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nascent germinal vesicles as cells, Hofmeister and others in like manner 
eall them cells; but comparison of my older drawings and those of Hof- 
meister with new observations, leads me to believe that, on careful exam- 
ination, these bodies will be found to consist of nuclei or ‘ protoplasts” 
before fertilization. I may note in reference to this, that I have already 
some confirmation from another case besides Santalum, and e trust to 
meng forward hereafter more complete evidence on the subject.” a. @ 
2. Botanical Necrology for 1856.—The more distinguished botanists 
who have deceased during the past year, are the following: 
1. Wikstrom, Professor of par at Stockholm, author of several 
ee works of merit, and of a series of Annual Re n the Pro- 
of Botany, published by the Academy of Sciences of “Stockho 1m 
e a reached the age of 67 years. 
Dr. von Steudel, of Esslingen, in Wurtemburg, author of the well 
known Nomenciator Botanicus, and of the edleoge Plantarum Gluma- 
eearum, noticed in a recent volume of this Jour 
George Don, of London, a brother of the. more distinguished Dav 
Don, who died several years ago, and author of the Synopsis of oe. 
mydeous Plants published several years ago, in 4 heavy 4to volumes, 
ny 
Pp roy. Bojer of Mauritius, aged 56. An interesting biegihiskioal notice 
of og is Dublin in Hooker's J varia era for October last. 
Dr Liebmann, Profle of Botany and Director of the Botanic Gar- 
den at Copenhagen, after a long illness, died on the 29th of October last, 
at the early age of 43 years. This excellent botanist and most interesting 
man had’ travelled largely in Mexico, and made vast. ees of plants, 
— which he had published several memoirs. e believe, 
completed his splendid Monograph of Mesican ‘Oaks, in folio, with 40 
Plates,—a @ work for which he had carpal all the available materials 
~ Dunal, of one of the earliest pupils and most attached 
frends of the late at the ‘elaborator of the Solanacee for the 
Prod Odromus, and author of cea ae mportant monographs, is referred to 
by ‘ French correspondent of this Journal (in the January number), as 
7 . We have not yet received any notice of this event 
thong the botanical journals or private correspondence. A. G. 
