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will be fully characterised in the Botanical Magazine, t. 8386. 
Both it and C. macranthum have been cultivated in quantity during 
recent years. 
According to Matsumura, the species extends as far north as 
Urup, in the Kurile Islands, but I have not seen specimens from 
there or from the Island of Yezo. R. A. R. 
A Forest Flora of Chota Nagpur.'—The area with which this work 
deals is that portion of the highland region of Central India which 
is included in the political province of Bengal. Mainly composed 
of the administrative division of Chota Nagpur with the tributary 
state of Gangpur on its south-western border, it also takes in a single 
district, that of the Santal Parganahs to the north-east, which 
belongs to another division. The addition of this last district is 
fully justified ; it is an outlying one only in an administrative sense; 
topographically and botanically it forms an integral part of the 
upland country to the west of the lower and to the south of the 
upper portions of the great Gangetic Plain. The work, which has 
been drawn up primarily with reference to forest requirements, is 
directly benefited by the limitation of area which has been adopted, 
since it thereby includes practically the whole of the western forest 
divisions of Bengal. The addition of an excellent map enables the 
topographical features of the area to be readily understood and 
appreciably increases the usefulness of the book. : 
or, who has lived much and travelled extensively within 
this tract of country, is on this account, as well as because of the 
long and careful study he has bestowed on its vegetation, well 
qualified to prepare a satisfactory flora. The introductory remarks 
are concise and well put, and satisfy the reader that he knows the 
region well and that he fully appreciates the factors which have 
decided the character of its vegetation. Unfortunately, departmental 
needs have debarred him from discussing fully those elements of the 
Flora which cannot be claimed as “economic.” But for what he 
has given us we are grateful because we find, when the technical 
portion of the work is examined, that this is in no sense a compila- 
tion ; it is clearly the result of careful and independent study, while 
the resulting views are stated with much judgment and caution. 
e map, compiled by the Forest Survey and published by the 
Survey of India, sustains the reputation of these departments. The 
appearance of the book, however, is not attractive. But in spite of 
this drawback, this Forest Flora should form a useful companion to 
those residing in the area with which it deals who may be interested 
in its vegetation. 
1H. H. Haines; A Forest Flora of Chota Nagpur ; pp. xxxvii +634, with a 
map: Calcutta, 1910. ~ 
