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Dodder, and certainly none of such interest to the botanist. We hope soon to see 

 all its botanical treasures as well searched after as the ferns have been by Dr. 

 Kinahan in this very interesting paper. Notices of New Books — Botany of 

 H.M.S. Herald. Proceedings of Societies — Botanical Society of Edinburgh, May 

 11; Dublin Natural History Society, June 16; Phytological Club, May 10; 

 Phytologist Club, 158th sitting, June 24. Having thus presented our readers with 

 a summary of the contents of the Phytologist for the last three months, it is our 

 painful duty to have to announce to them, that the active and ever- attentive 

 superintendent of this popular monthly periodical is no more ; that, after a con- 

 nection of nearly thirteen years with the Phytologist, Mr. Luxford breathed his last 

 on the 12th June, 1854, at his residence, Hill-street, Walworth. Mr. Luxford was 

 born in Surrey, on the 7th April, 1807. At the early age of eleven, he was placed 

 under Mr. Allingham, a printer and stationer ; and after a service of sixteen years, 

 during which, through the kindness of his master, he acquired a superior know- 

 ledge of the Greek, Latin, and French languages, and a vast store of literary and 

 scientific knowledge. Botany was ever his favourite pursuit. In 1834, he removed 

 to Birmingham ; and in 1837, returned to Reigate for a few months, and the same 

 year commenced business as a printer in Ratcliff-highway. In 1838, he wrote, 

 printed, and published the "Flora of Reigate." In 1841, he commenced the " Phy- 

 tologist," of which he was sole editor for many years, and a superintendence of 

 which he exercised continuously up to the June number. In 1846, he obtained the 

 lectureship on botany in St. Thomas's Hospital. He was an associate member of 

 the Linnean Society of London, and a fellow of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 



" Life is like the autumn leaf 



That trembles in the morn's pale ray, 

 Its hold is frai), its date is brief, 

 JRestless, and soon to pass away." 



The Phytologist will be discontinued until Mr. E. Newman meets with some one 

 willing to undertake the duties of editor. 



Hooker's Journal of Botany. No. 65, June ; No. 66, July ; No. 67, August ; 

 No. 68, September. 1854. London : Lovel Reeve, 5, Henrietta-street. Price 

 2s. each. 



No. 65, June:— (Rev. M. J. Berkeley) Decades of Fungi — Decades 44-46 — 

 Indian Fungi (continued from p. 143) ; (J. S. Roe, Surveyor General) Report of a 

 Journey of Discovery into the Interior of Western Australia (continued from p. 

 151) ; (W. H. Harvey, M.D.) Notes on the Botany of King George's Sound. 

 These notes are contained in a letter, dated January 29, 1854, and give us Dr. 

 Harvey's first impressions of the " golden" lands of Australia. On the shore, his 

 first " find" was the famous Fucus peniculus, of R. Brown. Of all sea plants, it 

 appears to be the very commonest in St. George's Sound, occurring all round the 

 shore, at a depth of two or three feet, being washed in abundantly whenever it 

 blows (as it does, generally, ten hours per day). The plant grows always on dead 

 shells ; generally, single valves of venus, or mussel and oyster shells. Its spores 

 are remarkably large, and have very hard and tough coats. At first, every little 

 bag is filled with green matter, like that of Codium or Bryopsis ; afterwards, this 

 matter is wholly converted into spores, which are discharged on the bursting of the 

 membranous bag. Botanical Information, which records the death of Dr. Wallich, 



