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Woods, and Woodlands, a Lecture by Prof. Wm. H. Brewer, is from the Report of 

 the Secretary of the Conn. Board of Agriculture, 1876, and is an able appeal for the 

 more careful preservation of our forests. It also gives valuable instruction in regard 

 to the best trees for planting and other matters pertaining to timber. 



Ohservationes Liclienologka', No. 4. Observations on North American and other 

 Lichens, by Edward Tuckerman, M. A. From the proceedings of the American Acad- 

 emy. Prof. Tuckerman in this contril)ution describes about thirty -five new species of 

 lichens, and in an appendix gives a little notice of the Kerguelen lichens. It seems 

 that Rev. J. iM Crombie, in publishing a note on "New Lichens from Kerguelen 

 Land," collected by the British Transit Expedition, and determined by Dr. Nylander, 

 paid ver\ little regard to the previous determination and naming of certain species by 

 Prof. Tuckerman, and when notice of them was taken at all, it was in away that seemed 

 unkind, to say the least about it. Prof. Tuckerman makes a manly statement of the 

 facts, frankly acknowleding the superiority of the British collection and any mistakes 

 that he may have made, but contending strongly for jioints in which he thinks himself 

 right. 



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