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Neither here nor in Arnebia echioides, DC. (Bot. Mag. t. 4409), do we 
find the style bifid at the apex. 
Tas. VI. ARNEBIA FIMBRIOPETALA.—Fig. 1, flower; fig. 2, stamens; 
fig. 3, pistil ; fig. 4, calyx with fruit; fig. 5, fruit :—smagnified. 
BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
The Botanic Gardens of MApmrD and VALENCIA. By Dr. Moritz 
WinLKoMM. (Translated from the Regensburg Flora of March 7, 
1851, p. 129 seg. ; by N. Wanuicn, M.D., V.P.L.S.) 
The Garden at Madrid, founded in the second half of the past 
century by Charles IIL, a king who was fond of the arts and 
sciences, is the principal botanical institution in Spain: it has again 
revived, after being almost entirely neglected during a long series 
of years, and promises to become, in time, a garden of import- 
ance. This state of things is not much due to the Government, 
which does almost nothing for the garden, though belonging to the 
Royal domains, nor yet to its direction, but is owing to Professor 
Vincente Cutanda's indefatigable zeal in restoring the establishment, 
without being himself a professional botanist (for he was formerly a 
barrister); and he would be still better enabled to effect his object, if 
he had the entire direction of it. But this last is, unfortunately, not the 
case: neither he nor the two other professors have any share in the 
direction, which belongs exclusively to the Gefe local del Museo na- 
cional de Ciencias. The garden, with its botanical museum, forms part 
of the national museum just named, whose chief director is the cele- — 
brated zoologist, Professor Don Mariano de la Paz Graëlle, a Catalo- 
nian ; and under whom an English gardener (Jardinero mayor) is placed. — 
'This person, who is said to know very little of his profession, enjoys 
nevertheless a much larger salary than any of the three professors 
attached to the garden. One of these is the above-mentioned Don 
Vincente Cutanda, professor of organology and physiology, and direc- 
tor of the botanical museum; another is Don Pascual Asensio, pro- - 
fessor of agriculture and inspector of the agronomical branch of the — 
botanical museum ; and the third is Don Jose Alonso y Quintanilla, 
