. o> ere Ss 
a. ¢.: "ty  Bibgrephy. 
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oa Dr Lindleg!in 1 1834, on a new plant ‘of North Califor- 
vy las, but discovered many years prev iously by Mr, 
Menzies, in his eras vith Capt. Vancouver, and existing in several her- 
baria to which he liberally presented it. It was, therefore, a matter of 
great astonishment to me, to find the same genus in a plant of Jamaica, 
to which Dr. M’Fadyen directed my attention about four years ago, and 
which is here represented. Mexico, however, which may be reckoned 
an intermediate country, is now known , by the exertions of Mr. Hartweg, 
to produce three other species, which are described by Mr. Bentham in 
his excellent Plante Hartwegiane. Mr. Skinner has lately sent me a 
species, in fruit only, from Guatemala.” Hook.—A portion of the volume 
is devoted to some interesting plants from Van Dieman’s Land, described 
and figured by Dr. Joseph D. Hooker, the naturalist of the British Scien- 
tific Expedition, commanded by Capt. James Ross, now in the Antarctic 
3. The Linnea; edited by D. F. L. Von ScutecuTenDaAt. (Halle.) 
Contents of the 4th, 5th, and 6th numbers of the 13th volume; for 1839. 
On Waldsteinia trifolia ; by Dr. Koch, of Erlangen. (With a plate.) 
On the fountain of Antritz, near Gratz, (Styria, i in relation to its veg- 
etation; by Prof. Unger, of Gratz. 
On Saracha and Physalis ; by Prof. Bernharili. 
Annual Report on the Flora of Hercynia; by E. Hampe. (Aug. 1839.) 
Remarks on the genus Grubbia of Endlicher;. by J. I. Klotzsch. 
Monstrosities in plants; collected by Dr. Von Schlechtendal. 
Prodromus Monographie Lemnacearum, or Conspectus Generum at- 
que Specierum; by M. J. Schleiden. [The Lemnacez, following De - 
Candolle, are considered as a tribe of Aroidew; and the genus Lemna is 
divided into four genera, viz. 1. Wolfia, of Horkel; 2. Lemna, (L. 
minor and L. trisulca;) 3. Telmatophace, (founded on L. gibba; 
Spirodela, (founded on L. polyrhiza.) There is a translation of this me- - 
moir, in the Annals of Natural History, for December, 1840. 
On two very remarkable instances of vegetable transformation; by 
Garden-inspector Weinmann, of Pawlowsk. ; 
Enumeratio Artemesiarutn quas nondum vidit, W. de Besse 
De Plantis Mexicanis a Schiede and Car. Ehrenbergio siieade colléctis, 
&c.; by Dr. Von Schlechtendal. 
Bixplanation of the irregularity in a flowers; by H. Wal- 
pers; (with a plate.) 
Animadversiones critice in Leguminosas Capenses; by G. oe 
pers. 
Upon some peculiarities in = growth of arborescent dicotyledonous 
plants; by Dr. Becks, of Mins 
De Galphimiis Mexicanis spicancet by F. Th. Bartling. 
On Pinus pumilio; by H. R. Gappert. 
