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of plants, one above the other, the upper one arranged on long, box-like 

 shelves (with provision against drip), which are suspended in such a way 

 as to be easily elevated or lowered, by means of pulleys — elevated to bri ng 

 the plants nearer the light, and lowered for watering and tending purposes. 

 The lower plants are on the ground level and are amply lighted by lateral 

 glazing, extending nearly to the ground and consisting of large pares 

 about 5 feet by 2^ feet. The roof is very slightly inclined and glazed 

 similarly.— C. T. D. 



Guavas: "Ripe Rot" or Mummy Disease. By John L. Shelton 

 (U.S.A. Exp. Stn. W. Va., Bull. 104 ; 4 plates ; April 1906).— The "ripe 

 rot" or mummy disease has been reported from Mexico, Porto Kico, 

 Florida, and Australia, being often very destructive to the crop. Brown 

 spots appear on the ripening fruit, increasing until the entire fruit 

 becomes affected, the decaying fruits finally falling off or the "mummies " 

 remaining on the trees. The fungus causing the disease is Gloeosporium 

 Psidii (Delacroix). An ascigerous stage, very similar to that of Glomerella, 

 was obtained by artificial cultures. The writer was not able to find any 

 great difference between the fungus and that causing bitter rot of the 

 apple.— M. C. C. 



Gurania Malaeophylla. By T. A. Sprague (Bot. Mag. tab. 8085).— 

 Upper Amazons. Nat. ord. Cucurhitaceae ; tribe Cucumerineae. A 

 tall climber ; leaves broadly ovate, 3-5-lobed ; male flowers in a globose 

 head ; corolla of five linear crimson petals ; female flower unknown. 



G. H. 



Haricots, Threadless. By J. Barsac (Le Jardin, vol. xxi. No. 477, 

 p. 10; January 5, 1907). — Seven new varieties of threadless haricot beans 

 have recently been introduced by Sluis & Gruit, Enkhuysen, Holland, of 

 which the dwarf kidney bean (H. flageolet hdtif, jaune, pale, sa,ns fil) 

 is specially recommended. — F. A. W. 



Hedysarum multijug'um. By T. A. Sprague (Bot. Mag. tab. 

 8091).— Central Asia. Nat. ord. Leguminosac ; tribe Hedysareae. A 

 shrub 4 feet high. Leaves pinnate, 6 inches long ; 8-13 pairs of leaflets ; 

 racemes 6-12 inches long, with 9-25 flowers ; flowers | inch across ; 

 rose-red. — G. H. 



Heliotropes, New Varieties of. By Max Gamier (Bev. Eort. 

 June 16, 1906, pp. 288-9 ' 2 figs.). — The illustrations represent two 

 very fine forms from M. Bruant Poictier's ' Camia ' and ' Marie 

 Ollanesco/ while . several others are described ' Ciel poitevin,' ' Kuskiiv 

 1 Madame Mathilde Cremieux,' ' L'Aquitaine,' ' Frida,' ' Alexandre Myrial,' 

 and 'Phenomenal.'— C. T. D. 



Hollies, The Sea (Eryngium). By G. B. Mallett (Garden, No. 

 1806, p. 341; June 30, 1906).— The Eryngiums that owe their va hie as 

 garden plants to the rich blue or silvery colouring of the stems and 

 inflorescences have always been the more popular of the family. They 

 are vigorous plants, of bushy habit, more refined than ornamental thistles, 

 and of a distinctly decorative type, suggesting the vegetable inhabitants 



