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other. The outer one, the exorhiza, is thinner, terminating in two 
cotyledons, so extremely minute as to be scarcely discernible ; and 
beneath these is seen the plumule, forming the termination of the 
neorhiza. In germination the neorhiza expands, the plumule forces 
author exemplified in the Linnean Transactions nearly twenty years 
ago. He divided the family into twelve genera, and described numerous 
no 
impossible to regard the Leoythidacee in se other light than asa 
very remarkable and distinct natural order, 
Botanical Peis. 
ArticLes IN JoURNALS.—JUNE. 
Tiler, Linn. Soe. (June 20th).—G. Bentham, “ Notes on the Classi- 
fication and Geographical Distribution of the Composite” (tab. 
gq. 
Grevillea.—M. J. Ber rkeley, ‘Notices of f N. American Fungi” 
(contd.)—M. ©. Cooke, ‘Two British Moulds” (Vertieilium agariet- 
num, Bon., Gidocephalum roseum, Cooke 
Botanische Zeitung.—R. Har tig, ae Seckittanry Notes on the Para- 
sites of Forest Trees.”—H. Hoffmann, ‘On Geaster coliformis, P.” 
(tab. 4).—H. G. Reichenbach, fil, ‘‘Three Masdevallie from New 
Grenada.” —G. Kraus, « Remarks on Summer Withering of Leaves of 
ees,” 
Flora.—A. W. Eichler, ‘“ Are the Conifere Gymnospermous ?”— 
F. Schultz, ‘Remarks on the Flora of - Palatinate” (contd. )— 
A. Ern st, “On Batra a New Genus of Cucurbitacee from 
Caracas” (tab. 2).—Gibelli, “ The "Quetsnehs Colorado’ Zipuana 
speciosa, Benth. ” (tab. 3). 
esterr. Bot. Zeitsch.—M. von Tommasini, “The Flora of Southern 
Istria.”—L. Celakovsky, ‘On Hieracium “octet Gochnat.”—A. 
Dianthus lo mis, n.s., D. are 
Botanisk Tidsskrift (1873, aA ay 0. Gronlund, ‘ Contribu- 
tions to the Flora of Iceland” ( Hepatice and Musei).—C. Hansen, 
“ List of Diatoms found in Slesvig.”—R. Pedersen, ‘‘ What part does 
