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tioned, one, ' La Lorraine, ' exhibited by M. Lemoine, being 

 extremely like, but of pure canary colour. Both would appear to 

 be of special decorative merit. The * Souvenir ' was raised by M. Louis 

 Henry, of the Natural History Museum of France. — C. T. D. 



Persian Flora. By J. Bornmuller (Belli. Bot Cent. vol. 27, 

 Abt. ii. pp. 288-347; vol. 28, Abt. ii. pp. 225-67, 458-535).— These 

 papers contain a full enumeration of the West Persian collections by 

 Strauss. Most of the new species have been described elsewhere, but 

 some few appear to be noticed m these papers for the first time. 



G, F, S. E. 



Pests and Diseases in West Indies, 1909-10, Report on Pre- 

 valence of some. By F. W. South, B.A., and H. A. Ballon, M.Sc. 

 (West Indian Bull. vol. xi. No. 2, 1911). — Lists are given of fungoid 

 diseases and insect pests, with notes thereon, succeeded by an index 

 giving the name of crop, the disease or insect, and the island where 

 prevalent. — G, H. L. 



Petunias, New. By A. Heydt (Gartenflora, vol. Ix. pt. xx. p. 448). 

 — * Editha ' is a small-flowered Petunia. The flowers are pink, with 

 dark veins. ' King Alphonse ' is a superb variety; it bears large dark 

 purple flowers. — S. E. W. 



Phlox Drummondi. B. A. Heydt {Gartenflora, vol. Ix. pt. xxiii. 



p 517). — The best Phloxes are P. splendens {coccinea albo-oculata), 

 brilliant scarlet with a white eye; P. Isahellina, large yellow flower, 

 valuable for cutting; P. stellata splendens, scarlet with a white star; 

 P. alho-coerulea, pure white with a dark eye. — S. E. W. 



Phosphates as a Substitute for Basic Slag-, Crude Mineral 



(Gartenflora, vol. Ix. pt. xix. pp. 437-8). — Com.pared with basic slag, 

 crude mineral phosphates are of little value even when ground to 

 powder. — S. E. W. 



Phyllodoce amabilis (Pot. Mag. t. 8405). — North America. 

 Family, Ericaceae; tribe, Phyllodoceae. Shrublet, 6 inches high. 

 Leaves, linear, 3-4 lines long. Flowers in clusters 5-7. Corolla cam- 

 panulate, 3 lines long, 5-lobed, pink. — G. PL. 



Pinus Strobus, Injury to, caused by Cenangium abietis. 



By B. Fink (Phytopathology , i. 6, pp. 180-3). — It is well known that 

 this fungus ( = Peziza ahietis, Pers., and Genangium ferruginosum, Fr.) 

 is a destructive parasite in forests. The author now describes a case 

 where it has proved troublesome as a disease-producer among planted 

 trees. — F. J. G. 



Pitcairnia tabulaeformis (Bot. Mag. t. 8410). — Mexico. Family, 

 Bromcliaceae ; tribe, Pitcairnieae. Herb, almost stemless. Leaves, 

 rosulate, 4-5 inches long. Inflorescence, shortly racemose, many- 



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