252 NEW PUBLICATIONS. 
H JOT OF 
Prodromo della Flora Toscana, ossia Catalogo metodico delle Piante che 
^ mascono salvatiche in Toscana e nelle isole, o che vi sono estesamente 
^» coltivate, con la indicazione dei luoghi nei quali si trovano, del tempo 
loro fioritura e fruttificazione, dei loro nomi volgari ed usi; di Teo- 
^'doro Caruel, Firenze; 1860-62; Paris and London: Bailliire:’ 
"Mr. Theodore Corüel is of English descent, but was born, we believe, 
in Italy, and has held for some years an official position at the Museum 
of Natural History of Florence. In 1858 he published à very in- 
teresting commentary of Cesalpinus” Herbarium, one of the oldest col- 
lections of dried plants existing, having been made about 200 years e 
Mr. Caruel is now engaged in bringing out a Prodromus of the Flora 
of Tuscany, two parts of which have already been issued, comprising 
the Thalamiflore and Polypetalous Calycifloræ, in all about 900 species. 
Descriptions have been omitted; but the synonymy seems to be worked 
up with care, and the geographical distribution’ of the different 
plants is given with great minuteness. A number of critical remarks 
will render the work highly acceptable to those who make the European 
flora their special study, ^ ' ime 
~The Prodromus is to be completed in four numbers, and will forma — 
thick octavo volume, price about 20 franes. 
Flora of Marlborough [Wiltshire]; with Notices of the Birds, and & 
Sketch of the Geological Features of the Neighbourhood. [By the 
Rev. T. A. Preston.] 12mo. 129 and xxiv. pages. London: Van 
Voorst. 1863. 
The name of the author of this nice little book does not appear 
upon the title-page ; but we learn from the preface that it is the pro- 
duction of the Rev. T. A. Preston, one of the masters of the college 
at Marlborough ; also that it is compiled ** mainly for the purpose of 
assisting those members of the college who may be fond of botany; 
and that any value which it may have beyond this is only what any — 
ordinary list of the kind would possess." This is a modest form ^ 
which to place its claims to notice; for it is deserving of attention 
from British local botanical geographers, ! d 
Mr. Preston has divided the country to which his researches extent, S. 
a circle having a radius of six miles from Marlborough as a centre, 2: 
