380 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
March 20th.— Oak leaves commencing to fall. 
April 3rd.— Chinese Chrysanthemum commencing to flower. 
4th.— Elm leaves commencing to fall. 
9th.— Coes' fine late Ked Plum commencing to ripen. 
1 8th.— Mountain Ash leaves commencing to fall. 
25th.— Leaves of Black Mulberry commencing to fell. 
30th.— Seeds of Carpinus Betulus commencing to fall. 
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May 10th.— First Medlar ripe. 
Wth.—Coronilla glauca commencing to flower. 
25th. — Ailanthus glandulosa leaves all shed. 
■30th. — Phoiinia sermlata commencing to flower 
31 s t. — Spiraa prunifolia commencing to flower. 
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1 The Darwinian Theory of the Transmutation of Species examined by a 
Graduate of the University of Cambridge,' is the title of an octavo volume of 
387 pages of Anti-Darwinian tendency, just published by J. Nisbet and Co. 
Mr. Clements E. Markham accompanies the Abyssinian Expedition in the 
capacity of Geographer and Botanist. 
A useful ■ Manual of the British Seaweeds,' by S. O. Gray, has just been 
brought out by Reeve and Co. 
Professor Unger has retired from the chair of Botany at the Vienna Uni- 
versity. 
The second and concluding volume of the ' Miscellaneous Botanical W orks 
of Robert Brown,' edited by J. J. Bennett, Esq., is nearly ready for distribution 
to the members of the Ray Society, by whom it is published. It contains the 
Systematic Memoirs of Mr. Brown, and the numerous contributions made by 
him to systematic w T orks. 
Linnean Society of London.— Nov. 7th — G. Bentham, Esq., President, 
in the chair. Dr. Campbell exhibited a series of Drawings of the Plants of 
Central India, executed by Mrs. Ashburner. Nov. 21st.— G. Bentham, Esq., 
President, in the chair. Mr. W. H. Spencer was elected a Fellow. Mr. Ward 
exhibited some dried specimens of British Plants, exhibiting the influence of 
climate and local conditions in altering their character and appearance. Dr. 
Braithwaite exhibited two Mosses, new to this country, Amblystegium confer- 
voides and Hypnum Bambergeri, both discovered by Dr. Fraser, of Wolver- 
hampton. Mr. Hanbury exhibited fresh specimens of the Fruit of Amomum 
Clusii, ripened, as he believed, for the first time in Britain. The following 
papers were read : — " On the Fagus castanea of Loureiro's * Flora Cochmchi- 
nensis' ; with descriptions of two new Chinese Corylacece" by Dr. H. F. 
Hance ; " Note on the Isoetes capsularis, Roxb.," by Mr. J. Scott ; u Synopsis 
of the South African Be&tiacea? by Dr. M. T. Masters ; " Notes on the Flora 
of North-East Tasmania," by Mr. W. K. Bissill ; " On the Branched Palms in 
Southern India," by Dr. S. P. Andy ; and * Observations on Thlaspi alpestre, 
L.," by Mr. J. Windsor. 
Mr. Cutter, of 35, Great Russell Street, has on sale a large collection of 
Ferns, collected by Moritz in Venezuela, which he is willing to dispose of for 
£4. The collection contains many duplicates, and might be made into several 
sets, with a view to resale. 
