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tion of species. How far these geognostic conditions are modi- 
fied by temperature, moisture, and other local peculiarities, we 
beg to submit to those who are best qualified to give an opimion 
on such questions. 
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Linn@#an Soctety, April—aA specimen of Hpipogium aphyllum, ga- 
thered by Mrs. Anderdon Smith in a woody dingle on the banks of Safey 
Brook, Tedstone, Herefordshire, in July, 1854, was presented by Mr. E. 
Lees. At the same meeting a paper by Mr. Bunbury was read, on the 
Botany of Madeira and Teneriffe. The botanical features of the latter- 
named island are the following :—first, the coast region abounds in suc- 
culent Huphorbias, closely resembling the succulent plants of Caffraria.. 
These and several other semi-tropical species give a peculiar aspect to the 
vegetation of this littoral tract. Here grow several Ferns, viz. Ceterach 
aureum (which Mr. Bunbury thinks a variety of C. officinarum), Gymnogram- 
ma leptophylla, Adiantum Capillus-Veneris, and Polypodium vulgare. In 
this region Date Palms and Dragon-trees are cultivated. The striking 
and peculiar forms of shrubby species of Rwmea (Dock), Echium, Solanum, 
and Sonchus abound in the ravines. ‘Trees of the Laurel type of foliage 
prevail in the second, or woody region, where rica arborea abounds, and 
attains to a surprising size in favourable localities. We wish Mr. Bun- 
bury would be so kind as to send us the dimensions of the largest of these 
gigantic Heaths. Ferns and hypnoid Mosses abound in shady places, and 
species of Cistinee and Genistee in the dry and open grounds. The third, 
or upper zone, is occupied by species of Papilionaceous shrubs, which grow 
at a greater altitude than trees reach. 
In the ‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle’ of the 28th April there is a very elabo- 
rate and interesting account of casualties at the Botanical Garden, Glas- 
nevin, Dublin, the results of the late severe winter. The account is too 
long for insertion in our columns, and cannot be abridged without im- 
pairing its usefulness and interest. We intend to devote a page or so to 
a brief article on this subject. 
In Parliamentary Paper 1, there is a full report of the state of Kew 
Gardens, which are now annually visited by hundreds of thousands of per- 
sons. In 1841, when Kew Gardens were first opened to the public, the 
number of visitors in said year was 9174; last year, 1854, the number 
was 339,164. The additions to the novelties, rarities, and useful arti- 
cles we cannot report, but merely inform our readers that increased ac- 
commodation is needed. 
We beg to notice a new feature in this useful national institution, viz. 
the establishment of a Herbarium and Botanical Library. In 1853 a 
commencement was made in supply of these desiderata, when two valu- 
able libraries and herbaria were presented, the one by Miss Bromfield, 
sister of the late Dr. Bromfield, Isle of Wight, the collector of both, and 
the other by Mr. Bentham, of London. Both these were, by the inten- 
