1142 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Museum, collected by Captain Barrett-Hamilton near Vredefort Road, 

 Orange River Colony. — G. S. B. 



Cirrhopetalum Hookeri. By Sir J. D. Hooker (Bot. Mag. tab. 

 7869). — Nat. ord. Orchidcce, tribe Epidcndrea. Native of Western 

 Himalaya. It grows epiphytically on Rhododendron arboreum. The 

 umbel of 6-10 flowers is borne on a slender peduncle. The flowers are 1 in. 

 long, ochroleucous. — G. H. 



Citrus Aurantium, Monstrosity in. By M. H. Focken (Bev. Gen. 

 Bot. t. xiv., 1902, p. 97 ; with 3 figs.). — The author describes a common 

 malformation in the orange in which the fruit shows an aperture at its 

 summit leading down to a cavity within the fruit. This is completely 

 filled by a second diminutive orange of normal structure. — J. B. F. 



Clematis. By G. Gordon (Gard. Mag. No. 2565, p. 867 ; 27/12/1902). 



An account of the more popular species of Clematis grown in gardens, 

 with a descriptive list of the best varieties. Illustrations are given of 

 Clematises on walls, bowers, and trellises. — W. G. 



Clematis coccinea Hybrids (Bev. Hort. No. 23, Dec. 1, 1902, p. 

 543). — C. coccinea appears to be prepotent in most, if not all, cases, 

 and the second generation is so far barren that no plant, raised from 

 apparently good seed, has lived more than a year. M. Morel, of Lyons, 

 however, who is pursuing this branch of hybridisation, does not despair of 

 establishing a fertile race. — C. T. D. 



Clematis tangutica. By F. Morel (Bev. Hort. No. 22, Nov. 16, 

 1902, pp. 528-9). — Coloured plate representing a very pretty Clematis, of 

 a warm yellow, flowers well expanded, 2^ inches across. M. Morel 

 considers it a distinct species, and not a form of C. orientalis, as the 

 latter flowers in the autumn, while C. tangutica does so in the spring. 

 Perfectly hardy and very free-flowering. By the description it appears to 

 be a very desirable plant, both per se and for hybridisation purposes. 



C. T. D. 



Clerodendrons, C. Balfouri and C. splendens.— By Ed. Andre 

 (Bev. Hort., No. 21, Nov. 1, 1902, pp. 501-5). — Coloured plate, showing 

 both varieties. Natives of Africa, torrid zone ; stove-climbers. Culture 

 easy with plenty of warmth and light, with open peaty compost. C. 

 Balfouri is very beautiful, large lax panicles of flowers with conspicuous 

 pure white, bract-like calyxes, whence protrude four brilliant scarlet 

 corollas. C. splendens has a quite inconspicuous green calyx and self- 

 coloured scarlet flowers. — C. T. D. 



Clianthus Dampieri, The Culture of. By W. Dallimore (Garden, 

 No. 1615, p. 307; 1/11/1902). — Many attempts are made to grow this 

 beautiful plant, yet well-flowered specimens are seldom seen. The diffi- 

 culty is to get it to grow freely during the first few months of its life. 

 To overcome this, grafting has been resorted to with success. The stock 

 used is the common Bladder Senna (Colutea arboresccns). — E. T. C. 



