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VIII, In the Exhibition the ai'ticles will be separated into^ 



their different Classes. 



IX, A Catalogue of all the ai'ticles which are exhibited will be 

 published before the Exhibition" opens ; and each exhibitor is 

 requested to forward, as early as possible, such short description 

 of the articles he exhibits as he would wish to appear iu the 

 Catalogue. Woodcuts, provided by exhibitors, will be admitted 

 into the Catalogue if approved of by the Committee. The 

 Committee reserve to themselves the right of using such portion 

 only of the descriptions sent as they may think proper. No self- 

 praise will be admitted. They must be received at least ten 

 days before the day of Exhibition, or they will not be included in 

 the Catalogue. 



X. Where any special stand or fitting is required, it must be 

 doue at the expense of the exhibitor. 



XI. The number of passes given to exhibitors will be regulated 

 by the importance of the respective exhibitions; but not more 

 than two passes will be given to any one exhibitor. 



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XXXIV.— MONOGllAPHIC SKETCH OF THE 



CONIFEKS OF JAPAN. 



By Andrew Mubkat, Assistant SGcretary, 



The two botanists who, by their explorations in Japan, have 

 recently added so much to our knowledge of the vegetable pro- 

 ducts of that country, namely, Mr, Fortune and Mr. John G. 

 Veitch, have now happily returned to England: Mr. Fortune 

 having come back two or three months ago, and Mr. Veitch, 

 whose travels w^ere prolonged by a visit to the Philippine Isles, 

 having arrived last week. These gentlemen have both kindly 

 intimated their readiness to place any of their stores, whether of 

 specimens or information, at the disposal of the Society, and the 

 Council have gladly availed themselves of their offer. 



Of the novelties or rarities introduced by them, the Conifers 

 are probably the family in which the greatest number of Fellows 

 are interested, and a connected account of the different species 

 found in Japan (so far as yet known) may therefore be more 

 acceptable to them than that of any other family. 



Tlie original works on the flora of Japan, in which this family is 



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