158 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany, no. 66, March 5). —H* Reeks 
* On the varieties of Aspidium angulare and aculeatum.”—S. O. Lindberg, 
C. Murrcya, J. Graham.”—H. F. Hance, ** Notes on some plants from 
orthern China” (includes descriptions of seven new species).—H. F. 
ance, “ A compendious supplement to Mr. Bentham’s ‘Flora Hong- 
kongensis.' ” 
Characee Scandinavia exsiccate.—Fasc. II. — the following 
species :— Nitella maren Desv., N. batrachosper T. 5 
(Tolypella) glomerata, Desv. (3 forms); N. mS Toh (3 forms) ; 
Chara stelligera, vg (2 forms); C. tomentosa, L. rms) ; C. Mn 
(5f 
A. Br. (13 forms); C. rudis, A. Br. (6 forms) ; T: contesting Br. (16 
forms) ; €. polyacantha, A. ‘Br. (3 forms). 
e volume for 1871 of 4 En e d. K.K. Zoologiseh- 
bottles Gesells. in Wien’ is an account of the flora of the island : 
S. Paul, in the Indian Ocean ; here? is a ber list of marine Alge an 
few Lichens, Hepatice, and Fer ns; the Phanerogams consist of six oe 
minee, one Cyperacea, Plantago Stauntoni, od nov., and Sagina Hoch- 
stetteri, sp. nov. The same nigh Aa botanical papers, 
Hohenbühel Heufler's ‘Enumeration of iim Cryptogams,’ already 
alluded to in our pages; Juratzka’s * Moss Flora of Upper Styria ;’ et 
pue on the ‘Lichens of Amboyna;’ and Grimburg's “Introductio 
o the spem Flora.’ 
EW Books.—We observe the publication of the following: Triana, 
Nouvelles Etudes sur les Quinquinas (with 33 plates) ; Duby, Choix de 
Cryptogames exotiques nouvelles ou mal connues; Musci elwitsehiani, 
2nd port, Pleurocarpi and "i SE (with 17 7 plates) ; Engler, Mono- 
graphie der Gattung To (1 plate); Forbes Watson, Flowers and 
Gardens, Notes on Plar 
recent parts of Martius s Flora Brasiliensis ' contain the Violacee, 
Sauvagesiee, Bixacee, Cistaceæ, and Canellacee by Eichler, and the Tro- 
paolee, Molluginee, Alsinee , Silenee, Portulacacee, Ficoidee and Æla- 
tinee, by Rohrbach, irn premature death we have recently recorded. 
r. C. Sur quelques Palmiers du Groupe = 
Arécinées in the “ Netetotunic Tijdschrift voor Ned. Indie xxxii., es 
to hand, embraces monographs of the Genera Areca and Pinanga, ko 
a Feet of Ptychosperma and Oncosperma. 
. Dalfour's * Introduction to the Study of pret Botany,’ 
(8o, pp. 112) is advertised to be published on May Ist. The au gn 
has received great assistance in the work from Mr. Carr uthers, The 
book is dedicated to Professer Goeppert, of Breslau, and contains four 
ge and numerous woodcuts. 
. P. Hobkirk, of 7, Arthur Street, demere is preparing @ d 
Mod of the British Mosses, b based upon the * Bryologia Britannica, al 
well brought up to date. The book will include ample descriptions : 
all the species; and is intended to form one small octavo volume, @ 
