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BOTANICAL NEWS. 



the neighbourhood. At the time of her death, which took place on 

 October 2nd, 1881, at Llandovery, Caermarthenshire, she was 

 engaged in editing the work upon " The Desert Plants of Egypt," 

 to which reference was made in this Journal for 1880 (p. 224), and 

 which, it is hoped, will shortly be published. 



We have only space to announce the death of Charles 

 Darwin, which took place at Down, Kent, on the 19th ult. 



Dr. H. Hoffmann and Dr. E. Ihne, of Giessen, who are 

 engaged in preparing a map of the plant-phenology of Europe, are 

 desirous of obtaining accurate dates of the flowering and fruiting 

 of the undermentioned plants in this country from as many loca- 

 lities as possible. The observations are to be made (on isolated 

 trees, not protected by walls, nor trained in espalier) during the 

 present year, or from previous years, if not already published. An 

 example of the work intended may be seen in a ma]p published in 

 Petermann's ' Greographische Mittheilungen ' for January, 1881, 

 entitled " Vergleichende pha^nologische Karte von Mittel-Europa.' 

 The dates are the average observed at Giessen. 



A. First flowers open. 



* 1 . Bihes ruhrum April 1 4 



2. Frimus avium ,, 19 



*3. P. spinosa „ 20 



4. P. Padus „ 24 



6. Pyrus communis ... ,, 23 



7. P. Malus ,, 28 



*8. Syrintja ciiigaris ... May 4 



9. Loniceratatarica ... ,, 4 



10. Narcissus poeticus ,, 5 

 '11. yEsculus Hippocas- 



tanwn ,, 7 



12. Cratccgus Oxyacantha ,, 9 



13. Cytisus Lahurnmn May 15 



14. Sarothamnus scopa- 



rius ,, 14 



15. Cydonia vulgaris ... ,, 16 



16. Pyrus Aucuparia... ., 17 

 "'17. SambiLcus nigra ... ,, 28 



18. Secale cereale ,, 28 



19. Atropa Belladonna ,, 29 



20 . Vitis vinifera June 1 5 



21. Tilia grandifolia ... ,, 22 

 *22. Liliiim ca7ididum ... July 1 



B. First fruit ripe. 



*27. Sambucus nigra ...Aug. 11 

 28. JEsculus Hijypocas- 



tanum Sept. 17 



23. Bihes ruhrum June 21 



24. Lonicera tatarica ... July 1 



25. Pyrus Aucuparia... ,, 30 



26. Atropa Belladonna Aug. 2 



Particular attention is requested to the species indicated by 

 an asterisk. Communications to be addressed to Dr. Ihne, Giessen, 

 Germany. 



Our readers will be glad to learn that Mr. Townsend's long- 

 expected Flora of Hampshire is in the printer's hands. Messrs. 

 Lovell E^eve & Co. will publish the work, the price of which to 

 subscribers will be 10s. 6d. 



Dr. E. V. Ekstrand proposes to undertake an excursion during 

 June, to investigate botanically certani parts of Lapland. He will 

 issue two sets of the plants collected by him, one of phanerogams, 

 the other of mosses, the cost of each being £3. Intending sub- 

 scribers should write to Dr. Ekstiand, Upsala. 



