LITERATURE. 



..„nt s, minifero praeditarum , etc. — Append. 4 in indice 

 the Drmneliaceae with a superior ovary, etc., by Prof. K. Koch. 

 irk from I The fourth tribe also comprises five genera : Coltendorfia, 

 Schult, fil.; Navia, Schult. fil.; Brocchinia, Schult. fil.; p r io- 

 ?ae. The nophylli'in . Koch: and Uechiia, Kl.(non Zucc). 

 •ides the At the end of this monograph of genera , to which we 

 we think cannot here give the critical examination it demands , the 

 e. These author reviews the species of Dyckia to the number of eight, 

 r; Erio- namely: D. sulphurea, Koch, D. rariflora, Schult. fil. J). 

 Macro- remoti flora, Otto and Dietr., D.gigantea f Lindl., D. montevi- 

 ?atopsis, densis, Koch. !). ('frfho/r/»<'y/.sis, Koch, D. densiflora, Schult. 

 A, «'!.!;- til., and I), dissitiflora, Schult. til. 



11. ; and This is followed by descriptions of some new or diffe- 

 rently limited species as : Platystachys latifolia (Tillandsia 

 . <vniT,i latifnii,!. Meyen.), P. Ehrenbergii, Koch, and P. patens, 

 imannia Willd., Encholirion corallinum and Saundersii, described 

 Weob- by as (underthe names of Tillandsia corallina and Scrnnd- 

 . Vriesea Glaziouana, Lem. going to T. gigantea, Mar- 

 lie same tins; T. setacea, Sw., T. Selloa, Koch and PrionopkyUum 

 raeflora Selloum, Koch. 



thopcta- We reserve for another occasion an examination of the 

 reasons which have induced to alter the names and relative 

 : /».,//,- positions of several genera, we strongly doubt whether his 

 arrelia, classification will be accepted by all botanists. 



pie of Tonrnefort, 



tha to Cotoneaster. 



ros) for Crataegus 



ies : P. communis, 



P. nivalis, Jacq. 



Thouin. p. canes- 



P.amygdaliformis, 



longi folia, Spach., 



lura, llvichh. and 



. (including P. sa- 



OS counter to the 

 of the Pomaceae, 

 others, whose di- 

 pretend to decide 



of those who have made a special study of the group in 

 question. 



Peodromus Florae Hispanic ae. — The first. part of the 

 third volume of this work, edited by Messrs. Willkomm 

 and Lange, is now ready. It contains 240 octavo pages. 



Culture des arbres fruitiers pour la grande pro- 

 duction. — Mr. Ch. Baltet has just published a second 

 edition of his pamphlet on Fruit-trees cultivated for market 

 purposes. It is a little work that was welcomed by growers 

 on its first appearance , and from its concise and practical 

 form deserves to be widely spread. Preceded by some general 

 considerations on the management of fruit-growing on a 

 large scale, we have separate chapters treating of the 

 Apricot, Cherry, Peach, Pear, Apple, Plum and Vine, fol- 

 lowed by instructions respecting gathering and packing of 

 fruits. The chapter devoted to Pears is the most remarkable. 

 Here he enters into the whole question of culture , selection 

 of varieties, distances between the trees, preparation of the 

 soil, planting, pruning, renewal, etc. To give a fair ana- 

 lysis of this memoir, we should have to quote it almost in 

 full. We prefer recommending its purchase, which from its 

 modest price of one franc is within the reach of all. 



Notice sue les lis, by Mr. Krelage. - W T e have received 

 the first number of a memoir on the Lilies from our esteemed 

 correspondent, which we should have noticed long ago, had 

 we not preferred waiting for the second part, and entering 

 into a fuller consideration of the subject. This work is the 

 same appeared in the Dutch Tuinbouw Illustratie of the 

 same author, and was translated by our friend Mr. Rodigas. 

 This part treats more particularly of Lilium Wittei, Thun- 

 bergianum, tigrinum, auratum, Humboldtii, and speciosum. 

 It may be had of Mr. J. H. Krelage, Haarlem, Holland. 



E. A. 



