64 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
—The Secretary read a short paper “On some Hybrid British 
Ferns,” by Mr. Edward J. Lowe. The author records experiments 
which induce him ‘to believe that it is possible to cross different 
species, as well as varieties of the same species.—‘ A Revision of 
the inte 3 Vibrissea”’’ was the title of a communication by Mr. 
m Phillips, which was taken as read. 
Botanical News. 
Tue Bo parse Department of the British Museum has lately 
acquired a series of five quarto volumes of original drawings by 
John Miller, entitled “‘ Drawings of the leaves, stalks, and rami- 
fications of plants, executed for the Right Honourable the Earl of 
Bute for the years 1783 and 1784 
Tue 
ja leceetiog herbarium of British plants, numbering 11381 species, 
collee a 
lected and named ohn Dune age ry weaver 
living near Alford, in Aberdeenshire. An interesting sketch of this 
remarkable man, who was born in , will be found in ‘ Natur 
diarbesturl of the late pte Dick has been presented to 
the ise Library at Thurso; it is to be Phil on: that it has not 
fallen into the hands of some aciantifi institutio 
. Lauper Let the pecans Zee asa at the end of 
last Hoveiaber at the age of 52, after an illness of many years’ 
standing. His papers on Lichens, _ many of them carefully 
illustrated by the author, are well ew so the writer 
of others upon various points i atled with the botany of New 
Rc some of which appeared i the arlier volumes of this 
little w 
WE 8 also to record the death of Isaac oo of Cork, of 
whom we hope to give further particulars short 
We are glad to learn that Prof. P. Mac tel late of Gill 
College, Somerset East, has been appointed by the Cape Pim 
our to the Sephieie of the Botanic Garden, Cape Town 
B. 5. n American botanist, died at peer 
linoh, on the dik. of last Naveisbenias his 82nd year, 
Beyverr, of 107, High Street, Croydon, is engaged 
upon a critical investigntio ion of the species of Potamo ogeton, and 
will be glad to receive specimens, either British or foreign, for 
examination 
Tue Messrs. H. & J. Grovus will be glad sd Faget specimens 
of Characee, more esp ecially such as are extra-British; their 
address is 18, Richtneaa Terrace, Clapham Road, London, S.W. 
