186 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
We have just received the fifth volume of Dr. Ferd. Mueller's 'Fragmenta 
Phytographise Australia?.' 
Mr. C. D. Larbalestier has just published the first Fasciculus of the Lichens 
of Jersey and Sark, containing fifty species, among which are some new to 
Britain, such as Bceomyces carneus, Florke ; Lithographa petrcsa, D. E. \ Ope- 
grapha vulgata, var. sieriza, Ach. ; Opegrapha lithyrga, Ach. ; two new to 
science, Verrucaria Whichcotii, Larbal., and Lecidia diducens, Nyl. ; and 
several that are rare and little known, as Lecidea carneo-lutea, Turn., Stlcta 
ac rata, Sm., etc. We may hope that many more interesting and novel species 
will reward Mr. Larbalestier' s researches in a locality where comparatively 
little has been done with this order of plants. The price of each fascicle, in- 
cluding the postage in Britain, is 12*. 6d. The author's address is "Koche 
Vue, St. Aubin's, Jersey." 
M. Reverchon, of Briancon, Hautes Alpes, France, informs us that he in- 
tends distributing plants collected by him in the Alps of Dauphiny, Savoy, 
and Piedmont, at the price of 10 francs per century. Those wishing to ob- 
tain sets must communicate with him, addressing letters to " poste rest ante, 
Briancon." 
Dr. J. J. Bigsby, in the account of his ■ Thesaurus Siluricus ' submitted 
lately to the Eoyal Society, Btated that 76 species of plants have been found in 
Silurian strata. Of these, 16 species are from the lower division of Barrande's 
Primordial Stage, 6 from the upper division, and the remainder from the Silu- 
rian period proper. 
The Botanical Society of France have sent out invitations for a Congress to 
be held at Paris, from the 16th to the 23rd of August, 1867, when it is expected 
that the International Exhibition will induce botanists to come to Paris from 
foreign countries, as well as from the provinces of France itself. The o je 
of the Congress are the reading of papers on pure or applied botany, an 
cussions upon them j and the Society are especially desirous of introducing 
such subjects of importance as the influence of the sun on the distribution 
the species of plants, and the necessity of establishing a botanical codetodeci e 
difficult questions as to synonymy and priority. The meetings of the tong 
will be held at the Society's house, 84, Rue de Grenelle Saint-Germain, m&* 
of the halls belonging to the Imperial Horticultural Society, to be lent for j&* 
purpose. The first meeting will be held at eight o'clock in the evening ol * 
16th of August, when the Committee will be elected. In the intervals between 
the meetings of the Congress, some of the members of the Society will give i a 
vice to foreigners and accompany them to scientific collections and esta 
ments in Paris. Notice of papers or inquiries should be addressed to 
Bureau, who is acting as Secretary to the Congress Committee, at 84, 
Grenelle Saint- Germain, Paris. . 1 g^ 
Miocene Flora of Greenland.— At the meeting of the Geologic ^ 
ciety of London, held May 8, 1867, eight slabs from the Miocene ^P 091 * 
Atanakerdluk in Greenland, lat. 70° N., were exhibited by R. H. Sc ° U ' J 
They contained numerous leaves which had been determined as to _ 
Professor Heer :— (1) Inhibiting Populus arctica, Hecr ; Paliurus C M* | ' 
Beer; Uedera MClurii, Heer; M'Clintockia Lyellii, Hecr ; Quercus 
