4.New Zealand Plants.

By A. A. Dorrien-Smith. (Gardeners' Chronicle, vol. 49, p. 58; 1911.)

The author brought from New Zealand to England 2,000 plants, comprising 217 species. Of these, he lost 45 species on the voyage. Amongst those landed in good condition 38 species were new to cultivation in the British Islands. A list of these is given, and, amongst others, it includes Aciphylla Dieffenbachii, Astelia montana, 6 species of Celmisia (including C. Rutlandi), 3 species of Dracophyllum, Olearia semidentata, Podocarpus acutifolius, Ranunculus lobulatus, Rubus Barkeri, R. parvus, Veronica Astoni, and V. Bollonsii. This latter is a species from the Poor Knights Islands, of which the reviewer hopes shortly to publish a diagnosis.

L. C..