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flowering plants of the Pyrenees, and an immense harvest of 

 Cryptogamse. He has made three short excursions into 

 Spain, (two into Arragon, one into Catalonia), and some inte- 

 resting ones-with M. Dufour in the Grandes Landes, and has 

 explored the Pyrensen range from the Vallee d'Aspe to the 

 Maladetta ; and he proposed (his letter was dated Bagneres 

 de Bigorre, October 29,) continuing to herborize in the 

 mountains, till prevented by the snow. He will probably 

 return to England, to publish his collections, about the end 

 of February of the present year, when it may be expected 

 they will be at once prepared for distribution. 



Mr. Fortune's Chinese Plants. 



We can now announce that Mr. Heward, of Young Street, 

 Kensington, has commenced the distribution of Mr. For- 

 tune's Specimens of Plants from China. 



Notice of the Sale of the Herbarium of Dr. Graham, late 

 Professor of Botany in the University of Edinburgh. 



It is well known that Dr. Graham, while Professor of 

 Botany in the University of Edinburgh, a post which he 

 honourably filled for a period of twenty-five years, amassed 

 a very extensive herbarium, of which a great part was 

 obtained by purchase, at considerable expense, and the rest 

 consisted of presents from distinguished travellers and 

 scientific friends. We know it to be a collection of very 

 considerable extent and in excellent condition, and that it is the 

 intention of the family to dispose of it by public sale in the 

 spring or early summer of next year in Edinburgh ; previous 

 to which period, catalogues, indicating the nature of the 

 lots, the place and time of sale, &c, will be circulated both 

 in this country and upon the continent. A most complete 

 Hortus Siccus of British Plants, named on the best authori- 

 ties, constitutes a very small portion of this collection ; which 

 is eminently rich in East Indian Plants, the gifts of Lady 



