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briefly considered, —S. O. Lindberg, “Observations on Splachnobyrum 
Wrightii,’ C. Müll. (see p. 193, and tab. 12 3).— English translation of 
eget (Plate ii.) 
chynomene hispidula, H. B. K."—* Obituary notice of G, Reuter 
(by H. G. Reichenbach [ ).—A. Famintzin and M. Tom pit 
hydnoides, Alb. and Schw., and Polysticta reticulata, Fr., 
forms of iene Ascherson, * Short p rien peod 
peiye mollissima and S. decumbens 
o . Prantl, * Results of recent researches on the Stomata ” (tab. 
vi).—J. E. Howard, “On Cinchona tucujensis," "a —5$. Kurz, Gnetum 
Brunonianum , Griff. —W. Nylander, “ Addenda nova ad Lichenographiam 
Europæam ’ ' contr. xiv (42 new European s Qus 9 British.) 
New Books.—A. Bonga ‘Die Gattung Acantholimon, Boiss.’ 
Petersburg, 5s. 3d.)—N. Scheutz, ‘Studier öfver de Se aninaviska 
artema af Slügtet Rosa.’ “Werke )—Godron, * Mélanges de tologie 
Végétale.” (From “ Mem. Soc. Nat. Cherb.,” vol. xvi. x bx ris dee d 
fil. * Icones Fl. German. et Helvetic.’ tom. xxii., dec. 13, 14.— De Marsilly 
* Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires, indigénes on ede ent cltivés 
en Corse.’ (Paris, 4s.) —J. Lea, ‘Rectification of T. A. Conrad's 
Synopsis of the Family of Naiades of North America.’ New edition. (Phila- 
delphia.)—L. Figuier, ie Vegetable World.’ English translation. 
New edition. (Cassell, 
arts 1 and 2 of s Danish : Botanisk Tidsskrift for this year are 
largely occupied by H. Mortensen's Flora of North- East Zealand, the 
penin i 
that city. The district has been well examined by several generations of 
botanists, and is v ery rich in species. In this paper, the Fungi and Algæ 
are omitted, but 123 Lichens,63 Hepatice, 226 Mosses, and 13 Characez are 
enumerated, whilst the Phanerogams and higher Cryptogams amount to 
the large number of 1167, for all lof which except the commonest species 
localities are given. The paper is of special interest to English botanists, 
the characteristic plants of the district. In part 3 of the same journa 
Professor Lange describes two new Saxifrages of the S. reote nection 
(S. multicaulis and S. EEA Heracleum eminens sp-, 
Qeopersicum 1 racemiforme, n. » l from the Copenhagen er 
n be obtained from Professor J. Lange, of sone aiia 
de 15 d 1 shillings.) 
ae Parliament of the Ca ape of Good Hope has voted a grant of mon ey 
s the publication of the continuation of the “ Flora Capensis.” 
Shane Thiselton Dyer has undertaken the general editing of the volumes, 
and several English botanists have promised to contribute “the descriptions 
of different Natural Orders 
new edition is in repara on by Mr. John Sadler, assisted by 
Various Scotch botanists, of Gardiner’ * Flora of Forfarshire.” The origin 
