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neral index and title, so as to form the three Mantissse into a volume. 

 It is totally impossible for us to give any idea of the valuable con- 

 tents of this book : to those who are already acquainted with its 

 author's other works, it is quite unnecessary to say anything in its 

 praise ; and to such as are not, we have only to recommend that they 

 should form an acquaintance with them immediately. 



^ Report on the Progress made in the Investigation of the Flora of 

 Hertfordshire, with a Catalogue of Species known or reported to have 

 been found. By the Rev. R. H.Webb, M.A., of Essendon, and the 

 Rev. W. H. Coleman, M.A., of Christ's Hospital, Hertford. 



We notice this tract in order to call the attention of such botanists 

 as may have any acquaintance with the plants of Hertfordshire to the 

 Flora which is in preparation, in the hope that they may be induced to 

 assist the authors in their undertaking. This list of 885 species which 

 have been noticed in that county is not published, but will be given to 

 all who desire to possess it on the receipt of a " postage stamp for the 

 purpose " by the authors. We cannot too strongly recommend this 

 plan of previously circulating a list (the example of which was, we 

 believe, first set by Dr. Bromfield, who is preparing a Flora of the Isle 

 of Wight), to all who may have local floras in preparation. 



Spicilegium Florae Rumelica et Bithy niece. Auctore A. Grisebach. 

 Fasc. 1. Brunswick, 1843. 8vo. 



This is the first part of a work intended to include all the plants 

 that have been found in the provinces of Bosnia, Servia, Bulgaria, 

 Albania, Macedonia and Thracia, and is the result of the examina- 

 tion of specimens collected by Grisebach, Friedrichsthal, Frivaldzki 

 and Festalozza, and the descriptions of Buxbaum, Forskal, Sibthorp, 

 Sestini and others. Such a work was much wanted, and the name 

 of its author ensures its excellence. 



Flora Dahnatica, sive Enumeratio Stirpium vascularium quas hactenus 

 in Dalmatia lectas et sibi observatas descripsit, digessit, rarorumque 

 iconibus illustravit Rob. de Visiani. Vol. i. 4to. Leipsic, 1842. 



It had long been hoped that the distinguished author of this work 

 would favour botanists with a flora of his native and almost unknown 

 country. Its situation on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Venice, 

 and its very peculiar structure, consisting of a narrow strip of terri- 

 tory formed of islands, deep inlets of the sea, and lofty mountains, 

 render any list of its native plants greatly interesting, but a com- 

 plete flora from the hands of Dr. Visiani has peculiarly strong claims 

 to attention. 



Sertum Plantarum, or Drawings and Descriptions of Rare or Unde- 

 scribed Plants from the Author s Herbarium. By H. B. Fielding, 

 F.L.S. and R.G.S., assisted by G. Gardner, F.L.S. Part I. 8vo. 

 London, 1843. 



This is the first part of a work on the same plan, and similarly 

 executed, with Hooker's ' Icones Plantarum,' and we cannot but wish 



