224 NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



was given in the ' Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief of De Vriese, 

 Dozy, and Molkenboer ; we have in the present work the natural fa- 

 mily of GoodenovkcB treated in a more expanded form, with full cha- 

 racters of the Order, the genera and species, and, what adds infinitely 

 to the value of the work, excellent figures of thirty-eight principally 

 new or little-known species. Twenty-three genera are adopted, em- 

 bracing 187 species, viz.: — 1. Teraminckia, 8 sp. 2. Camphuria, 1 

 sp. 3. Scaevola, 12 sp- 4. Crossotoma, 3 sp. 5. Molkenboeria 

 7 sp. 6. Merkusia, 30 sp. 7. Aillya, 1 sp. 8. Dampiera, 41 sp 

 9. Linschotenia, 1 sp. 10. Goodenia, 45 sp. 11. Picrophyta, 2 sp 

 12. Selliera, 3 sp. 13. Tetraphylax, 1 sp. 14. Stackhovia, 2 sp 

 15. Euthales, 3 sp. 16. Velleia, 9 sp. 17. Diaspasis, 1 sp. 18 

 Distylis, 1 sp. 19. Calogyne, 1 sp. 20. Leschenaultia, 12 sp, 21 

 Latouria, 1 sp, 22. Antholium, 1 sp. 23. Lemairea, 1 sp. 



The last, Lemairea^ is considered rather a supplementary or doubt- 

 ful genus, evidently figured and described from very imperfect mate- 

 rials, of a plant in Herb. Delessert, and there bearing the name " Scte- 

 vola Ventenatii^ Herb. VentenatJ^ If, as represented in the figure, the 

 flower is in the Herbarium apart from the specimen, we are disposed 

 to consider the former as belonging to one plant, and the specimen and 

 fruit to something extremely different, the fruit exhibiting a superior 

 or free berry, subtended by a five-sepaled calyx. The talented and 

 industrious author is, we are happy to learn, engaged in preparing the 

 LaurinecB for De Candolle's * Prodromus.' 



HooKKK, W. J. H. : IcoNES Plantakum ; or, Figures, with brief de- 

 scriptive characters and remarJcs, on neto or rare plants^ selected from 

 the autho/s Herhaiium. Svo, 10 vols. 1000 plates. 

 This work, commenced in 1837, is now brought to a close with the 

 tenth volume, including 1000 plates, the latter entirely executed by 

 Mr. Pitch, and exhibiting many of the more interesting plants in the 

 author's collection. The concluding volume, published by Mr. Pam- 

 plin, is entirely devoted to Perns, and is also offered for sale separately, 

 to such lovers of tliis beautiful family of plants as do not care to pos- 

 sess the entire work. Of this portion, too, a few copies are prepared 

 on large paper and coloured. 



