128 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
centuries of the new series of the “‘ Herbarium normale,’ 
now Se by F. Schultz and F. Winter, have just appeared, two of 
Phaner s and one of Cryptogams. They contain a ve ood 
set of fpolisa, chiefly from France and nin but also from Den- 
mark, Hungary, the Pyrenees, &c. We notice a Batrachian Ranun- 
culus, sent under the name of B. bit satin nam . Langet, from 
Copenhagen, and very close to that plant. Seb divergens, F, chulte, 
another new name, seems not worth distin aquaticus 
Several interesting Hieracia are given, ent ding H. Fritzet, which 
was described in the ‘‘ Flora” last year by F. Schultz. There are also 
some good Carices of the muricata ‘section— I 
de la Flore d’Europe,” with a list of one s, and notes on the rarities 
and novelties. The price is 25fr. per c enti ury. Address : “Dr. F. 
so Wei e. i i 
nburg, A 
g promises of subscription (3 fr.) to a complete catalogue of 
Bern twats ublisked cen ot oe his own ‘‘Herbarium normale,” 
with notes on many < the spec 
Prof. + of the Royal Botanic’ Garden © 
Edinburgh for the $oat 1872, we learn that the Botanical So nee 
has handed over to the Garden its entire library. A room has been 
provided for the reception of the books, which include many valuable 
Pan of era We are also informed that a guide to the nasa and 
Richard Deakin, M.D., died at Tunbridge Wells on Feb. 18th. 
He was formerly in practice near Sheffield, and printed there his chief 
work, the “« Florigraphia) Britannica,” which -¢ came out in numbers 
during the years 1837—-1848, and forms four volumes. This con- 
tained figures of all the species, drawn by the author, and was the first 
cheap illustrated British trie ora, He afterwards settled at Torquay, 
and paid some —— to Lichens, —_ some new species of 
Verrucaria and Saged 
His professional aatieb took him frequently to the Medite terranean, and 
he spent'some years at Rome. His “ Flora of the Colosseum,” published 
in 1855, enumerates no less than 420 species as growing among 
donriptican, sore aosialaee  propastion and Mtr anne work 
