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Escallonia Britteniana. By A. B. Rendle (Journ. Bot. 503, 

 p. 330 ; 11/1904). — Description of a new species collected by Mr. Hesketh 

 Prichard on the low slopes of Punta Bandera, Mount Buenos Aires, 

 Patagonia. This shrub is near the Chilian species E. alpina, but has 

 very glabrous leaves and larger flowers. It bears leafy, five to seven- 

 flowered terminal racemes, with petals 12 mm. long, of which 8 mm. is 

 claw, and 4 mm. across. — G. S. B. 



Ether and Chloroform, Treatment of Plants with. By 



J. Foussat (Rev. Hort. pp. 105-107, March 1, 1904) ; J. Lochot (Rev. Hort. 

 pp. 250 -252, 1 illustration, June 1, 1904) ; and G. Bellair (Hort. Rev. 

 pp. 333-335, July 16, 1904). — Three interesting articles, with illustrations 

 of results with Azaleas, Lilacs, and other plants, and detailed description 

 of process. — C. T. D. 



Etherisation, Lilac and Viburnum forcing* by. By Georges 

 Bellair (Rev. Hort. p. 84, Feb. 16, 1904). — Description of process and 

 advantages over ordinary forcing— viz. reduced forcing period, stronger 

 bunches, better furnished and less discoloured, and lacking weakly 

 appearance induced by usual course. — G. T. D. 



Eucalyptus fieifolia. By Ed. Andre (Rev. Hort. p. 568, Dec. 1, 

 1904 ; coloured plate). — The plate shows two varieties E. fieifolia and 

 E. f. rose ; the former with corymbs of large deep salmon-red flowers, 

 1^ inch across, the latter with pale salmon ones. Very handsome. 

 Native of Australia. — C. T. D. 



Euonymus, Three Cultivated Forms of. By E. Koehne (Garten- 

 flora, Jan. 15, 1904, p. 29). — A description of three not very well known 

 varieties of Euonymus : Euonymus latifolia, var. planipes, E. yedoensis 

 and E. Mans. The first two mentioned are garden varieties, and the last 

 is a natural species. — R. C. R. N. 



Euphorbia viperina. By W. B. H. (Bot. Mag. t. 7971).— Native 

 of South Africa. Nat. ord. Eupliorbiaccce ; tribe Eicphorbiece. An erect, 

 thornless shrub 1 to 2 feet high, clothed with "podaria," or leaf-bases. 

 Involucre campanulated with white lobes, fringed ; glands with crenu- 

 late lobes. — G. H. 



Evergreens without Leaves. By H. Friend (Gard. Ghron. 

 No. 902, p. 225, April 8, 1904). — In this article an interesting account is 

 given of various evergreen plants that are devoid of leaves, both British 

 and foreign ; as examples of the former the Butchers' Broom, Gorse, and 

 Needle- whin ; among those which are not indigenous, the Cacti, some 

 Euphorbias, and Phyllanthus. Some reasons for the eccentricities of 

 these plants in this matter are given. — G-. S. S. 



Evolution of Sex Organs in Plants. By F. Lyon (Bot. Gaz. 

 xxxvii. No. 4, p. 280; with 16 figs.). — The plants examined are 

 EquisehLm limosum, Isoetes lacustris, Selaginella apus, Lycopodium 

 complanatum, L. Phlegmaria, Adiantum euneatum, Atrichum, Ulva 

 lactuca, and other Algas.— G. H. 



