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Cork Formation in herbaceous stems" (Tab. 5, 6). — C. Groenlund 

 ** Catalogue of the higher Cryptogams and Phanerogams of Iceland.", 



New Boohs.— 'S. D. Hooker and others, "Flora of British India," 

 pt. 3, completing 1st volume. — F. Cohn, " Die Entwickelungs- 

 geschichte der gattung Volvox." — A. W. Eichler, " Bliithendin- 

 gramme construirt u. erliiutert," vol. i. (Leipsig, 9s.) 



Dr. Asa Gray's " Botanical Contributions," in the " Proceedings 

 of the American Academy " for 1874 (vol. x.) consist of a synopsis of 

 Korth American Thistles, 26 species of Cnicus of which 6 are here 

 described for the first time ; various notes on Borraginece with revi- 

 sions of several genera, notably Eritrichium ; a synopsis of the iN". 

 American species of F/ii/salis, resulting in a reduction of the species to 

 17, including 3 new ones ; and descriptions of new species, chiefly 

 Californian, of various jS'atural Orders. 



Prof. Baillon's " Monographies " continue to appear with regu- 

 larity. The parts recently issued comprise the Orders, TerehinthacecB 

 Sapindacecd, Malpighiacece, and Meliacece, and complete the 5th 

 volume. 



M. Kurz describes several new species of various Orders and from 

 different parts of India, in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of 

 Bengal, for 1874 (vol. xliii., pt. 2.). 



Hanstein's "Bot. Abhandlungen," for 1874 (2nd Band, 3rd Heft), 

 consists of a long paper by Ludwig Koch, illustrated by 4 plates, on 

 the development of the Cuscutas. 



The English translation of Sachs's " Lehrbuh der Botanik," edited 

 by Mr. A. W. Bennett and Professor Thiselton Dyer, to the prepara- 

 tion of which we alluded some months ago, will, we understand, be 

 published by the Clarendon Press, Ox ford, in the course of the pre- 

 sent month. 



Dr. Gibelli, of Pavia, is appointed Professor of Botany at the 

 University of Modena, and Dr. Arcangeli, of Leghorn, to the staff of 

 the Museum at Florence with care of the Cryptogams. 



From the annual report (March, 1874) of Dr. King, ou the govern- 

 ment Cinchona plantation in British Sikkim, we learn tluit their condi- 

 tion is very satisfactory. The plantations practically consist of the two 

 species Cinchona siicciriihra and C. Calisaya, yielding i espectively red 

 and yellow bark, in the proportion of about 2,000,000 of the former 

 to 300,000 of the latter. The cultivation of C. officinalis, yielding 

 crown bark, has been abandoned, as well as of those species which 

 afford the gray barks. The plantations occupy about 2000 acres, and a 

 resident quinologist, Mr. C. H. Wood, has been recently appointed. 



A Botanical Garden is contemplated at Chicago, for which 60 

 acres have been set apart in the park : it is also intended to institute 

 a herbarium, library, and museum in connection with the garden. The 

 board of managers have issued a circular soliciting contributions to all 

 these departments, expressing a hope of being able at an early date 

 to make suitable returns. 



Sir Charles Lyell, Bart., F.R.S., the most eminent geologist of his 

 time, died at his house in Harley Street, on Feb. 22nd, in his 78th 

 year, after a long illness. 



