BOTANICAL NEWS, 239 



diate northerly succession to our own flora, only placed to the west- 

 ward. According to Dr. Hooker's very useful tabular summary of the 

 Arctic flora, the plants of Greenland are barely 300. Among these, 

 upwards of 200 are plants found in Iceland. Of the other 100 or less, 

 only about a score are American, not native in Europe. It is curious 

 thus to find the line of severance between the American and European 

 floras in that narrow space of 60 miles between Iceland and Green- 

 land. By climate and flora, the former is an outlier of Europe. By 

 the same test, America begins with Greenland. 



This is not the place to go into critical details about the species, 

 but we will venture to extend our notice by one extract, selected on 

 double grounds ; partly, because it relates to a plant likely soon again 

 to stimulate discussion among English botanists ; partly, as an example 

 of those strange inadvertencies which will sometimes escape an au- 

 thor's correction while reading his proofs : — " 5. Ranunculus rep- 

 tans, L." ..." Baring-Gould records R. Mammula ; but his specimens 

 and written information showed that he really gathered R. reptans. 

 The authority which he followed considered them to be forms of one 

 species. Apparently that idea has arisen from small states of R. 

 Mammula being mistaken for the R. reptans. The plai\ts seem to be 

 abundantly distinct. Good figures of R. reptans will be found in the 

 title-page of Sibthorp's ' Flora Scotica,' " etc. Of course our author 

 intended to write LigJit/oot's ' Flora Scotica.' 



liDlaitkal ^efos. 



The Report for 1869 of tlie Curator (Dr. Boswell-Syme) of the " Botanical 

 Exchange Club " is in the hands of the printer, and will shortly be issued to 

 the members. 



We are glad to see, from the " Report of the East Kent Natural ITistory 

 Society," that the collection of material for a Flora of their district is being 

 vigorously carried on. 



The Report for 1869 of the Director (Dr. R. Schomburgk) of the Adelaide 

 Botanic Gardens, contains some valuable information on economic species suit- 

 able for cultivation in Soutli Australia. 



We have received the First Annual Report of the "American Museum of 

 Natural Ilistory," lately established in Central Park, New York. The Com- 

 mittee have purchased, amongst other collections, those of Prince Maximilian 

 of Neuwied, consisting of more than 600 specimens of vertebrata ; and a selec- 



