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genuineness of the present locality, though it is strange that it should 
have been hitherto overlooked.—W. E. Harr, 
APELIZ.—Is it known that the Stapelia are rather 
th? Sir H. 
found in sexually-produced plants, being entirely absent. It is hoped 
tu Dr. Farlow, who is now in London, will shortly have an oppor- 
‘de ty of exhibiting his specimens, which appear to fully warrant his 
tement of the entire absence of archegonia in the production of the 
young ferns. 
THE BOTANICAL CONGRESS AT FLORENCE. 
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dings ; in his abeene 
Ancona read the opening address. The exhibition 1s held in 
market, a stone building with a light iron roof, and divided by 
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