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pastoris ; in short, the same spring flora as in our corn-fields, only 
some months later. On some uncultivated spots under clumps of 
palms I found Allium Chamemoly, L., plentiful in flower, as well 
as Arum Arisarum, L., which occurred also in the olive-groves with 
Corrigiola littoralis, L., Bellis annua, L., and a small Sisymbrium? 
The banks of the Guadalquivir are clothed with Tamarix gallica, 
Ricinus communis and Malve; Anacyclus Valentinus already unfolded 
its flowering heads here and there, and on loamy declivities on the 
other side of the river the Vinca major with Ivis scorpioides before 
mentioned, and Doronicum Beilidiastrum, flower in abundance. The 
hedges between the orange-groves for the most consisted of Agave 
americana, Cactus Opuntia, Osyris alba and Lonicera Caprifolium. 
As the weather did not permit my making daily excursions, and 
as moreover the vegetation was so backward, I was not a little happy 
to have an opportunity of inspecting the valuable herbarium of the 
late botanist Don Claudio Boutelou, the pupil of Cabanilles, which 
contains above 15,000 species. ‘The present possessor of this col- 
lection, Don Pablo Boutelou, son of the late botanist, had the kind- 
ness to place it at my disposal. In this herbarium I have not only in a 
great measure become acquainted with the flora of Seville, but also 
with the Spanish flora in general, as it contained a great portion of the 
collections of Clemente, Lagasca, and Cabanilles. M. Boutelou is 
the present professor of botany in the university of Seville, but he 
has almost wholly relinquished this branch of natural history, since 
he has neither any pupils, nor is he in the smallest degree assisted 
by the government. ‘The botanical garden, of which he was the 
director, has been unavoidably given up for want of pecuniary re- 
sources, and it is at present a complete waste. Boutelou is also di- 
rector of the gardens of the Alcazar and of the public walks, which, 
although at first laid out in the stiff French fashion, are kept up ina 
manner truly praiseworthy. 
In the commencement of the approaching new year I think of 
visiting the town of Sanliicar de Barrameda, lying at the mouth of 
the Guadalquivir, where I hope the vegetation will be more advanced, 
or at least that the shore will yield a richer harvest of maritime 
plants. 
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. 
A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca, with Figures of 
all the Species. By Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock. London, 
printed for the Ray Society, 1845. 4to. No. 1. 
Tue ten plates in this number represent—1. Doris flammea, 2. Doris 
Johnstoni, 3. [dalia aspersa, 4. Dendronotus arborescens, 5. Eolis alba, 
6. Eolis concinna, 7. Holis olivacea, 8. Kolis tricolor, 9. Eolis Far- 
rani, and 10. Kolis despecta. We have felt a difficulty, as we turned 
over the leaves to make this enumeration, to suppress the repeated 
expression of our delight. ‘The figures of the species are admirable 
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