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Thunberg, from the Cape of Good Hope ; praeniorsuni of Svvartz, 

 from the West Indies, Teneriffe, Canary Islands, and New Holland ; 

 falcatura of Lamarck, from the East and West Indies, St. Helena, and 

 New Holland; polyodon of Forster, from New Zealand; serra of 

 Langsdorff and Fischer, from Brasil ; fontanum of Robert Brown, 

 Europe, and the authors also add Britain, which, I think, has been 

 shown to be an error ; lanceolatum of Hudson, from Britain, Madeira, 

 Channel Islands, Hungary, Bohemia, and South America (the authors 

 might have added France, Spain, Portugal, and Algeria) ; Adiantura- 

 nigrum of Linnaeus, from Britain, Europe, Madeira, and Carolina ; 

 acutum of Bory, from Teneriffe ; auritum of Swartz, from the West 

 Indies ; planicaule of Wallich, from the East Indies ; pubescens of 

 J. Houlston, a new species, supposed to be North-American ;* Filix- 

 femina of Linnaeus, from Britain, Eui'ope, Asia, and North America ; 

 Michauxii of Sprengel, from North America ; Brownii of J. Smith, 

 from New Holland and Van Diemeu's Land ;t axillare of Kaulfuss, 

 from Madeira ; and umbrosum of R. Brown, also from Madeira. 

 Thus we have no less than fifty-eight species described, and their 

 native countries specified. 



There was no number published in November, but one has appeared 

 on the 1st of December, and this will be the last. Its contents are 

 intituled : — 



* Crocus vernus,' var. Leedsii^ a beautiful garden crocus. 



* Vegetable Physiology ; by Arthur Henfrey, Esq., F.L.S., Lecturer 

 on Botany at St. George's Hospital.' 



' Theory and Practice of Pruning ; by Mr. H. Bailey, gardener to 

 G. V. Harcourt, Esq., M.P., Muncham Park. — Plum, Goosebeny, 

 Red, While, and Black Currant, Raspberry, Filbert.' 



' The Palmyra Palm.' 



* iEschynanthus splendidus,' being the description, figure, and his- 

 tory of a very beautiful hybrid iEschynanthus, raised by Messrs. 

 Lucombe, Pince, & Co., of Exeter, from seed of Mi. speciosus, impreg- 

 nated by vE. grandiflorus. 



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

 Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, and Mr. T. Moore, F.L.S., &c.' The 

 species described are : — Woodsia hyperborea, W. ilvensis, W. mollis 

 (the Physematium molle of Kaulfuss), and W. obtusa, giving the, 



* This and the two following are Athyiia of Roth, Presl, Newman, Babingtou, &c. 

 t This and the two following are AUanlodieEe of Robert Brown. 



