrata are reported as having caused the death of two horses. A 

 number of instances have also been reported of poisoning by Pimelea in 



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