284 Scientific Intelligence. 
and build up a new chimney for their gases, sono and molten masses. 
oe to him who lives within the reach of the new crater. 
. S.—A month has passed since the lave sketch was written. 
The shocks ceo decreased in number and intensity, but still they are 
—— felt, and the sounds below are heard. None but the poor- 
est of the p6pulation of San Salvador have “aaa to return to their 
former habitations —M. Wagner, in N. Y. Trib 
, Ill. Borany. 
. Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, vol. x, plates 901-1000. (London, 
1854.)—This volume closes an important work, which, like 
most botanical publications not of an elementary character, in Englan 
especially, has n carried on at a heavy pe “eae sacrifice on the 
part of the ste ond distinguished author. ‘This last volume is ex- 
clusively devoted to Ferns, can be purchased see Se and makes a 
pendent to Sir Np Hooker’s Species Filicum, being o of the same 
8vo size. Three ur own rare Ferns are figured in this volume; 
ViZ., Zlelien ot Nutt. ; Anemia Mexicana, Klotzsch (No. 
572 of Lindheimer’s Texan collection, and No. 826 of Wright’ 8); ; and 
the pretty little Trichomanes Petersii, described last yours in ant 
sass 
. J. D. Hooker’s Flora of New Zealand, part 6, published in Sues, 
ri the account of the true Mosses, by Mr. Wilson, and contains 
the greater part of the Hepatice, which are elaborated by Mr. Mitten. 
Thirteen more plates are devoted to Musci and Hepatice, and about six 
species are panty ts on each plate. ‘The remaining plates are eae 
ted to Fungi an A. 
3. Genera Paes F one Germanice Iconibus et Dcscriniioniins 
Illustrata.—This well-known work, begun in 1833 by the late Th. Nees 
von Esenbeck, continued shar his death by Prof. Spenner, afier bis 
death by Patek and Endlicher down to fasc. 24, and since their 
decease suspen for several years, is now “ conjunctis studiis plu- 
rium auctorum ate He, We have seen nothing of fasc. 29 5 and 
26, but are told that they were issued a few years ago, edited by Prof. 
lin, to hand, and comprises 16 oe of Crucifer@, one of 
Ranunculaceae (Caltha), and 2 of Papaveracee. The letter-press 1S 
or st part increased to four pages for us, and one oF 
lore Danice Supplementi fasciculus I, " 1853.—This ee at na- 
tional work, carried on. from 1761 to 1845, and comprising 14 folio 
