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tion, in which prominence will be given to the economic plants, is 
promised early next year. 
Awards of Botanical Prizes by the French Academy for 
1886. The Barbier prize was given M. Eugene Collin for his 
work on ‘Structure Anatomique des Substances Medicinales,” 
the Desmazieres prize to MM. Henri Van Heurck et A. Grunow 
for the ‘Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique”; La Fons Méli- 
cocq was divided between MM. Gaston Bonnier et G. de Layens 
on the one part and M. E. G. Camus on the other for works on 
the ‘‘ Flore du Nord de la France,” and the Montagne prize to M. 
le Dr. Quelet for an “ouvrage precieux,” entitled ‘ Enchiridion 
Fungorum in Europa media et presertim in Gallia vigentium.”— 
(Comptes Rendus, vol. ciii.) 
The Flora of Madagascar. At the meeting of the Linnzan 
Society of London on November 18th, Mr. J. G. Baker read a 
paper entitled ‘‘ Further Contributions to the Flora of Madagas- 
car,” in which upwards of 250 new species, seven of them repre- 
senting new genera, were described. It appears that during the 
last ten years between 1100 and 1200 new plants have been made 
known from this island in the Journal of Botany and the Journal 
of the Linnzan Society. 
Alchemilla vulgaris was found in great abundance about 
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, by Professor Macoun and myself in 
1883, ii tia in fields, etc., bordering on the sea shore. 
T. J. W. BurceEss, M.D. 
Magnolia acuminata, Var. cordata, Sargent. A correction 
should be made to the statement on p. 21 of the January BUL- 
LETIN, where it is said, regarding Magnolia cordata, that Dr. 
Gray recognizes it as a variety of W/. acuminata, and appends a 
description. The description is by Professor Sargent.* 
Proceedings of the Club. 
The regular monthly meeting was held Jan. 11th; 23 per- 
sons present. Vice-President Hogg-in the chair. 
The following were elected active members: Mrs. P. L. Le 
Brun, Mrs. D. A. McCredy, Miss C. M. Brewster, Dr. H. H. 
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