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corma, Adocephalum roseum, Peziza Typhe, and Venturia atramentaria. 
Helotium puberulum, Fekl., and Capnodium salicinum, P., two species 
not previously found in Britain, are also included. 
A ‘Flora of the Isle of Man” is announced to be in preparation, 
b - J. F. Robinson, of Frodsham, Cheshire. The price of the 
volume to subscribers is not expected to exceed 2s. 6d. Consider- 
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ing the very varied contents promi t rospectus, includin 
“‘ beautiful engravings of the principal Island scenery (waterfalls, & 
an actual specimen of anx Fern (Adiantum Capillus-veneris) 
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mounted as a vignette,” a detailed description of all th indigenous 
ferns and trees, an introduction of botanical rambles, the folk-lore of 
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printing, making skeleton leaves, &c., with “a very interesting coloured 
botanico-geological map of the island, drawn and coloured by Professor 
Forbes when quite a youth,” thrown in, the price cannot be considered 
excessive, 
A second volume of Boissier’s “ Flora Orientalis ” is announced as 
nearly ready for publication. 
e stock of impressions first printed of Hooker and Baker’s 
Synopsis Filieim is exhausted, and it is intended to issue shortly a 
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circumstance, and the additional material which has been obtained 
during the last half-decade will be mainly given in an appendix. 
There are near] twenty new species in Cyathea alone, and as man 
Alsophilas. The additions of the last fiye years will probably mount 
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lected and identified no less a number than 600 species of Fungi within 
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The remodelled University of Rome has secured, as Professor of 
Botany, De Notaris, of Geneva. 
Mr. E. W. Holmes, author of a Catalogue of the Cryptogamia of 
Devon and Cornwall, has been appointed Curator of the Pharmaceutical 
iety’s Museum. — 
A Botanical Society has been formed at Luxembourg, of which Mr. 
‘bach is secretary, and has enrolled a good number of members. 
d MM. Fischer and Kolz are compilin 
ing a catalo ‘ 
The herbarium of Prof. Hoppe has been acquired by the Gymnasium 
of Salzburg. 
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Prof. Fee, of Nancy (late of Strasbourg), has presented his herbarium 
um of Rio Janeiro. 
e herbarium of Prof, Meisner, of Bale, has been purchased for 
Columbia College, New York. 
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