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sessions: in which certain orders or genera, remarkable for 
their beauty or structure, or some interesting circumstance, 
only appear to be described. Thus we have: 1.a Memoir 
on 9 species of the curious genus Nepenthes, with many ad- 
mirably illustrative figures (similar illustrations accompany 
the rest of the Memoirs). 2. On Dipterocarpee (one species, 
the Dryobalanops Camphore, yields the famous and costly 
camphor of Sumatra). 3. On Bauhinia. 4. On Ternstremiacee. 
5. On Nauclea and its allies, (one of which, Uncaria Gambir, 
produces the gambir or gambeer of commerce). 6. On Cratozy- 
lon and Tridesmis. 7. On Salacia and Hippocratea. 8. On Para- 
vinia and Omphocarpus ; two new genera, the former belonging 
to Rubiacee, the latter allied to Grewia and Microcos. 9. On 
the Oaks of the Indian Archipelago ; (and some remarkable 
ones are figured and described). 10. On Indian Melasto- 
macee, with very numerous figures; and 11. On Cleisocra- 
tera (a new genus of Rubiacee); Boschia, (ditto of Stercu- 
liacee), and Maranthes, Bl. The general style of the work 
is similar to that of Blume's “ Flora Jave” and “ Rumfia,” 
and no way inferior to them in point of execution; it ap- 
pears to be closed with the last number of the volume, and — 
very usefulit will be to those who study the Botany of the 
Malay Archipelago. 
Systema Marerra Mepicm VEGETABILIS BRASILIENSIS, 
composuit Car. Frin. Pain. png Martius. Leipsic, m 
1843, 8vo. 
This is, strictly speaking, a medical book; but coming 
from the pen of so distinguished a Botanist as Dr. Vo? 
Martius, it deserves a notice in this place. It is indeed à 
most valuable history of all that is known of the medical 
properties of the plants of Brazil, arranged under e 
following heads. Classis I. Amylacea. 1. Mucilaginosd- 
III. Pingui-oleosa. YN. Saecharina. V. Acida. VI. Amara. 
VII. Adstringentia. VIII. Acria. IX. ZEthereo-oleosa. X- 
