The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . aceous plant from West Africa, to the VamISean, Paohyrhizus tuberosus, to Puya edulls, a starch-yielding Bromeliad, reported to have saved the livesduring jieriods of famine of many people (especiallyIndians); and other plants. It will be seen that theBhU-Chi is mainly confined to economic botany, and Society under its various designations fur a term offorty years, and beingnow seven ty-oneyears of age andsubject to bodily infirmities, he thought he couldfairly claim to have earned retirement from the
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . aceous plant from West Africa, to the VamISean, Paohyrhizus tuberosus, to Puya edulls, a starch-yielding Bromeliad, reported to have saved the livesduring jieriods of famine of many people (especiallyIndians); and other plants. It will be seen that theBhU-Chi is mainly confined to economic botany, and Society under its various designations fur a term offorty years, and beingnow seven ty-oneyears of age andsubject to bodily infirmities, he thought he couldfairly claim to have earned retirement from the caresof oifice, and he therefore placed his resignation ofthe oflice of President of the Society in the handsof the members. A resolution was unanimouslypassed expressing the regret with which the com-mittee had learned liis determination to resign, andretpiesting him to reconsider it. If the Presidentpersists then the Secretary is instructed to call ameeting of the committee to consider the matterprevious to the annual general meeting on theolst inst., such meeting of tlie cominittoe to. Flf;. S.—STAGES IN THE DEVRLOPWENT OF THE CHRTSAXTHE:\rUM, (sEE P. 4fi,) points of resemblance. The specimen figured wasobtained from the garden of Canon Ellicomije. Streptocarj); parvijiora, E. Meyer, t. 7036. — Awoolly-leaved species with erect, raany-floiveredpanicles of curved tubular pale lilac flowers, with aregularly five-lobed limb. Native of the Cape ofGood Hope. Hurt. Kew. Macodcs javanica, Blume, t. 70.)7.—A terrestrialOrchid, with ovate ribbed leaves, green on the uppersurface, with numerous fine transverse white lineson the upper surface, and cream-coloured or pinkblotches on the lower. The spike is erect, and bearsa number of small, red, starry flowers. Hort, Kew. KewEulletin.—The January number of thisperiodical contains a valuable article on the Coca,Er)throx}lon Coca, whose leaves are spoken of by to the work of Kew as the head-centre of Colonialbotany. It is to
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