Notices of Botanical Literature. 47 
dehiscent from the apex downwards; the principal part of them 
forming his genus Cascari/la, of which a monograph is subjoined. 
These false quinguinas are distinguished by the greater astrin- 
gency of their bark, which is destitute both of Quinta and Cin- 
chonia. The illustrations consist of a view in the Cinchona 
forest of the valley of San Juan del Oro, in Peru, of two plates 
filled with details of anatomical structure, twenty-three plates 
exhibiting the species of Cinchona, and five, those of allied gen- 
era; three colored plates represent the principal kinds of Peruvian 
bark, in a very beautiful manner; and a map of the intertropical 
Andes shows the geographical distribution of the Cinchona forests. 
During the past year Mr. Weddell has contributed to the Am- 
nales des Sciences Naturelles, a remarkable paper on the strue- 
ture of the Balanophoree as compared with Rafflesiacee, the 
tatepiinal conclusions of which are more ingenious perhaps than 
sound. 
The appointment of M. Decaisne to the chair of Culture at 
the Jardin des Plantes (as the successor of M. Mirbel, who still 
Survives, although extremely and hopelessly infirm), to the duties 
f which he is devoting himself with characteristic energy and 
Success, has to a great degree, turned his attention, though only 
temporanily, it is hoped, from systematic botany. niet 
year. A large number of plates have already been issued, but 
without any letter-press of the systematic part; and that veteran 
aud most active cryptogamist, Dr. Montagne, has already com-. 
pleted the cryptogamie portion. The small portion of letter-press. 
already published by Prof. Gaudichaud relates almost exclusively 
to his theoretical views of vegetable structure, in illustration of 
Which he has formed a cabinet of extremely interesting materials. 
Dr. Montagne, who is remarkable for promptly carrying throngh 
the work he undertakes, has also completed the Cryptogamic 
Botany of the Voyage of the Astrolabe and Zelée (D’Urville’s) ; 
While of the Phanerogamic part, nothing bas appeared beyond an 
atlas of plates, wholly destitute of letter-press. es 
f the aid-naturalists at the Jardin des Plantes, the principal 
are M. Weddell, now temporarily absent in South America (as __ 
already mentioned); M. Spach, who still goes on Pricey 1S a 
‘ones Plantarum Orientalium, in connection | ri ; 
bert; M. Naudin, who is sedulously working up-ip 
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