Dr. Hooker on American Botany. 279 
South Shetland,” (U. fasciata of Torrey); by Mr. Lewis de 
Schweinitz, in a valuable “‘ Monograph of the genus Viola ;” 
by Mr. Nuttall, on a “ collection of plants. made in East Flo- 
rida by Mr. Ware 3”. by Mr. M. C. Leavenworth, on | four 
new species of plants from Alabama ;” by’ Professor C. 
Dewey of William’s College, upon ‘ Cartces 
fn the Journal of the Academy of Sciences, ~y Botanical 
Memoirs are entirely from the pen of Mr. Nut 
The Annals Ns the ae of Natural History of New- 
York were only co ced last year; but the numbers, (of 
which we have acncies rive from that excellent “timo 
consi several communications on the subject of botany. 
No. I. is a “Synopsis of the Lichens of the state of ete: 
York,” by Mr. A. Halsey ; and a description by Dr. Torrey 
of “some new and rare plants collected in the rocky moun- 
tains, during the expedition thither, commanded by Major 
Long, by Dr? Edwin James ;” in No. II. a ‘*Synopiis of the 
Carises,” by Dr. Schweinitz. No. HI. contains an article “on 
-the American Utricularia,” by M. Le Conte, who enumerates 
11 species. No. 1V. “onthe genus Gratiola,” by the same 
author. No. V. “on the genus emegey® by M. Le Conte ; 
and on “some new grasses found by Dr. James, on the 
rocky mountains,” by Dr. Torrey. 
Mr. Schweinitz, whom we have already more than once 
alluded to, is a native of Germany, where, as wellas through- 
out Europe, he is advantageously known, in conjunction with 
M. Albertini, as the author of a Latin work on the Fungi of 
Upper Lusatia, Since his residence in America, he has con- 
tinued to dedicate most of his attention to the fungi ; and his 
manuscript, containing a account of 1373 fungi found in 
Upper Carolina alone, was edited by Dr. Schwaegrichen i in 
1823, under the title of # & Symopaie Fungorum Caroline 
perioris,” in a thin volume, 4to; and it is not a little singular 
to Seat ire many of these are common to Europe as well 
as Am 
We shall close our notice of Americas botanical publica- 
tions by the mention of that, which, if we may judge from the 
first number, A elgg ert is all that we have — received from the 
municated th e plan ant to Dr. Torrey, s seems inclined to believe this lic hen 
‘to be the only vegetable production of New South Shetland. We have 
received half a-dozen different ones, and will venture te predict that: 
many more will vet be discovered. 
