338 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
G. W. ARNOTT, Esq. |a. gg 
Joun LINDLEY. Pnor. DE CANDOLLE. | 1,51, Botanyin Wo Edin- n J -Hooxer,L „D. 
Natural System of Botany.| Prodr. Syst. Nat. Regn. Encyclopedia. _|Smith’s Introduction to Bo- 
1836. Veg.v.1. 1894. 1839. tany, ed. T. 1833. 
Stigma simple. Stigma simplex. Stigma simple. Stigma simple. 
Petals crumpled and Petala contorta. Petals in æstivation wrinkled and 
twisted. twisted and corrugated.  |twisted in æstivation. 
Petals fugitive. Petala caduca. Petals very caducous. | Petals caducous. 
5. —— 5. ——— 5. ———— 5. 
Stamens indefinite. Stamina indefinita. Stamens indefinite. Stamens indefinite, 
Fruit either one-celled,| Capsula constans valvis| Fruit capsular, 3—5—| Capsule eT 
with parietal placente in|3—95, rarius 10, nunc me- 10-valved, l-celled, with|10-valved, 1-celled, NA. 
the axis of the valves, or|dio nervum longitudinalem|parietal placente in, the,the valves having a single 
ectly 10-celled, placentarium gerentibus et|[middle of the valves, or|longitudinal placenta, of — 
with dissepiments pr apsula 1-locularis, imperfectly 5—10-celled,|3—5-celled, the dissepi- — 
ceeding from the middle|nune nervo medio in sep- ssepiments pro-|ments from the centre of ie 
of the valves, and touch-|tum plus minusve comple-|ceeding from the middle|the valves extending t0 —— 
ing each other in the cen- e axis. pes 
tum abeunte, et tunc ca 
sula completé aut incom- 
pleté multilocularis. 
Semina plurima 
Seeds indefinite rima. 
Albumen farinosum. 
Albumen mealy. 
Embryo spiral or curv-| Embryo spiralis aut 
ed. curvus. 
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in the axis of the frui 
Seeds indefinite. 
Albumen mealy. 
Embryo spiral or eurv- 
ed. 
of the valves and meeting t 
Seeds numerous. 
Albumen mealy. 
adm 
Embryo spiral or curv- - A 
ed. 
Can it be necessary to say any thing while, in justifying every one of the cha- — 
more? Surely, after this explanation, Mr. racters so unceremoniously condemned. - 
Spach and his criticism may be dismissed. But it is obvious that arguments are 
Another time, your earned correspondent away upon a person so palpably ignorant 
will, perhaps, take care, when his remarks of the first principles of classification as 
are personal, to which there can be no sort not to know the difference between an ES- 
of objection, that he gets hold of the right SENTIAL CHARACTER and a N 
CHARACTER, and who admits that 
person. 
I would only add, that although for ar- not understand the meaning 
 gument's sake I have treated Mr. Spach’s expression as “ ovules with the 
remarks as if they were in themselves well 
founded, yet that I do not in fact admit 
any such thing. On the contrary, there 
would be no difficulty, if it were worth the 
their apex.” 
Pray believe me, my dear SIT; 
Your’s faithfully, 
BOTANICAL INFORMATION. sirous to give this explanation of the nor- 
NEW BOTANIST'S GUIDE, VOL. II. 
son, to make public the accidental destruc- 
tion, by fire, of the whole impression of 
the second volume of the New Botanist's 
Guide, when just ready for publication. a most zealous and indu 
Mr. Watson adds, that other engagements has issued the following 
will prevent him reprinting the volume at a new work, entitled, * MU 
present, and he fears that much time will SIANI, or dried specimens 9 
elapse before he can give any further at- of Angus or Forfarshire.” —— 
* The work will be compri 
ention to it, On which account he is de- 
appearance of the work, to t 
WE are requested by Mr. Hewett Wat- respondents who had sent commu 
for it. 
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