58 NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 
Barkly and T. T. Chamberlain; of ennai from Miss 
Gilpins and of Liberian, from K. H. Holm 
a America.—Curtiss, A. H.; Florida (purchased, 250). 
Farlow, Anderson, and Raton: Alga (80). Macoun, J.; Brit ish 
N. America (partly purchased, 2805). Parry, C. C.; Mexican 
and New Mexican (1250). Ravenel ; dntttleaks Fungi (purchased, 
200). Smaller contributions saa been ae a inte Drs. re 
and Engelmann, Messrs. Hems emmon, Townshend, 
Sereno Watson, and Miss Teinibod: Ji Myers, rae penile plants) 
from Sir J. H. Le froy 
West Inpres Bie ce, L. J. K., communicated by H.E. Gov. 
Robinson; Bahamas (150). Holme, Rey. H. K.; Montserrat (60). 
Meyer L.; Tobago oe Murray, H. B.; St. Lucia (89). 
Prestoe, H.: Trinida: ry (10 
Chnivvitad: anD Sourn America.—Coppinger, Dr. ae (17). 
Ernst, Dr.; Caraccas (8). Glaziou, A.; Braz ils 1447). Kal- 
breyer; New Bagged a Lorentz, Dr.; Argentine Provinces 
casgemnan wes m, EK. F. im; Britis sh Guyana. Tirckheim, 
Mon 
ee TRALASIA YNESIA, AND Shien arctic Istanps.—Bennett, the 
late J. J.; Sidigletion of | Brown's Australian Herbarium (1056 ys 
chana 
New Zealand ( Bu Vv ew 
Caledonia (61). Carson, D.; Australia (9). Cheeseman, T aH 
ew Zeala 10 ay, Dr. A.; Kerguelen’s La 
nd 
alter; Frazer's Island (5). Horne, John; Fiji Islands 1580). 
Kirk, Thos.; New Zealand (7). Mueller, Baron von; Australia (6). 
Familiar Garden Flowers ; figured i F. E. Huume, F.L.S., and 
escribed by Hisserp. First Series, London : 
earn Petter, Galpin, and Co. 1880. 
Tuts is a estge -looking volume, owing its attractiveness to the 
dotianed ‘fig some of our best known garden 
8 
iieae® ae very well executed, others—e. g., Lilium pom- 
ponium—unsatisfactory ; but there is a scrappiness about most of 
the little information he attempts to bestow is not s trust- 
instance, Primula elatior is not the scientific equi- 
valent of the Polyanthus (p. 25); “the commo crocus of 
gardens ” is not ‘ the Crocus luteus of the botanist ” (p. 98); we 
fail to see why ( pra minor is a “ preferable name” to th 
of tricolor, a Sigs tter is ‘‘ appropriate 46 er arg xf 
(p- 81); and s sy firs t sight one is inclined to criticise Mr. 
Hibberd’s spelliagr of Mathiola and Malcomia, but this « spelling is 
