188 NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
Notices of Books. 
British Hepatice: Containing descriptions and figures of the native 
species of Jungermannia, Marchantia and Anthoceros. By 38. 
Carnrineton, M.D., F.R.S.E. London: R. Hardwicke. Part, 
In 1822, Dr. Greville, in a paper on some new Scottish Fungi, 
published in the fourth volume of the Wernerian Transactions, charae- 
rised the then recently-published ‘‘ Natural Arrangement of British — 
moe ” by S. F. Gray, as ‘‘a most extraordina ork, 
industry, but of less — in which Jungermannia pre te: is split 
into —— een genera.” same year as Dr. ville’ 8 criti a 
of the storeabiga which he split up Jungermanma into tier same [ 
260 ir Wm. Hooker’s classic work on “British 
ungermanniz.” Indeed it is only fair to say that the later Pere! 
work of = “a Dumortier was based on bours of fo 
hos descriptions supplied the materials for, fs 
— T key franahedéwed their generic groups. The elie noe 
bent arl neglected by British botanists. The last mec 
deboription of t 18 aan ae Hooker’s Cryptogamic Sup’ 
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ment to Smith’s « Fineliah Flora,” cad was pene more that me 
sree sago! The alterations ata by Gra our own ee by 
by Raddi, Dumortier, Co rda, and Siupentmonca were not — tion of 
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part contains elaborate descriptions of ten species, with 
plates, containing some four species on each plate. 
structural and systematic importance, which is not, fee 58 
again for years. The descriptive letter- -press is extensive am 
each organ of the 1] t iderable length. *) 
oe oR jer eat pian _being described at cone! of the al > : 
give-promise of a valuable addition . British pas atic rt 
is to be regretted that Dr. Carringto ’s plans hav e not permit! 
to state in the way of preface or cptreduntiots the gene: 
