BOTANICAL NEWS. : yy a § 
plants in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (part 2, 1873), 
comprising descriptions of about 120 species. Two ge 
Arillaria (Leguminose ; = Sophora robusta, Roxb.) and Homiorchis 
(Scitamineze), are defined in the paper, which is illustrated by, 
lates sing Hemiorchis Burmannica, Hapaline Benthamiana, 
and Stemona wana. 
Mr, Geo. Wa i, of Ceylon, who is now in England, has sare for 
private circulation a revised list of the Ferns of that islan d, ted to 
the nomenclature of Hooker and Baker’s Synopsis, and ‘inoorporating 
all the recent discoveries. 235 species are now known in the island, 
gives in parallel columns the names of the species and references to 
the places where they are described and figured in the ‘‘ Synopsis 
Filicum,’’ Hooker’s ‘‘ Species Filicum,”’ the two illustrated works on 
Indian Ferns of Beddome, the ‘‘ Enumeratio” of Thwaites, and the 
numbers under which they have —_ distributed by the latter. This 
is followed by an account of the local —— ts and stations, and a 
series of remarks on critical and doubt speci 
The forthcoming part of the ana er of the Royal Horticul- 
tural Society will contain a catalogue by er of all the known 
species and varieties of Lilium, with their aclligsis and references to 
published figures, intended to se checked by growers as a stock list, 
and in making exchanges and ses. 
We understand that Prof. E. Ker of Upsala, is preparing a second 
edition of the ‘Epicrisis systematis Mycologici,” published in 
836—38. 
A Flora of the county of Chester, which has occupied the attention 
of Mr. Warren for many a pants is likely gs to appear. ith 
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has. pri rinted a list of Dedderwhe snd Ataesien about the plants of 
Cheshire, which he will be glad to forward on application, and he will 
be gra teful “9 receive any answers or additional information.—Address 
Tee a n, 67, Onslow Square, Brompton, 
The publication of the (17th) concluding volume of De Candolle’s 
“ Prodromus’’ is daily expecte ted. e are informed that there will be 
issued at the same time with the volume the concluding (4th) part of 
Dr. Buek’s ote an almost neat sable a to the ready 
ccount), cal esta 
lishments of Ghent, Liege, Antwerp, &c. English botanists are 
specially invited to attend, and one can scarcely imagine a more profit- 
