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Guil. Miquel." This fills all the rest of No. 44, and is continued into 

 the succeeding one. 



No. 45. — Following the Aniraadversiones, we have " Descriptions 

 of two new genera of Euphorbiaceae ;" as also, remarks " On the affi- 

 nities of the genera Henslowia, Raleighia and Alzatea," by Dr. Plan- 

 chon. " Botanical Information " succeeds, chiefly concerned with 

 the journeys and collectings of Geyer and Gordon, in western Ame- 

 rica. " Contributions to the Botany of South America," by Mr. 

 Miers, concludes the number, and occupies several pages of the next. 

 A good article, but too technical for extract. 



No. 46. — " Note on the Flower of the Narcissus," by Louis Cagnat, 

 describes the morphological structure, if we may so term it, of the 

 Narcissus. Then comes a " Description of a new genus of Diosmeae," 

 by Dr. Planchon, who dedicates the two species to the author of Pan- 

 tagruel, in conferring upon them the name of Rabelaisia. " Algae 

 Novae Zealandiae," by Hooker and Harvey, occupying a considerable 

 portion of this number, which concludes with the continuation of Mr. 

 Gardner's " Visit to Madras," &c. Here Mr. G. describes his excur- 

 sions about the Neelgherry hills, in company with Dr. Wight. Their 

 first excursion took them to the highest summit, that of Dodabetta, 

 8400 feet above the level of the sea, and having a mean temperature 

 of 56** or 57.° " On shady banks, and even in open, exposed places, 

 the wild strawberry {Fragaria elatior) grows in the greatest profusion, 

 from the level of Ootacamund [about 7000 feet], even to the very 

 summit of the mountain, in which latter situation I found it, both in 

 flower and fruit." At this elevation, while the species are mostly dif- 

 ferent, the generic character of the Flora partakes much of the Euro- 

 pean. Omitting the specific names, as unnecessary to the British 

 botanist, we find the following genera enumerated : Anemone, Ra- 

 nunculus, Dipsacus, Wahlenbergia, Bupleurum, Pimpinella, Vale- 

 riana, Senecio, Gnaphalium, Gaultheria, Anaphalis, Cotoneaster, 

 Hedyotis, Euonymus, Microtropis, Monocera, Eugenia, Celtis, with 

 Prunella vulgaris and Alchemilla Zeylandica ; the latter so like our 

 British A. vulgaris, that it was considered to be really such by Dr. 

 Amott. 



No. 47. — Mr. Gardner's " Visit " is here concluded on his return to 

 Ceylon. " It is curious " he writes, " that while the Neelgherries, 

 and the mountain ranges of Ceylon have many European forms of 

 plants in common, yet each presents a few which are peculiar to itself 

 Thus the Prunella vulgaris, Paruassia Wightiana, Lysimachia Lesche- 

 naultii, Rosa Leschenaullii, the four species of Viburnum and two of 



