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' polysepaloiis ' and ' polypetalous,' whicli are at least equally incorrect, 

 are retained. In the stead of these, I would propose the adoption of 

 terms similar to those applied to the pistil, where we use ' apocarpous ' 

 and ' syncarpous ' to express the separation or union of its constituent 

 carpels. The terms ' aposepalous,' ' synsepalous,' ' apopetalous,' and 

 ' synpetalous,' would at once convey their meanings, and would carry 

 out the principle of uniformity in etymology. — Alfred W. Bennett. 



County Natural History Societies. — Mr. Tucker's sugges- 

 tions in the last number of the Journal, p. 158, wall, probably, for 

 some time to come, not be adopted in their entirety. No small amount 

 of capital would be required to carry on such an undertaking. But 

 every one must admit that the uniform systematic Floras which the 

 plan would produce, would be of far greater value than the publica- 

 tion of independent works. In the meantime would not much good 

 be likely to ensue from the formation in each county of a botanical or 

 natural history society? In many counties such societies already 

 exist, and have a more or less beneficial influence ; but in others there 

 is nothing of the kind, and individual workers plod on, very much 

 needing the stimulus and pleasant association which such clubs 

 afford. If these county societies could all have some common basis of 

 action, so much the better, and especially if they could be connected 

 with a metropolitan or central society. — Fred. Stratton. 



Trifolium glomeratum, L., in Ireland. — I collected this in 

 May, 1869, near the town of Wicklow, where it grows along with T. 

 siihterraneum (found there by A. G. More, Esq. in 1868), T. scahrum, 

 T. ornilkopoclloides, and other species of Trifolium. — David Moore. 



OBITUARY OF DR. FRANZ UNGER. 

 (Tab. CVIII.) 



A singular mystery surrounds the death of one of our most distin- 

 guished fellow-workers. On the morning of February 1.3th last, F. 

 Unger was found, a lifeless corpse, in his own house at Graz, the 

 body bearing several wounds, and there being marks of blood about 

 the room, more on the floor than in the bed. As the sad news 

 spread rapidly abroad, the wildest conjectures as to the cause of death 

 were indulged in, conjectures which the coroner's inquest by no 



