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are not disposed to object. But we take the new species of true Coman- 
dra, C. pallida, to be a mere variety of C. wmbellata ; which, by the way, 
g ies. Our own observations, 
especially some made by Mr. H. J. Clark upon very young flower-buds, 
confirm this view. The discovery, announced in this Journal in 1854, 
that the striking genus Buckleya, Torr., is truly dichlamydeous in the 
female flowers roves a capital fact for M. DeCandolle; who draws from 
autnmn, and they appear well-nigh convincing. An analogous case is 
} found in Zanthoxrylum (only here the suppression is the rare case), Z. Amer- 
—— «anum plainly wanting that which in Z. Carolinianum is the corolla 
(Genera Tlusir. 2, 48). Myssa offers a good instance of the linb 
ofa calyx so reduced as to have escaped notice, until four years ago. For 
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how, although given in the Flora of North Ameri y years 
ity. Indeed, 
if at this day any 
aracters of Petalonyx, in Mem. Amer. Acad., 5, p. 319 
7 zaanits, have bestowed so much labor and 
P Kate e@ was to have been included in the present volume. ua 
 aeth extended the volume unduly. But, unfortunately, or fortunately, 
—— may be, Professor DeVriese has gone to Java overn- 
how Mission without finishing the work; and the indefatigable Ee 
takes it in hand. It is to form the leading part of volume 15, the 
| et the genus Huyhordia whi ee is undertakes. 4 
By Sled to commence with ake 47 by Weddell, or the 
at Prof. Andersson 
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Mincee by Tulasne. We are pleas 
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