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ripe scholar, Dr. Bretschneider. It was styled “ Botany of the 
Chinese Classics,” and was, in fact, a continuation of the studies — 
condensed in a paper by the same author which appeared, under the 
title “Botanicon Sinicum,” in their Journal some ten years ago. The 
MS. had arrived safely from St. Petersburg, and had just been 
placed in the printers’ hands. The paper would have the benefit of 
revision and annotation by Dr. Faber, a high authority on botanical 
subjects ; and thus it would doubtless serve as an extremely valuable 
work of reference. It might be interesting to inform them that Dr. 
Bretschneider was at work on another paper, which, however, it was 
feared, would not be ready for some years, on “ Chinese Medicines.” 
In regard to the Society’s circular on “ Inland Communications,” — Pe 
_ issued early in the year, the Secretary said that the replies received — 
from the interior had not, on the whole, been as complete or as 
numerous as could have been desired. 1t was therefore decided to reissue 
the circular to those provinces from which replies had not yet come 
in. Some of the papers received, however, were especially valuable, © 
chief among which might be mentioned the exhaustive monograph — 
by the Rey. Pére Havret on the province of Anhwei, accompanied © 
by two maps; a paper by Mr. Chr. Jensen on the Yiinnan province, — 
also accompanied by three maps of routes over which he had | 
personally travelled in laying the telegraph line of the Imperial : 
Chinese Telegraph Admininstration ; and a paper by Mr. George 
Graham Brown on the province of Kansu, with some valuable 
notes on the Bridge of Boats (800 feet long) at Lanchow. In all, 
the replies received might be sammarised thus : 5 papers from Yiinnan 
[it would seem that the most distant parts were the earliest to send : 
in the information desired], 4 from Kiangsu, 3 each from Kansuh 
and Shensi, 2 each from Chihli and Anhwei, 1 each from Southern — 
Formosa, Kwangtung ( Pakhoi), Honan, Shansi, Hainan, Kwangs! 
and Mongolia. They were much indebted to those who had already 
favoured them with information, and there could be no doubt that 
should their anticipations in regard to obtaining further information 
be realised, the series of papers, when edited and prepared for publi- 
cation by Mr. W. R. Carles (who had the work now in hand) would 
form a most valuable addition to their limited knowledge of the 
