126 NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 
Tue last part, published in February, of ‘Hooker’s Icones Plan- 
tarum’ contains figures and descriptions (the former “i hap 
executed) of some interesting novelties, including a new genus o 
Anacardiacee nia urn Oliv.), and one of Cyperacee yarns 
schenus, Benth.) 
Mr. Brrnarp Hosson, of Sheffield, ad aunts a Bese pamphlet 
of thirty-two 0 pages, entitled ‘ What observe in the Sheffield 
Botanic Garden,’ which is in many ae a thoviel of what such 
accurate information pleasantly conveyed in so small a compass. 
Printed apparently for private mee es we learn that the im- 
pression is already exhausted. We t that Mr. Hobson will 
issue a second edition for sale to th public, as the pam PBB E can 
hardly fail to interest a instruct any intelligent person who m 
visit the Sheffield g arden 
ricus (Pleurotus) parthenopejus, by omes; and ‘ d- 
denda ad Mycologiam Venetam,’ by OC. Spegazzini. 
Mr. J. E. Baenatt has Soniithliid in the ‘ Midland Naturalist’ 
a flora of Warwickshire, which, so far as can be ime fssery the 
introductory matter,—all that has yet appeared,—promises to be a 
careful record of our present knowledge of aa Botany of ‘lig county. 
We have before expressed our approval of the prominence given to 
local observations in this useful periodical. 
We have received ‘ asa acre for Klementary Students,’ 
by Dr. Houston, which forms one of ‘ Stewart’s Educational Series.’ 
New Booxs.—J. D. noe 9 ‘Flora of British India,’ part viii. 
(Rubiace— Composite ») (L. , 10s. 6d.). — V. A. Poutsen, ‘ Bo- 
tanische Mikrochemi Y (Cacecl "Facker) ae Franx, ‘ Die Krank- 
heiten der Plaka ye heen Trewendt). 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
EBRUARY. 
[Coulter's] coureL, Gazette-—K. C. Howe, ‘ Carex Sullivantit, 
Boott, ahybrid.’— sey, ‘ Trichostemma Parishii,’ sp.nov.— : 
Higley, ‘ Carnivorous Plants’ (contd.) ‘Catalogue of Indiana Plants.’ 
Botanische Zeitungy.—H. Hoffman, ‘ Cultural Experiments upon 
