3.An Attempt to introduce Olearia semidentata into the British Isles.

By A. A. Dorrien-Smith. (Kew Bulletin, No. 4, pp. 120–126, 8 photos; 1910.)

A popular account of a short excursion to the Chatham Islands by the author in quest of living plants. A general account is given of the vegetation of the main island.

Veronica gigantea, 20 ft. high, was seen in full flower; its seedlings are noted as being very different to the mature trees, “the leaves being larger and covered with downy hairs, while the stems are of a reddish-purple colour.” The author considers Plagianthus chathamicus Cockayne distinct from P. betulinus A. Cunn. In some places Marchantia cephaloscypha covers bog an acre in extent. The vegetation of a sea-cliff at Te Tuku consisted of Phormium tenax, a long grass (probably Festuca Coxii Hack.), Astelia nervosa, Veronica chathamica, Geranium Traversii, Aciphylla Dieffenbachii, Senecio lautus, S. radiolatus, Myosotidium nobile, Urtica australis. The Myosotidium, Phormium, and Aciphylla are threatened with extinction.

L. C..