336 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
continuation and amplification, we presume, of the ‘Naturalists’ Scrap Book,’ 
local natural history. We wish this useful publication every success, and 
shall not fail to encourage it by presenting our readers with occasional extracts 
from it 
M. Casimir de Candolle has published, in the a of the Geneva 
Natural History Society, a ‘Mémoire sur la Famille des Pipéracées,’ illustrated 
by figures, to which we should wish to direct atten 
The ‘ Botanical Results (Botanische Ergebnisse) = cm Journey to Brazil of 
E Majesty the Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian I., during the years 1859-60,’ 
y Dr. Heinrich Wawra, has just been published at Vienna. It forms a 
= volume of 234 pages, accompanied by 104 lithographs, some of them 
coloured. 
Mr. J. Smith’s collection of Ferns, next to that of the late Sir W. J. 
Hooker's the most perfect and valuable in the world, has been bought by the 
British Museum. S same institution has also acquired the Diatomacee of 
the late Dr. Grevill 
The sian an nual meeting of the Royal Botanie Society of 
London was held at the gardens, Regent’s Park, Mr. B. Attwood "dois 
in the chair. The Report of the Council stated that the number of n 
Fellows elected during the year was larger than in that immediately iridis, 
bove the average of the past nine years. The total receipts of the year, 
including the balance brought forward, amounted to £10,476. 4s. 6d., and the 
payments to £8921. 15s. 10d., thus leaving a balance in hand t £1554. 8s. 8d. 
The gardens had been well attended during the year, amongst other visitors 
lease from the Crown for thirty-one years, many new plants had been added to 
the collections, and others had flowered for the first time, especially the hardy 
Chinese Palm-tree, which bids fair to become a valuable addition to - 
larger than usual, and the facilities afforded to lecturers, artists, and visus 
was highly appreciated by them. The council and officers were re-elected. 
The death of two eminent German nee se to be recorded, Dr. 
Kotschy, of Vienna, and Dr. Mettenius, of Leip Dr. Kotschy is well 
August at Leipzig, where he was Professor of Botany and Director of the 
Botanie Garden, a situation em formerly by the late Dr. Kunze, whose pre- 
dilection for Ferns Dr. Metteni . He was a son-in-law of Dr. Alex- 
ander Braun, and only fictae years of age when his useful life came to a 
premature end. 
