NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 59 
in = case that employed’ by Robert Brown when (in Aiton’s 
‘Hortus Kewensis,’ 2nd ed., vol. iv., pp. 119 and 121) he first 
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(p. 46) that ‘London Pride” is a modern name for Sawifraga 
ie ey quotes Dr, Prior’s derivation of it (from ‘‘ Mr. London, 
f of London and Wise’’) with aps even suggesting 
that “ cit rahoala tisrofors be designated London’s Pride ’’—the fact 
being that 9. “sea osa was called London Pride at least as long ago 
as 1727 by Threlkeld. Mr. Hibberd has had a good opportunity 
of produ snndch a useful and interesting book, but he has we 
of it a 
availed himself 
Unper the title of «« The Kew Arboretum,” Mr. George Nicholson 
has begun, in the ‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle,’ a series of papers des — 
Loudon’s ‘ a eres m,’ which is now somewhat o 
W e that our contemporary, the Galton de reduced its 
price, while its attractive features have increased. A coloured plate 
is given with each number; and although the subjects represented 
are naturally rim for their horticultural value, some of them are 
of botanical interest. This is shown by the fact that two of the 
plants lately pee d — Hibiscus hcedobe. Hook. f., and Disa 
macrantha, Hort. (= D. megaceras, Hook. f.)—have also been recently 
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New Booxs.—B. H. van Nooren, ‘ Fleurs Fruits et are. 
de l'lle de Java’ — Muquardt). — H. Mure 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
DercEMBER. 
Journal of the sows Society (Botany, vol. xviii., no. 109).— 
J. G, Baker, ‘ Synops of Aloinee and Yuce Te ea’ (eaaataestE- 
N. E, Brown, ‘ On cde new Aroidew’ (pt. i. tt. 8). 
