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relation of numbers, parts and form. It is a remarkable law of Nature, 

 that families that are irregular may return by these monstrous forms 

 to their regular families ; while we never see a regular flower realise 

 the structure of an irregular one." 



' Berberis Darwinii,' being the description, history, &c., of a Ber- 

 beris very closely resembling the common barberry : it is found in 

 Chiloe, Patagonia, Valdivia, and Osorno, and is named after Mr. Dar- 

 win, one, if not the earliest, of its discoverers. It is extremely flori- 

 ferous, the colour being bright orange, and is recommended as a 

 hardy and highly ornamental shrub. 



' The Genera and Species of Cultivated Ferns ; by Mr. J. Houlston 

 and Mr. T. Moore.' A continuation of the paper already noticed, 

 and fully justifying all I have said in its praise. This portion contains 

 descriptions of two species of Stenochlaena, one of Polybolrya, one of 

 Olfersia, one of Anetium, one of Dictyoglossum, one of Acroslichum, 

 three of Platycerium, and one of Gymnopteris. The illustrations of 

 these genera are excellent. 



' Sacred Botany ; — the Cereals.' A paper in which I have slender 

 faith, the species particularized in our translations generally emanat- 

 ing from the translators. The same may be said of all papers pub- 

 lished under the title of Sacred or Scripture Zoology. 



' New Seedling Verbenas.' 



' Garden Hints for Amateurs.' ^ 



' Plants and Plant Judging.' ' . 



' Progress of Horticulture.' 



Meetings of the Horticultural and National Floricultural Societies. 



The Analytical Sanitary Commission. 



Under this title the ' Lancet' is publishing a series of papers on 

 the adulteration of food, remarkable for the talent with which they are 

 written and for the importance of the facts disclosed. Samples pur- 

 chased from many shops are subjected to examinations, chemical and 

 microscopic, and the results published at length, profusely illustrated 

 with engravings of the microscopic appearance both of the genuine 

 and the adulterated articles. Up to the present time these examina- 

 tions have been confined to the metropolis, but the investigations are 

 to be extended to other large towns, and the names of both honest 

 and dishonest traders published. The second report on coffee says :, 



