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318 : BOTANICAL NEWS. 
* Notes on the healing of wounds in Acer Pseudo-platanus." By Mr. John 
Sadler. The author detailed a number of experiments which he had 
made during 1871-72 on Acer Pseudo-platanus, with the view of ascer- 
taining the mode in which wounds on trees were healed, which he 
believed to be from above downwards.. Specimens illustrating the expe- 
Saot were exhibited. “ Notes on some Plants gather ed near Mentone.” 
By Mrs. Wright. * Notice of a Diatomaceous Deposit.” By Professor 
Dickie. In a small peat bog, in the parish of Methlie, Ae 
about 400 feet above the sea level Dr. Dickie found in August 1871 
Diatomaceous deposit two or three inches thick, and about two feet from 
the surface; the total depth of peat below the layer being so far as exposed 
four feet. The author gave a list of forty species of Diatoms which 
he had detected i in the deposit. ‘ Localities for new and rare eie: near 
Edinburgh." By Mr. Isaac Bayley Balfour and Mr. T. B 
Botanical News. 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
Botaniska Notiser.—(No. 2, 2nd April).—J. M. Norman, ** Cives novi 
Lichenzee Arcticze Norvegiæ.” —S. Berggren, ** Bryological Sketehes from 
the ges cus Coasts."— '* Swedish Botanical Literature for 1870 
(No. 3, 22nd May).—N. Wulfsberg, ** Localities for some Nori oae 
Mosses."—N. J. Scheutz, “Contributions to the Flora of Gothland, 
Smoland, and Blekinge. ”—Abst tract of Dr. Scheutz’s “Study of the 
Scandinavian species f Rosa 
Annales des Sciences, Naturelles. —(Ser. 5, t. xiv. nos. 5 and 6, June, 
abu rud Bureau, “ Moreæ and Artocarpere of New Caledonia” (contd. ) 
—A. “ Remarkable disposition of the Stomata ou certain plants, 
especialy or on v petioles of Ferns."—J. Triana and J. E. Planchon, *' g 
æ 
Marion, Description of Foss plants of the *'Calcaries Marneux" of 
Ronzon (PI. 22, 23).—E. Péligot, “ On the relative distribution of Potash 
and Soda in plants. "— J. C. de Seynes, “ Note on rege bicolor.’ 
Bull. de la Soc. Bot. de Prance, (t. xvii. no. 4. Séa 23rd Dec., 
with a classification of French ‘Menthe " (see p. 269).—J. de 'Seynes 
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v s ve T. Caruel).— P. A. Saccardo, *  Florula spontanea Hort. Bot. 
Patavini."— Cesati, * Notes on the Synonymy of the Monochlamydee 
adopted in the Comp. della Fl. Italia : 
vers, 
d Mag Nat. His FAI ray « S Codiophyllum, a new 
i “of unicellular Asie Algz from Port Natal ” (PI. ix.) 
Grevillea.—C. H. Peck, * New York Fungi" E etd. )—M. C. oe 
British Fungi.—W. Archer, Recent observations on  Collema, ets 
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