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be named or described according to the numbers attached to them. 
Scarcely ever, writes Dr. Asa Gray, have I received any collections that 
contained so much of novelty. 
We are thankful to learn that so able and experienced a collector is 
about to embark on another botanisal mission, either for the Sandwich 
Islands and the coast of Oregon, or he is, what we earnestly hope will 
be accomplished, to accompany the United States Japan Expedition. 
NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
BONPLANDIA, a new Hanoverian Botanical Journal; conducted by Ber- 
thold Seemann (in London); published by Carl Rümpler (ia 
Hanover). 
This journal is intended, according to the prospectus at the com- 
mencement of the first number, to be devoted to the practical applica- 
tions of Botany, and the articles will, on that account, be made as 
popular and amusing as possible, so that purely scientific researches, 
which cannot be considered of interest to the general reader, will find no 
_ place in it. It is proposed to give all the newest botanical discoveries 
which have reference to medicine, pharmacy, horticulture, agriculture, 
and, in fact, all branches of practical science, as well as accounts of 
botanical journeys, papers on the geography of plants, and occasional 
biographical notices; but all controversial matter will be carefully 
avoided. 
The first number contains an interesting article on the adulteration 
of Tea; an abstract of Dr. Royle's essay on the Soma plant; some re- 
marks on poisonous Cichoracee, by Dr. Schultz (Bipontinus) ; a bio- 
_ graphical notice of Edmonston, the botanical traveller; some reviews - 
of books, and numerous pieces of intelligence on botanical subjects. 
The work is to appear in fortnightly numbers, each of which will con- 
tain eight long-quarto (or small folio) pages, and the price is fixed at 
34 Prussian dollars per annum. It is announced that contributions, 
which may be written in any European language, but will appear in 
.. German only, may be sent either to the editor, Mr. Seemann, at Kew, 
. or to the publisher, Mr. Riimpler, in Hanover. 
