252 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
taken academical degrees or honours in science and mathematics ^ill^olly 
or partially, be excused from the examination of admission as well astho 
examination in sciences, and only be required to furnish proof of a sufficient 
knowledge of German or French. Candidates who have passed any examina- 
tion requiring a sufficiently high standard of proficiency will be excused exa- 
mination in the branches in which they have been previously examined Her 
Majesty's Secretary of State for India will determine how far the certificates 
of candidates may entitle them to exemption, either entire or partia 1 from 
examination. It is very desirable that candidates should, before proceeding to 
the Continent for their professional training, devote two months to a practical 
apprenticeship with an approved wood manager or forester in Scotland Jvtrly 
spring is the best season of the year for this purpose. A certificate ot their 
havint done so will entitle them to a stipend of £20, to be paid in case they 
pass The science examination. The course of training in forestry abroad wu 
commence on the 1st September, 1869, and be concluded on 1st September, 
1871, and will be conducted either at Nancy, in France, or at Hanover. • 
Recent Botanical Intelligence. By Professor Balfour. 1. Tendrils o fthe 
Cncurbitace*. 2. Sexual Organs of Fungi. 4. On a supposed ^ew bpecies 
of Vellozia, or probably a New Genus in the Order Hamad .race*. *y t 
fessor Balfour. Dr. Balfour stated that he had received from II Fox Aaww* 
Esq., the flowers of a plant which he had transmitted to the Royal Botani 
Garden last year. It is a native of Natal, and appears to belong to the n.» 
ord. H*modorace<e. It has not yet flowered in the Botanic Garden ; but tn 
following are some of the characters taken from the plant and from tlie no 
sent by Mr. Talbot :-Stems shortened, triangular, etfv cred with bwwnwj- 
at the lower part. Leaves with equitaut venation, alternate distichous, ■ 
iug at the base, lanceolate, about 6 inches long, margins with sharp «*"» 
apex sometimes split. Flowers solitary, on slender peduncles, about o 
long ; perianth six-leaved, at first delicate lilac, afterwards becoming green^ 
white, dry, and persistent, the green colour appearing particularly » ^ ^ > 
which become prominent; outer leaves of perianth ovato-oblon<x, » ^ 
what acuminated : inner leaves bluntish. Stamens six, with very "^ 
ments ; anthers two-celled, narrow, about five times longer than the i < > 
opening longitudinally and laterally. Pistil about the length ot the s 
Ovary inferior (one or three celled), style thick, stigma large, somewhat s^ 
shaped, grooved. Ovules oblong, numerous, attached to central p ' 
anatropal. Yellozias are chiefly natives of Brazil. This plant seems ^J^ 
sent the genus in Africa, and possesses interest on I it account. . ^ Jf 
proposed to call it Vellozia Talbot i. It may turn out to be a new g 
so, the name Talbotia will be given to it ; but the determination ot ^ ^ 
must be delayed until the plant flowers at the Botanic Garden. • Sad i er . 
Discovery of Orlhotrichum fhyllanthum near Edinburgh. By Mr. o 
Mr. Sadler had recently collected it on rocks by the sea at Dalmeuy 
