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attained by the substitution of Asteracece for Composite. An alpha- 

 betical arrangement is adopted, and separate lists are given of the 

 donations to the Museum and those to the Herbarium. Among 

 the former we note " Cinchona rombiana (R. Thorns. MS.)," and 

 among the latter " Cinclwna Pombinna, Enriques, MS.'' On 

 referring to the Pharmaceutiad Journal (3rd s. xxii. 87G), where 

 the bark is described, it would appear that this name is rather 

 intended to apply to a cultivated form than to represent a species : 

 it stands as "4. Povibiana" under the heading "Valuable Cin- 

 chona Barks from New Granada." As the list was published before 

 the end of 1895, the matter is one which is commended to those 

 who are preparing the Supplement to Mr. Jackson's Index — apropos 

 of which we may note the curious entry in the list of new books 

 given in the Spectator for Jan. lltli — " Hooker (J. D.) and Another 

 — Index Keicensis." Mr. Jackson will be inclined to exclaim — 

 " Hos ego versiculos feci, tulit alter honores." 



The portrait of Mr. Carruthers which has been painted by Mr. 

 P, A. Hay for the Linnean Society is now in the Society's rooms. 

 The formal presentation will be made by Sir W. H. Flower, on 

 behalf of the subscribers, at the Society's meeting on Feb. 6th. 



Nearly three thousand drawings of British Fungi by Mr. Edwin 

 Wheeler, of Clifton, have been generously presented to the Depart- 

 ment of Botany, British Museum, by Messrs. Edwin and Henry 

 Wheeler. The drawings are not only of a high degree of artistic 

 merit, but are faithful botanical studies of this difficult group, and 

 of especial value as accurate records of colour characters. It is 

 intended to make a special exhibition of a selection of them in the 

 gallery of the Department. 



Another gift to the Botanical Department of great value and 

 interest is a splendid series of specimens of giant Pacific Lami- 

 narians from Mr. W. E. Shaw, of Lelaud Stanford University, 

 California. Full-grown complete specimens of such genera as 

 Nereocystis, Er/retiia, Macrocijstis, &c., have been seen by few of 

 our phycologists, and it is hoped that before long they will be on 

 public view. 



Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot's account of his travels, entitled 

 A Naturalist in Mid- Africa, will be published immediately ; and 

 Dr. Gregory's book — The Great Rift Valley — will probably be issued 

 this month. 



London for Jan. 23rd publishes an interview with the Director 

 of Kew Gardens on the London University question ; " Mr. Dyer 

 considers we have been all wrong," and advocates, as others have 

 done, the establishment of a great teaching university in London. 

 The same journal contains an account of the introduction of "girl 

 gardeners" at Kew. "The Director could not engage them as 

 regular gardeners, but as 'boys.'" Being called boys, they 

 dress accordingly : " one condition laid down was that they should 

 wear trousers, and they cheerfully complied," as "new women" 

 might be expected to do. All this seems rather funny. 



