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being included in the exceptions); Spergula rernaUs, W. ; Geranium 

 nodosum, Linn.; (reranium phanun, Linn.; Dictamnus albus, Linn.; 

 Melilotus arvensis, Wallr. ; M. alba, Desv. (England not excluded); 

 Vicia hyhrida, Linn.; Fragaria elatior, Ehrh.; Rosa f/aUica, Linn., 

 and (as varieties of B. tomenteUa, Leman.) it. sclerophylla, Scheutz., 

 and -fi. BlondcBana, Kip. The above, it will be observed, are in 

 addition to the species already pointed out in the notice of the work 

 which appeared in this Journal (1878, p. 349). For Silene Otites, 

 Sm., ' Angl. mer.' is given instead of ' Angl. or.' — 3. Those who 

 know more of the genus Ruhus than I do may j)erhaps be able to 

 account for R. ajjinis, Wh., R. fusco-ater, Wh. N., it. KocJden, Wh. 

 N., and it. Guentheri, Wh., not being considered British by Dr. 

 Nyman, while it. nitidus, Wh., has 'Angl. (r.)' after it. — 4. The 

 following species were all gathered by me in North Italy (between 

 Genoa and San Kemo) in April and May, 1875. For some of them 

 Italy is one of the countries altogether excluded in the ' Consp. Flor. 

 Eur.'; for the rest other portions of Italy are given, excluding North 

 Italy. The place named after each species is that of the station 

 where I gathered it : — (a). Not recorded as Italian in * Consp. Flor. 

 Eur.' Astrocarpus sesamoides, Gay., stony hills behind Arenzano 

 and Pegli. Limim campanulatum, Linn., near Pegli. Medicago 

 prcBCox, DC, near Pegli. Dorycnium suffruticosurn, Yill., sea-coast 

 between Ai-enzano and Yoltri. — (6). Kecorded in ' Consp. Flor. Eur.' 

 as found in parts of Italy other than North Italy (as shown by the 

 quoted abbreviations bracketed after each name). Helianthemum 

 glutinosum, Pers. (' Ital. med., mer., ins.'), sea-coast near Arenzano. 

 Linum nodijioriun, Linn. ('Ital. med., mer.'), sea-cliffs between 

 Arenzano and Voltri. Geranium striatum, Linn. (' Ital mer.'), near 

 Pegli ; possibly introduced. Ruta hracteosa, DC. (' Ital. mad., mer., 

 ins.'), near Pegli. Medicago sphcBrocarpa, Bert. ('Ital. med., mer., 

 ins.'), near Pegli. Trifolium Cherleri, Linn. ('Ital. med., mer., 

 ins.'), near Pegli. Lotus edulis, Linn. (' Ital. med., mer., ins.'), near 

 Pegli. Hijjpocrejns unisiliquosa, Linn. ('Ital. exc. bor.'), sea-coast, 

 San Eemo. Ervum parviflorum, Bert. ('Ital. med., mer., ins.'), 

 near Pegli. — W. Moyle Eogers. 



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Malesia. Publicata da Odoardo Beccari. Vol. i., part 3, 

 Genoa, 1878. 

 The 3rd part of Prof. Beccari's valuable work contains some 

 very interesting articles. Five new species of Osmoxylon are 

 described, and no less than nine of Rhododendron. There is a long 

 dissertation on the relationships of the Malayan flora apjropos of the 

 distribution of the three species of Nepenthes found in New Guinea ; 

 and an account, illustrated by five excellent plates, of the Burman- 

 niacece of Malaya. Of this cm-ious family, two new genera of the 

 tribe Thismiea; are described, Bagnisia (dedicated to Dr. Carlo Bagnis^ 



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