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that aim at intensity of colour, and those of less violent colour, which 

 have more excellent qualities in other ways. 



The fine purple raised by Dr. Mules and known by his name will 

 probably be the favourite flower with those who judge of the merit of a 

 colour by its strength and vivacity. Another named 4 Fire King,' of an 

 intense magenta-crimson, will also find admirers. 



But looking at the type Aubrietia deltoidea, and considering the 

 varied beauties of a bed of seedlings of a good garden strain, those whose 

 eyes have been trained to a keen sense of colour-beauty feel more satis- 

 faction in tints ranging round the actual type colour, and in those varia- 

 tions that are lighter rather than darker. — E. T. C. 



Azalea indica, var. ' Mile. Emma Eeekhaute.' By Ch. P. (Bev. 

 Hort. Beige, xxviii. No. 2, p. 25 ; with col. plate). — A large double form with 

 carmine flowers striated with crimson below, radiating into a broadish 

 white border. It appeared as a sport on 1 Mine. L. Eeekhaute.' — G. H. 



Bamboos in the South of England. By S. W. Fitzherbert 

 {Garden, No. 1644, p. 349; 23/5/03). — No plant is dowered with such 

 delicate grace of form as the Bamboo, and, though some species far 

 exceed others in elegance, none of the family is without decorative value. 

 They are practically hardy, far hardier than was imagined on their first 

 introduction to our islands, and, where shelter is provided, will withstand 

 severe frost without harm. A wind-swept site is, however, fatal to the 

 beauty of the Bamboo, which has a miserable appearance where it is 

 exposed to the full force of biting gales. Some species, such as Arundi- 

 naria nobilis and A. Falconeri, generally lose the majority of their leaves 

 in the winter, but in exceptionally sheltered spots, such as Penjerrick, 

 near Falmouth, A. nobilis retains its foliage, and may be seen there over 

 twenty-five feet in height in full beauty in the month of March, when the 

 rooks are building in the leafless Elms in the background. At Menabilly 

 this Bamboo is equally fine, and A. Falconeri rivals it in height. — E. T. C. 



Banana Anthraenose. By F. M. Bailey (Qu. Agr. Joum. xi. 

 December 1902, p. 402). — Reference is made to destruction caused to 

 the Banana crop by Gloeosporiitm musarum, Cke. & M. This pest 

 was first observed in 1887. It is most destructive to the Banana crop, 

 all the diseased fruit should be destroyed, and, as far as possible, not 

 allowed to be shipped from port to port for sale, and so spread the disease. 

 The fruit when affected is found to contain a quantity of treacle-like 

 substance in the centre. — M. C. C. 



Begonia (double) var. Marmorata. By Fred. Burvenich pere (Bev. 

 Hort. Beige, xxviii. No. 11, p. 241 ; col. pi.). — This has a remarkably 

 large flower ; the petals have a scarlet- crimson border with streaks on a 

 white ground. 



Begonia hybrida Reichenheimi (Begonia rubella xB. heraclei- 

 folia). By Gustav Bartsch (Gartenflora, p. 207, fig. 25 ; 15/4/03).— A 

 figure and brief description of this new hybrid. The seedlings were very 

 difficult to raise and of very slow growth, but leaf cuttings of the plants 



