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connected with each other, and with the ground floor 
by two spiral iron staircases, and a large hall 86 feet 
long, 40 feet wide, and containing two galleries 10 feet 
wide running around it, the staircases being at each end 
of the building. 
Double iron-proof doors close the entrance to it 
from the old building; 48 windows light the building, 
and between these are double cases, 2 tiers high, pro- 
jecting 8 feet; heating is by hot water. 
In 1875 the extensive increase in all the collections, 
rendered th» revival of the office of Assistant Director 
obligatory, and Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, the present 
honored Director was appointed to fill the office. 
In 1882, with the increasing popular taste for Alpine 
plants, the small rockery in the “Botanic Garden” 
was replaced by a more extensive, picturesque and 
altogether model Rock Garden near the Herbaceous 
Grounds. 
In 1880, the “North Gallery,” a pretty red brick 
building, 50 feet long, 25 feet wide, with an attached 
studio, was erected at the expense of Miss Marianne 
North, to receive the 627 colored sketches in oil made 
by her in most of the tropical and sub tropical regions 
of the world, for the purpose of illustrating the aspects 
and characteristic vegetation of the countries which she 
visited. Miss North personally supervised the arrange- 
ment and hanging of the pictures, grouping those 
individuals which represented scenes of respective 
countries. The peak of Teneritfe; the autumnal tint on 
Niagara’s banks; California Sequoias, Arizona suc- 
culents, Borneo’s impenetrable jungles, aye, India, 
Java, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, etc., have each 
memorable and typical scenes treasured by her vivid 
and skillful pencil. This group was formally handed 
over to Sir Joseph Hooker on the 8th of June, 1882. 
Additionally magnanimous was the act, causing a 
descriptive catalogue of these paintings to be prepared 
at her own expense, the proceeds of their sale to be 
devoted, according to an expressed wish, to the im- 
provement of the small Library, which was kept up for 
the young gardeners. 
Throughout the Directorship of Sir Joseph, the 
interests of the Gaidens were advanced with a zeal, 
power and momentum that lifted them to a position 
unrivalled in growth and resource in the whole world. 
In T887 the venerable and still active .Sir Joseph retired 
from Government service on the age limit, but only to 
continue the publication of the Botanical Magazine 
and Flora India, the latter completed but a few months 
since. Just here it will be learned with pleasure that 
the eminent botanical master and explorer is still a 
frequent visitor to the Herbarium, and occasionally to 
the Gardens. With his retirement Dr. W. T. Thiselton 
Dyer assumed the Directorship, and the progress which 
continually gathers momentum under the present ad- 
ministration, will be subsequently noted. Emil Mische. 
( To be continued.) 
GARDEN PLANTS. — THEIR GEOGRAPHY, XXXII. 
ASTERALES. 
THE VALERIANA, ASTER AND MUTISIA ALLIANCE. 
( Continued . ) 
In the July issue a very unfortunate oversight 
of the proof reader led to the substitution of the 
Rubiales sub-head for that of the Asterales as 
given above. 
The Inuloideae begins with a monotypic genus 
from Madagascar called Synchodendron; presum- 
ably a tree which is not in cultivation. 
Pluchea is a genus of annual and perennial often 
weedy herbs found in most temperate regions other 
than Europe. Ours are often found on the salt 
marshes of both coasts. P. borealis one of the 
“arrow woods” is a shrub with silvery pubescent 
willow-like leaves, growing to several feet in height 
on sandy banks on the Texas side of the Rio 
Grande. 
Antennaria, one of the genera with “everlast- 
ing” involucres, has 10 species in Europe, Asia, 
North and South America, and Australia. They 
are often very woolly plants. 
Gnaphalium with 100 species has 
also several “everlasting” kinds, one 
or other of which are scattered freely 
over the earth. 
Heliptcnnn in 50 species are Aus- 
tralian and South African annuals 
for the most part. H. roseum, H. 
Sanfordi, H. incanum and someothers 
cultivated. 
Helichrysum has 270 species in 
Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. 
Many have handsome everlasting 
flowers known as “Cape flowers” etc. 
Several are handsome shrubs known 
in greenhouses as aphelexi-s. H. 
diosmoefolium is in California gar- 
dens and many others with yellow, white, pink, 
purple and red flowers are worth attention for that 
region. Several of the yellow flowered shrubs from 
the Mediterranean countries are hardier, and some 
of the Australian species which have been called 
swammerdamias are grown in the south of England, 
together with several silvery leaved and annual 
kinds. 
Phcenocoma prolifera is a monotypic crimson 
flowered small shrub from South Africa which may 
also be adapted to parts of California. 
Hume a elegans is a monotypic plant from Aus- 
tralia probably useful for the same region. It is 
treated as a biennial in gardens but should be sown 
annually, for it is quite effective. It is different in 
appearance to many of its allies as will be seen by 
the cut. It’s red or pink-brown florets are produced 
on a large panicle terminating a growth of 6 or 8 
feet. 
Dimerezia is a little tiny woolly alpine in Ore- 
gon with minute purple or flesh colored flowers, 
immensely different in aspect to the foregoing and 
yet closely allied. 
Inula, “elecampane” has 60 species in Europe, 
Asia and Africa. They are mostly coarse plants. 
gnaphai.ium 
DECURRENS. 
