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Lonicera, of the Neelgherries, have not yet been discovered in Cey- 

 lon ; while, on the other hand, the Agrimonia Eupatorium, Ranuncu- 

 lus hastatus and Viola Walked, of Ceylon, arc unknown in the Neel- 

 gherries. They each possess a Dipsacus, but these are distinct, 

 though nearly allied, species." 



Bongueria, a new genus of Plantagineaj, is next described by Mons. 

 J. Decaisne, having been figured in the preceding number. More in- 

 teresting for the British botanist is the next article, " Observations on 

 the Botany of Great Arran Island, Galway Bay," by Mr. Andrews, 

 whose observations on Irish plants are always valuable. It is clear 

 that the Irish Flora is not yet by any means sufficiently ascertained. 

 Several examples are mentioned by Mr. Andrews, of species quite re- 

 cently detected in Ireland, though known in England or Scotland. 

 A single specimen of Carlina racemosa was found among abundance 

 of C. vidgaris in Arran island, which the editor of the Journal sug- 

 gests to have been an introduced plant. An advertisement of Shim- 

 per's Mosses, a letter from Mr. Bridges, containing remarks on South 

 American Botany, a continuation of Mr. Bentham's valuable but too 

 voluminous " Notes on Mimoseae," complete the contents of this 

 number. 



No. 48. — " Notes on Miraoseae" continued, "Enumeration of plants 

 collected by Sir Robert Schomburgh, in British Guiana, by George 

 Bentham." "Description of three species of plants from Upper 

 India." " Fichtia, a new genus of arborescent Compositae," by Dr. 

 J. D. Hooker. " Zeyher and Burke ; South African collection of 

 Plants." Geyer's " Notes on the vegetation of the Missouri and Ore- 

 gon territories," continued. These are the contents of No. 48, which 

 offers nothing ])articularly requiring extract or comment. 



No. 49.—" Decades of Fungi," by the Rev. M. J. Berkeley. " Bo- 

 tanical Information." "Descriptions of new Mosses, from South Ame- 

 rica," by Dr. Taylor. These three articles occupy the present num- 

 ber. The " Botanical Information " includes notices of various col- 

 lections for sale, an announcement of Mr. Ralf's new work on British 

 Desmidiea3, Mr. Burke's Journal of his travels to collect in South 

 America, a continuation of Geyer's " Notes on the vegetation of the 

 Missouri and Oregon." 



No. 50. (February, 1846). Continuation of Dr. Taylor's " Descrip- 

 tions of South American Mosses " commences this number. A paper 

 follows, on a natural group of Carices, by Dr. Boott, including the 

 British C. vesical ia and C. ampuUacea, together with their American 

 allies, C. ulriculota, &c. The chief part of the number is devoted to 



