THE HISTORY OF THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE lix 
With regard to the subjects figured in the later volumes 
of the Magazine, they compare favourably with those of any 
period in point of interest, if not quite in brilliancy ; and 
in spite of the number of other publications illustrating cul- 
tivated plants, the Botanical Magazine still holds its distinct 
place, which it is to be hoped it may continue to maintain. 
The 112th volume is fittingly dedicated to Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, as President of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
and to the memory of his mother, the late Mrs. Lawrence, 
of Kaling Park. 
Few persons, I dare say, have seen, or are even aware of 
the existence of a large-paper copy of the Botanical Maga- 
zine, but two or three exist, reaching as far back, at least, 
as 1845, when Reeve Brothers purchased the property. 
One is in the possession of Sir Joseph Hooker, and, as might 
be expected, many of the plates are much more effective on 
the larger paper. In the library of the late Sir William 
Hooker is a prospectus on the same sized paper, issued by 
Reeves in 1845. In this prospectus we are informed that 
during its sixty years of existence the Magazine had never 
failed to appear punctually on the first day of every month, 
and it was the intention of the new proprietors to observe 
the same regularity. Whether they have always succeeded 
I do not know, but I can call to mind no delays. 
I have already stated that it was not my intention to 
attempt a review of the kindred literature of this period, 
but I have alluded to some noteworthy monographs of cul- 
tivated plants, and for the same reasons I ought to mention 
some other works, among them the Pinetum Britannicum, 
published by Mr. Ravenscroft, edited by Andrew Murray, 
and completed by Dr. Masters; Warner and Williams’ 
Orchid Album, illustrated by J. N. Fitch ; and the recently 
established Sander’s Reichenbachia, illustrated by H. G. 
Moon and other artists, and including at least one plate by 
W.H. Fitch. The scientific part of the letterpress of this 
sumptuous work is contributed by Dr. H. G. Reichenbach, 
whose name must be known to every person who knows an 
orchid, Thus we are everywhere confronted with special- 
ties, and a place was found even for inconspicuous plants. 
The Refugium Botanicum, as its title implies, was started 
(by the late W. W. Saunders) for the purpose of illustrating 
interesting rather than decorative plants. Nevertheless, it 
is in accord with the tastes of the time, and persons who 
cultivate other than striking and showy plants will find it 
most useful. There are five volumes, published in parts 
between 1869 and 1882, containing 360 plates by Fitch, 
