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PUBLICATIONS. 



1. Verslag. 



2. Annales du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg. 



3. Medetleelingen uit '8 Lands Plantentuin. 



4. Icones Bogoriensis. 



5. Bulletin de r Institute Botanique de Buitenzorg. 



6. Korte Berichten. 



The Verslag (Annual Report) dates from 1868, when it was but a four- 

 page pamphlet, giving a list of accessions to the garden, etc. The publica- 

 tion increased gradually until 1882, when the form was changed, and to 

 the general report of progress, accessions, etc., was added the results of 

 special investigations — for instance, "A study of gutta-percha," "A study 

 of jute culture." This publication, the annual volumes of which average 

 some two hundred and forty pages, is in the Dutch language. 



The Annales is purely scientific in its character. Its publication was 

 commenced in 1876 and it has now reached its seventeenth volume. Ar- 

 ticles in this publication must be in either French, German, or English — 

 certainly a remarkable provision — and contributions are thus received 

 from many scientists not connected with the Buitenzorg institution. 

 Since the establishment of this journal many important articles have 

 appeared in its pages on systematic botany, physiology, morphology, ecol- 

 ogy, and embryology. The publication is quite essential to all botanists 

 who are working on tlie flora of the Indo-Malayan-Australian region, 

 which includes the Philippines. 



The publication of the Mededeelingen (Communications) was com- 

 menced in 1884, and has now reached to No. 56, the individual volumes 

 extending from small numbers of 50 pages to volumes of over 700 

 pages. The greater part of this publication is in the Dutch language, 

 although technical botanical descriptions are in Latin. A great variety of 

 subjects is covered, in fact nearly all lines of agricultural investigations, 

 chemistry, botany, etc. A few titles will serve to give an idea of this 

 work: "Enquiry concerning the gutta-percha-producing trees of Pe- 

 dang" ; "The leaf disease of coffee" ; seven volumes on "Contributions to 

 the knowledge of the forest flora of Java"; "History of the garden"; 

 "Nutmeg culture"; "The birds of Java"; publications on tobacco, to- 

 bacco soils, poisonous plants, etc. 



The Icones Bogoriensis consists of plates and descriptions of new, rare, 

 or especially interesting plants. The publication of this serial, now in 

 its fourth volume, was commenced in 1897. 



The Bulletin was first issued in 1898 and has now reached No. 15. 

 This publication consists of technical articles on chemistry, botany, etc., 

 published in German, French, or English. The size of the bulletin varies 

 from 10 to 80 pages. 



The Korte Berichten (short notices) are printed in Teysmannia, a 

 periodical published in Batavia, and not strictly a publication of the bo- 



