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Nepenthes Pauli (Bev. Hort. January 1, 1907, p. 9).— A new 

 form raised by M. Jarry-Desloges. The pitcher, slightly flattened, 

 measures about a foot in length by about three inches in width, light 

 green, spotted reddish brown ; the wings are very large, undulated, and 

 markedly ribbed ; the throat is very large, expands horizontally, and 

 is of a reddish brown ; leaves upright, greenish, and red-spotted. 



c. t. d. 



Nerine Bowdeni. By W. Watson (Bot. Mag. tab. 8117).— Nat. ord. 

 Amaryllidaceae ; tribe Amarylleae ; Cape Colony. Leaves 6 inches to 

 1 foot long ; perianth segments 2-3 inches long, rose-pink. — G. H. 



Nymphaeas. By Eugene Boullet (Jour. Soc. Nat. Hort. Fr. ; 

 4th Series, vol. viii. ; April 1907). — M. Boullet reviews favourably a work 

 by M. G. Guernier called " Les Nympheas dans l'ornamentation des 

 Jardins," and quotes his opinion that one essential to success in growing 

 these plants is water of a minimum temperature of 20° to 25° C. for the 

 Nuphar varieties, and slightly higher for the varieties of Nelumbium. 



M. L. H. 



Odontioda Heatonensis, x . By R. A. Rolfe (Bot. Mag. tab. 8133). 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae ; tribe Vandeae. Garden hybrid between Odonto- 

 glossum cirrhosum $ and Cochlioda sanguinea. Plant 1 foot high ; sepals 

 oblong-lanceolate, 7 inches long ; petals shorter, both having a white 

 ground suffused at apex and spotted below with rosy purple.— G. H. 



OdontOglOSSum Hybrids. By G. T. Grignan (Bev. Hort. May 16, 

 1907, p. 230 ; coloured plate). — The plate shows five very charming 

 varieties raised by Ch. Vuylsteke — viz. O. Vuylstekei, O. Vuylstekeae, 

 O. percultum, O. Bolfae, and O. ardentissimum 1 Esperance.' The letter- 

 press gives description and pedigree fully. — C. T. D. 



OdontOgflossum Leeanum. By R. A. Rolfe (Bot. Mag. tab. 8142). 

 Nat. ord. Orchidaceae ; tribe Vandeae ; Colombia. A natural hybrid 

 between O. gloriosum and O. triumphant;, an epiphyte ; flowers bright 

 yellow blotched with brown. — G. H. 



Oldenlandia dolichantha. By W. Watson (Bot. Mag. tab. 

 8165). — Nat. ord. Bubiaceae; tribe Hedyotideae ; East Tropical Africa. 

 Annual, 1 foot high ; leaves sessile, lanceolate, 1-2 inches long ; flowers 

 4-merous ; corolla white above green below, but with white margins, 

 1^ inch across. — G. II. 



Olearia speciosa. By J. Hutchinson (Bot. Mag. tab. 8118). — 

 Nat. ord. Compositae ; tribe Asteroideae ; Australia. A shrub about 3 feet 

 high ; leaves coriaceous, 1^-2t> inches long ; ray flowers, five to six, white ; 

 heads 1 inch in diameter. — G. H. 



Orange Industry of the West Indies. By Dr. H. A. Alford 

 Nicholls, C.M.G. (Journ. Imp. Dep. Agr. W.I. 1907, 2). 



Hoiv to Encourage Orange Trees to Bear Early in Jamaica, by Hon. 

 T. H. Sharp, Jamaica.— M. C. C. 



