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the same as Willdenow’s), Zhrincia, Kalbfussia, Hieracium (in its 
widest sense), and part of Barkhausia. 
Professor Joseph Bertoloni has brought out a second dissertation on 
the plants of the coast of Mozambique which were sent to him by Cava- 
liere Fornasini; in this publication 23 species are treated of, 7 of which 
are described as new. 
Professor Parlatore published, in the beginning of last summer, the 
first part of the second volume of his ‘Flora Italiana.’ It contains 
the description of 161 species, divided between 14 genera, belonging 
to the Natural Order Cyperacee ; amongst them is the Cyperus Syriacus, 
a plant formerly thought to be the Papyrus of the ancients, from which 
the author has distinguished it in a memoir presented to the Academy 
of Sciences of Paris in its sitting of January 19th, 1852. Botanists 
will further notice the rejection, not only of the many genera proposed - 
by modern authors and especially by Nees, but also of Chetospora and 
Isolepis, which are united with Schenus and Scirpus; the reasons for it 
are given in several interesting remarks on the value of the characters 
presented by this order of plants. Compared with the preceding 
volume of this important work, the one before me will be found to con- 
tain a much nicer choice of Italian names of plants, great accuracy in 
the limits assigned to their geographical distribution, and several other 
improvements. : 
A short time before the publication of tbe above-mentioned work, . 
were issued three numbers of the ‘Giornale Botanico Italiano,’ edited 
by Professor Parlatore, completing the second volume. This periodical 
made its appearance in 1844, but owing to various causes it has had a 
precarious existence. The editor intended continuing it on a new plan, 
which would have ensured both regularity in its publication, and 
greater utility for botanical pursuits in ltaly; he accordingly had an 
advertisement and prospeetus distributed among the subscribers; but 
as, unfortunately for science, the number of those who subscribed to this 
new series was too limited to cover the expenses of publication, all 
idea of continuing the periodical has been abandoned. i 
Professor Meneghini has published the second volume of his * Lezioni 
orali di Geografia Fisica,’ in which are to be found several chapters 
consecrated to the geographical distribution of plants. 
The Accademia dei Georgofili, of Florence, in its sitting of the 5th 
September last, heard a memoir of the Countess Fiorini of Rome, con- 
