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alpine (a rare occurrence in the Order), deserves publication, unless De 

 Vriese's new monograpli should include it already. 



"By the last Sydney mail I had the pleasure of forwarding a reprint 

 of the botanical articles printed in 1854 and 1855 by the Victorian 

 Institute and the Philosophical Society. Another copy will be brought 

 to Kew by Mr. Winter. In the article on the alpine plants I omitted 

 Euryhia alpicola and E. megalophylla^ both not less beautiful than dis- 



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tiuct. By the ' Francis Henty/ from Melbourne, I forwarded last month 

 a complete set of specimens, including the Buttonia^ which you pro- 

 mised to figure. A box was sent before by the * George' Marshall/ 

 under care of a friend, Mr. Balfour Steward. Of the safe arrival of 

 the sundries, per ' Great Britain,' I am anxious to hear. Any commu- 

 nications, please let be directed to C. Moore, Esq., Sydney Botanical 

 Gardens, who will forward them to me, as my return to Melbourne 

 may be uncertain for some time. 



" My next letter to you will be despatched from the Victoria Eiver, 

 as the transport vessel is leaving us there to sail for Singapore, of which 

 opportunity I will avail myself to report on my botanical results about 

 Moreton Bay, and to give a sketch of the place of our disembarkation, 

 such as the first impression may be able to convey. 



" The third year's Eeport is with the Government, but not yet printed. 

 Professor Harvey will return from his cruise in about a month. 



" Ferd. Mueller, 



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Catalogue of Mr. Geyer's Collection of Plants gathered in the Upper 

 Missouri, the Oregon Territory, and the intercening portion 

 of the Rocky Mountains; hy Sir W. J. Hooker, D.C.L., F.E.A. 



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{Continued from vol. vii. p. 378.) 



1. Sporobolus Uttoralis? Kunth. Vilfa tenacissima. Hook. FL Bor. 

 Am, V. 2. p, 239, not H,B,K. 



Hab, Sandy tracts, valley of Upper Platte. June, July. w. 188. 



2. Sporobolus Virginicus, Kth. Agrost. p. 210. Agrostis, L. 



Hab, Stony, barren places along rivulets and in dry watercourses, 



plains of Spokan and Pelouse Eivers. July. », 556. 

 1. Agrostis laxi/lora, Richardson. — Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. vol ii. p. 240, 



