BOTANICAL NEWS. 95 
25 plates.—C. Darwin, ‘‘ Fertilisation of Orchids,” ed, 2 (Murray). 
—O. W. Thomé, ‘“ Text-book of Structural and Physiological 
otany,’’ translated by A. W. Bennett (Longmans, 6s ).—G: Vasey, 
« a of the Forest Trees of the United States ” (Washington, 
pp. 38 
‘§ Mae er It is cairn matter for congratulation that so 
flourishing a society devoted tonatural science exists in London. The 
papers are of solid merit, as is to be expected from such observers as 
. Henslow, ee Gladstone (President), G. S. Boulger, James 
Heywood, D. Vinen, and others. In fact, the Association appears to 
ood obtained the a a large number of the naturalists resident 
in the West End. There is little a in the ‘* Proceedings,” a 
in thes 
results of these are duly re recorded, 
Dr. Nordstedt, in conjunction with Dr. Wittrock, has ate in 
accompanying the memoir 
ungary now possesses a botanical periodical, the ‘Magy 
Novénytanilapok ’ (Hungarian Journal of Botany), which is edited | ‘ot 
rof. A. Kanitz, of Clausenburg (Kolosvar). The first number ap- 
e 
eared in Janu a 
those of other journals, There are, besides, resumés minis reviews of 
recent books, botanical news, &c. We wish every 8 s to Dr. 
Kanitz’s periodical, which, however, from being ee in 1 Hu ungarian, 
can scarcely circulate much outside the kingdom 
The ‘ Erdelyi Muzeum” (Transsilvanian Museum) for December, 
1876, contains an aseice of al! known Hungarian Mosses, by Dr. 
A. Kanitz. 
ah i 
“At” of the A of Turin, on Mosses, Alge, and Fungi. His 
funeral was a public 
the 3rd February, at her native place, Lowestoft, apr \died 
Pleasance Smith (née Reeve), widow of Sir James Edward Smith, 
purchaser, in 1784, of the collections of Linnzeus, and the pears te in 
1788 and first President of the Linnean Society. On the 11th May 
next she would, had she lived, have reached the age of 104, — been 
born in the year 1773. Her marriage with Dr. Smith took place in in 
SEA and their house at Norwich vote for many years afterwards the 
; @ whi ished in that city. Sic 
