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close for you what perhaps forms a new Proteaceous genus 
allied to Lambertia, but I have not seen the fruit."* 
The copious collections, mentioned in the above extracts, 
are now on their way to England, on board the “ Kilmaurs,” 
bound for London. 
Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. 
We are happy in being able to state, that this valuable 
work is rapidly drawing towards its conclusion. The 63rd 
livraison has just reached our hands. 
Voyage Botanique dans le Midi de l'Espagne, par Edmond 
Boissier. 
We briefly announced the publication of this work at p. 311 
of the present volume of this Journal. It has now ad- 
vanced to twenty livraisons, and as far as the Graminee, 
following De Candolle's arrangement. Sixteen or seventeen 
only were promised, but no one will regret the extension of 
so excellent a flora of a country hitherto but very little known 
to the naturalist. While waiting for its completion, in order 
to notice more particularly the plants that are systematically 
described, we are sure our readers will have pleasure in 
perusing the following extracts from the **Narration et 
Géographie Botanique," which gives such a lively picture of 
the scenery and people of the South of Spain in its present 
state. Itis entitled :—“ Spanish Botany, and Voyage from 
Marseilles to Valence.” 
(To be continued in our next.) 
* This proves to be a new and very distinct species of Lambertia, of which 
ascrap had been sent in a former letter, just enough to identify the fact, and 
enough to gratify, in a very high degree, the lateeminent botanist whose name 
it bears, while on his dying bed, and when he had heiesiy strength to hold the 
specimen in his hand. 
