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cords the finding of Teucrium Charaaedrys on Besborough Common, 

 near Minchinhampton, Gloucestersliire. It grew amongst loose stones, 

 intermixed with Polypodium calcareum, and formed a patch of per- 

 haps twenty square yards. The habitat had much the appearance of 

 being a genuine one. 



Notice of Hooker'' s ' Journal of Botany and Keio Garden Miscellany^ 



No. 28, April, 1851. 



The papers in this number are intituled : — 



' Characters of Gnaphalioid Compositse of the division Angiantheae. 

 By Asa Gray.' 



' Das Konigliche Herbarium zu Mtinchen geschildert. By Dr. C. 

 F. Ph. von Martins.' 



' Second Report on Mr. Spruce's Collections of Dried Plants from 

 North Brazil. By George Bentham, Esq.' 



' Contributions to the Botany of Western India. By N. A. Dalzell, 

 Esq., M.A.' 



' Figure and Description of a new species of Ranunculus from the 

 Rocky Mountains. By Sir W. J. Hooker, D.C.L., F.R.S.A.' 



Botanical Information : — Mr. Plant's Advertisement. (See wrapper 

 of the April ' Phytologist.') 



Notices of Books : — ' Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief. Uitgeg- 

 even door W. H. de Vriese, F. Dozy en J. H. Molkenboer. Leyden.' 

 ' Plantae Junghunianae. Enumeratio Plantarum, quas, in insulis Java 

 et Sumatra, detexit F. Jnnghun. 8vo. Fasc. I. Leyden, 1850.' 

 ' Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya. By Dr. Joseph Hooker. 

 Fasc. II. Imperial folio.' ' The Victoria regia, beautifully illus- 

 trated with four coloured plates ; by Mr. Fitch ; the descriptive por- 

 tion by Sir W. J. Hooker.' ' Icones Plantarum ; by Sir W. J. Hooker.' 



I find nothing in this number of which an abstract would be likely 

 to interest the readers of the ' Phytologist.' 



Notice of the ' Annals and Magazine of Natural History^ No. 40, 



April, 1851. 



This number contains but two botanical papers, and as both of 

 these already appear in abstract in this journal, I can only give their 

 titles. 



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