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the assurance that it has been found an infallible cure for Cholera* ! 

 Crescentlacece here forms au order distinct from Blgnoniacece ^ including 

 eight or nine Genera, accompanied by a beautiful figure of Parmentiera 

 cerifera^ of this Order. Some fiue figures of Fiperacem appear, especially 

 the Adantlie imferialis, IMiq. 



The descriptive matter does not go beyond the last-mentioned family, 

 but the remaining plates in Ease. 5 are of highly interesting subjects. 

 Tab. 43. Zamia Chigna, See^n. Tab. 44. CypripedUun llarhcegi, Rei- 

 chenb. fil. Tab, 45 and 45-47 (a folio plate) are devoted to admirable 

 illustrations of the "Vegetable Ivory/' FhytelepJias macrocarpa. The 

 remaining three plates are devoted to Ferns: — Tab. 48, Ctenopteris 

 (Glyphotaenium) crispa, J. Sm. ; Tab. 49, PJiegopteris Seemanni, J. Sm ; 

 Tab. 50, Nephrodium Cumingiauum^ J. Sm. 



Paklatoke, Pilippo; Viagglo per le Parti Settentrionalt di 

 EuuoPA,/a^fo iielV anno 1851. Parte Prima : Narrazione del Viag- 

 gio, con una carta Geographica in rame. ¥irenze, 1854. 



The Travels of an enlightened Italian in the extreme north of Europe, 

 even to Cape North, cannot but be interesting to any ordinary reader. 

 Here, in addition, we have in the author a Naturalist, a most able Bo- 

 tanist, and a close observer of men and manners, as well of plants. Some 

 particulars of this journey are given in the fomlh volume of this Journal, 

 in a letter from Professor Parlatore, addressed to the late P. B. Webb, 

 Esq. An excellent Map accompanies the work. 



ScHUCKMiDT, Th. : Sgnopsis Tkemandbearum, Dissertatio inaiigii' 



raliSf etc. 4to. Gottingse, 1852. 

 The natural family of Tremandre^, Br., is here fully considered under 

 the following heads ; — 1. Essential or differential character; 2. Natu- 

 ral character; 3. Affinities; 4. Eegion; 5. Discovery; 6, Conspectus; 

 7- Genera and species, Tetratheca, Sm., contains 22 species; Platy- 

 theca^ Stectz, 2 species; and Tremandra^ 2. 



* Pcreira tells U3 the properties are "bitter tonics." The Mikanla Guaco, it 

 should be here observed, is stated by Pereira to have been used in cholera. It con- 

 tains a " peculiar resin ; but that, if it possesses any peculiar therapeutical virtues^ they 

 have been monstrously exaggerated." 



