Last June, when visiting the Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Massachusetts, Mr. Manda, the Superintendent, showed me a sport of Ficus repens. It is beautifully variegated with white; not a dirty white as often seen in variegated leaved plants, but a clear striking white. About half the foliage was white, giving it sufficient to make it attractive. For decorative purposes, this will make a suitable plant; either grown into large specimens neatly trained, or grown in small pots, it can be kept in a compact bushy form, and will answer the same purpose some of the Selaginellas are now used for.

With sufficient to cover the back wall of a fernery or orchid house, what a beautiful object it would make. It appears to grow just as strong as the type, and retaining its variegation as perfectly as any variegated leaved plant. What Mr. Manda intends doing with it I know not, but it should in some shape be offered to the public, so that all can get a chance to enjoy it. Youngstown, O.