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that the criticisms on it published by M. Alphonse DeCandolle in 
hand direction), by the term right-hand contortion; that the 
apparent direction of rotation of the heavenly bodies appears 
reversed if the spectator looks north instead of south; that the 
direction of rotation is the same whether the observer supposes 
himself within or without the helix; but that the apparent direction 
of contortion of a helix is altered if the spectator reverses the 
direction in which he looks along its axis 
Botantcal News. 
WE understand sso the printing of Mr. B. D. Jackson’s ‘ Guide to 
the Literature of Botany’ is completed, with the exception of the 
no rl 
work is expected to be ste for issue towards the end of this 
month. The total number of additions to Pritzel’s ‘ Thesaurus’ 
is stated to be 5840 
Tue Report of the English Dialect Society for 1880 announces 
that the third and og srk part of Britten and Holland’s 
‘ Dictionary of Eng Plant-names’ will be issued during the 
completed his notes upon it. Mr. Britten has also in preparation 
a work upon ‘ The Folk-lore of British Plants 
Ir is with very great regret that we announce the death of Mr. 
Reeratp A. Pryor, which took place at Baldock on the 18th of 
last month. 
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‘ pealeninebe Zeitung’ and Max Schulz’s ‘ Arehiy.’ ies - eollestions 
d books are Saasinahived to the Botanical Institute of Kiel 
| rsity. 
or. AtpHonso Woop, of New York, author of ‘A re 
Botany,’ ‘Fourteen Weeks in Botan ‘The Am 
Botanist and Florist,’ died on January 4th of this year. 
Tue death i is announced of Dr. Jonny J. Biaspy, F.R. 8. ., on 10th 
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and Fauna of the Siberian Period,’ «F] of 
—— and Carboniferous Formations,’ and other paleontological 
