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of Trees, chromo-lithographed by Gerald and Sohn of Vienna.— 
Mr. Thos. Christ drew attention to a new Indiarubber plant 
(Tabernemontana crassa) from West MbitaotThe foll — paper, 
by Dr. George Watt, was read by the Secretary, ‘ Synops s of the 
Indian Species of Androsace, with ‘eseriptions of some new species : 
n this contribution the author passes in review twenty-one 
species and five varieties, and m erie as novelties Andeoteee 
corrugata, A. Stracheyi, A. geranifolia, A. mucronifolia, and A 
coronata, 
Botantcal News. 
Tue death was announced last month of Dr. R. W. Fauc 
- Bath, the author of a ‘Catalogue of Tenby Plants,’ published 
1848 
ALD oa Gunn, F.R.S., died in March last, at 
a ereomenty Tasmania, at the age of seventy-three. To Mr. 
Gunn’s exertions we are largely indebted for our knowledge of the 
Tasmanian Flora; a notice of his travels, coupled with a en 
his collections and botanical attainments, will 
found in Sir J. D. Hooker’s ‘ Flora of Tasmania,’ p. cxxv. 
Dr. Anton E. Sauter died on the 6th of April at Salzburg. 
He was born Grossarl, in Salzburg, in 1800, and early mani- 
fested an interest in various branches of Natural History, more 
especially of Botany. Besides his work upon the Flora of Salzburg, 
he was the author of various botanic papers, contributed for the 
most part to the ‘ Flora,’ the first appearing in 1824. He had a 
large herbarium, estimated to contain 20,000 species. 
Tue extensive moss-herbarium of the late Dr. Ernst Hamre 
who died : at Helmstedt in November last, has been sce by the 
Botanical Department of the British Museum. 
Tue herbarium of M. Génévier, containing the types of the 
numerous Rubi described by him, has been added to the Herbarium 
of the University of Cambridge 
Art the Anniversary Meeting of are tae Society, on the 24th 
ult., Sir John Lublgek, cna elected President of the 
Society, and Mr. George J. Rom , ER, 8.,Z oological Secretary, 
The other additions ‘ ‘the Council are Mr. Alfred W. Bennett, Mr. 
Francis Darwin, and Prof. E. Ray Tanodad. 
