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each, and illustrations of two distinct forms of berry borne by C. innna- 

 tifida.—C. T. D. 



Great {Andrographis 2)(^ii^icidata). By Dr. Watt {Bull. Bot. Dej). 

 Jam. Vol. VIII., p. 85).— Nat. ord. Acanthacece. A native of India and 

 Ceylon. A bitter shrub used as a common household medicine in Bengal 

 for children. A common weed introduced in Jamaica. — G. H. 



Crinum rhodanthum, Baker. By Sir J. I). Hooker {Bot. Mag. 

 tab. nnS). — Nat. ord. Amarijllidecje ; tribe Amaryllece. This plant is 

 a native of Ngami Land, on Mt. Kwebe, east of the lake. It flowered at 

 Kew 1899. The bulb is 4 inches diam. Leaves 12-15 inches. Umbels 

 of many pale red flowers. — G. H. 



Crotons of the United States. By A. M. Ferguson {Rep. Miss. 

 Bot. Gard. vol. xii. p. 38, 1901). Plates 4-31. — Full technical revision 

 of the genus Croton, with key to, and descriptions of, the twenty- six 

 United States species and their chief varieties, all of which are figured 

 with details of flower, fruit, seed, &c. — G. S. B. 



Cucumbers, Forcing* of. By Numa Schneider {Rev. Hort. pp. 

 313, 314, 338-341 ; July 1901).— With four woodcuts of forcing houses. 



C. T. D. 



Cucumber-g-rowing" at Znaim, in Bohemia. By M. J. Zawodny 

 {Jour. Soc. Nat. Hort. Fr. p. 526). — An interesting description, with 

 illustrations, of what is now the large industry of Cucumber growing in 

 Moravia, more especially when contrasted with the considerable industry 

 in indoor Cucumber culture in Hertfordshire and elsewhere in England. 

 The produce "was in 1895 100,000 quintaux. The fruit is exported, 

 fresh and salted, all over the Austrian and German Empires, Russia, 

 France, and America. Full details are given of methods of packing, 

 prices, &c. — G. P. 



Cucumber Wilt, Bacterial {U.S.A. Exjj. Stn. Hatch, Report 12, 

 1900-1). — The bacteria which cause the trouble develop mostly in the 

 ducts of the stem and leaf -petioles, multiplying rapidly and causing a 

 stoppage of the flow of sap, and hence a wilting of the leaves. The 

 organisms can be seen oozing in little drops from cut ends of aftected 

 parts.— J/. C. C. 



Cutting's, Woody, Roses, &C. By Georges Bellair {Rev. Hort. 

 pp. 280, 281 ; June 1901 ; three woodcuts). — An interesting note on cut- 

 tings obtained after formation of a thick cortical callus, induced by 

 previous bark-ringing. — C. T. D. 



Cyanotis hirsuta, Fisch. By Sir J. D. Hooker {Bot. Mag. tab. 7785). 

 — Nat. ord. Commelinacece ; tribe Tradescantiecc. Native of Abyssinia. 

 First discovered about 1840 by Schimper. It has edible tuberous roots, 

 called " Burko " by the natives. It flowers almost throughout the year in a 

 greenhouse. Leaves, 2 to 12 inches long, and a quarter to three-fourths of 



