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pastoris ; in short, the same spring flora as in our corn-fields, only- 

 some months later. On some uncultivated spots under clumps of 

 palms I found Allium ChamtEmoly, L., plentiful in flower, as well 

 as Arum Arisarum, L., which occurred also in the olive-gioves with 

 Corrigiola littoralis, L., Bellis annua, L., and a small Sisymbrium ? 

 The banks of the Guadalquivir are clothed with Tamariw gallica, 

 Ricinus communis and Malva ; Anacyclus Valentinus already unfolded 

 its flowering heads here and there, and on loamy declivities on the 

 other side of the river the Vinca major with Iris scorpioides before 

 mentioned, and Doronicum Bellidiastrum, flower in abundance. The 

 hedges between the orange-groves for the most consisted of Agave 

 americana, Cactus Opuntia, Osyris alba and Lonicera Capri/olium. 



As the weather did not permit my making daily excursions, and 

 as moreover the vegetation was so backward, I was not a little happy 

 to have an opportunity of inspecting the valuable herbarium of the 

 late botanist Don Claudio Boutelou, the pupil of Cabanilles, which 

 contains above 15,000 species. The present possessor of this col- 

 lection, Don Pablo Boutelou, son of the late botanist, had the kind- 

 ness to place it at my disposal. In this herbarium I have not only in a 

 great measure become acquainted with the flora of Seville, but also 

 with the Spanish flora in general, as it contained a great portion of the 

 collections of Clemente, Lagasca, and Cabanilles. M. Boutelou is 

 the present professor of botany in the university of Seville, but he 

 has almost wholly relinquished this branch of natural history, since 

 he has neither any pupils, nor is he in the smallest degree assisted 

 by the government. The botanical garden, of which he was the 

 director, has been unavoidably given up for want of pecuniary re- 

 sources, and it is at present a complete waste. Boutelou is also di- 

 rector of the gardens of the Alcazar and of the pubUc walks, which, 

 although at first laid out in the stiflf French fashion, are kept up in a 

 manner truly praiseworthy. 



In the commencement of the approaching new year I think of 

 visiting the town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, lying at the mouth of 

 the Guadalquivir, where I hope the vegetation will be more advanced, 

 or at least that the shore will yield a richer harvest of maritime 

 plants. 



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A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca, with Figures of 

 all the Species. By Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock. London, 

 printed for the Ray Society, 1845. 4to. No. 1. 



The ten plates in this number represent — 1. Doris flammea, 2. Doris 

 Johnstoni, S. Idaliaaspersa, 4. Dendronotus arborescens, b.Eolisalba, 

 6. Eolis concinna, 7. Eolis olivacea, 8. Eolis tricolor, 9. Eolis Far- 

 rani, and 10. Eolis despecta. We have felt a difiiculty, as we turned 

 over the leaves to make this enumeration, to suppress the repeated 

 expression of our delight. The figures of the species are admirable 



