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spores figured. P. foliicolum of Berkeley and Broome, found on hc 
leaves of the Savin, is removed from the genus and placed among t 
Melanconiei close to Coryneum as had type of a new genus, Sarcostro 
under the name S. Berkeleyi; the P. Bulliardi of Bonorden is doubtfully 
' referred to the same new 
genus. 
A new edition, by the Rev. Robert Main, of the Admiralty ‘Manual 
of Sicuti ar has appeared, some sixteen pages being devoted to 
this consists of instructions m the collection, preserva- 
tion pm fois of living and dry specimens, originally written by 
Sir W. J. Hooker and now revised by Dr. J, D. Hooker. The second divi- 
sion is taken up with inquiries relating to pharmacology and economic 
botany, drawn up by Mr. Hanbury and Professor Oliver. ‘These are not 
simply queries, but contain as useful information, geographieally 
The Umbelliferous fetid gum-resins, cardamoms, Lauraceous 
pum and iudia-rubber and gutta percha come in for the largest share 
m 
E Charles Martins’ paper on botanical geography in the * Revue des 
ux Mondes’ of February lst, 1870, with the title of “ Les ae 
égétalis, leur origine, leur composition, leurs migrations sous l'influence 
des causes naturelles et par celles de l'homme," has been reprinted in a 
separate form 
We notice the publieation of the following new pamphlets —L. T. 
oni * Alga Rhodeacea, a list of the Algee of Rhode Island,’ 1871 (pp. 
; A. Riviere, * L Amorphophallus Rivieri, Durieu' (pp. 15); a descrip- 
xe and figure of a new gigantie Aroid, with the habit of Dracontium 
asperum, from Cochin China, grown in the experimental garden at Kamma; ; 
A. Bunge, * Weite und enge Verbreitungs-bezirke einiger Pflanzen’ 
(pp. 10). 
A third fasciculus (Nos. 54—79) of the Rev. J. E. Leefe's ‘ Salictum 
Exsiccatum ° has appeared. The printed tickets contain m informa- 
tion on the species included, of which the following is a list :—54. Salix 
Grahami, Bor. ms. “near S. retusa 55. S. cordata, Muhl.; Rees, 
egi n. 30. 56. S. prinoides, a ‘modification of 8. cordata, Muhl. 
57. S. letevirens, a form of S. cordata, Muhl. 58. S. rufescens, a a modi- 
fication of S. cordata, Muhl. 59. S. pontederana ? Schl. ; from Rothbury, 
incontra 60. S. phylicifolia, L. ; m bicolor, Ehrh. Salict. Brit. 
Exsice. n. 43. 61. S. ambigua, Ehrh. var. y.; S. spathulata, Willd. Borr. 
62. S. phylicifolia, L.; S. bicolor, Koch, Syn. 653. 63. S. ferruginea, E. B. 
S. t. 2665 ; Salict. Brit. Exsice. n. 35. . 8. laxiflora, Borr. E. Bot t 
2749; * the smooth ovaria are in this uh becoming downy." 65. 
S. aurita, L. 66. S. rubra, Huds. 67. 8 e cuspidata, Borr. ?; S. euspi- 
data, Schultz, Koch. 68. S. tenuifolia, Sm. 69. S. nigricans, Fr.; ; Koch, 
Syn. p. 650. 70. S. acutifolia, W. Koch, Syn. p. 645 ; Salict. Wob. t. 
u. 11. Cet Forbes, Salict. Wob. t. evii.; “a form of 
igricans, Fr. petiolaris, Sm. Saliet. Wob. t. 23. 73. > 
Forsteriana, m eei Wob. t. ex. 94. S. hirta, aces cf. Bab. Man. 
Borr.; Saliet. Wob. t. 4. 7]. 8. patula, Ser. ; K 8. oleifolia, Ser. 
onogr. p. 11; S. salviefolia, say Ri S. lacustris, Schl.?; Salict. 
gr. p. 66. 
onog ans, Sm 
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