248 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
Dr. — and Captain Bedford Pim, R.N., have just published, conjointly 
Hall), a book of travel in Finda, Panama, and Mosqui 
under the Rs of ‘ Mte on the Roadside, in which will be found some 
matter interesting to bota: 
ve received a doli " Prof. C. C. Babington's long-expected * British 
Rubi, on which we shall have occasion to speak at length. It is published 
by Mr. Van Voorst, but, unfortunately, at present without the plates, which 
we believe were placed in the hands of an artist notorious for delay. But as 
half a loaf is better than no bread at all, we are thankful that Prof. Babington 
has at least given us the letterpress 
BOTANICAL cung OF Evursenau, April 8.—The following communica- 
tions were :—l. Notes on Range in Depth of Marine Alge. By Pro 
fessor Dickie gus p- 148). II. Remarks on Scirpus parvulus. By A. G. Ne 
Esq. III. Notes on the Varieties of Tea ———Ó in pigers By Mr. William 
Bell. IV. Notes on a Botanical E SI 1868. By Alexander 
Craig-Christie, Esq. V. Notice of Plants N aturalized on the Banks of the 
Gala and Tweed. By Gilbert C. A. Stuart, Esq. Many of the plants referred 
to by the author are new to Scotland, most of them are rare even in England, 
and not a few of. them are evidently entire strangers to Great Britain. Only 
Among the plants metre in the paper were :— Camelina sativa, Lepidium 
ruderale, Saponaria officinalis, Silene Anglica, Medicago maculata, Medicago 
denticulata, Lythrum rum. hyesopifolium, Pone tetraphyllum, Daucus gum- 
mifer, Caucalis daucoides, Erigeron acris, Centaurea solstitialis, Xanthium 
spinosum, Solanum nigrum, Amaranthus Blitum, Chenopodium murale, Rumex 
palustris, Cannabis sativa, Setaria viridis, Apera Spica-venti, Polypogon Mon- 
speliensis, P. littoralis, Gastridium lendigerum, Festuca uniglumis, and Hor- 
deum pratense. He considers that the plants must have been ee with 
the wool brought to the manufactories in the district. VI. On some British 
Plantagines allied to Plantago maritima, L. By Dr. Buchanan White The 
examination of all the species belonging to the P. maritima group contained in 
the herbaria of the University of Edinburgh and the Botanical Society, he has 
come to the conclusion that instead of P. maritima being the only British 
representative of the group, there are altogether three species in Britain, viz., 
P. alpina, L., P. maritima, and P. serpentina. He coneluded by giving descrip- 
tions E the different species. VII. Notice of some New and Rare British 
Mosses. By Mr. John Sadler. The first species referred to was Grimmia 
pcne discovered for the first time in Britain on Arthur's Seat, in March 
last, by Mr. William Bell; second, a luridus, which had ig 
gathered by James vie in March, and Mr. William Bell in April, in th 
neighbourhood of Edinburgh; third, Pottia minutula, found in T i 
quantity in the EDIT s Park, near the powder magazine. VIII. Report on 
the Open-air Vegetation i in the Royal Botanic Garden. By Mr. M‘Nab. 
