122 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
** Text-book » is too advanced, the present more elementary sea! is 
well adapted. It covers a wider range than any of the existing 
English manuals, including an outline of vegetable ees an 
the geographical distribution of plants, and is altogether more a 
level with existing knowledge in the more strictly botanical sdetionht 
Indeed, this may be regarded in some measure as an abstract of 
Sachs’s great work, an abridgment of which in an English dress is 
latter is mainly a resume of Grise pert s ** Vegetation der E 
The translation is a successful one, and the additions in n bra ckets. 
which have been made by the zeniidladon; add to the completeness of 
the book. For instance, fuller accounts of the Chérased, ft) la, 
&c., are aes and numerous annotations and footno tes occur through 
out the volum 
The sath are numerous enough, but not always very satis- 
any are old acquaintances; of the new ones, some are 
is illustrated. The book is ey well and clearly printed. 
whole, scams it would not be difficult to pick a few small shad this 
text-book is a real gain to students here, and, it may be hoped, will 
supplant some of the old manuals which still continue to teach the 
Botany of the last generation. . 
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Proceedings of Aocicties. 
Lrynzan Socrery, December 21, 1876.—Prof. Allman, F.RS., 
Presiden’ in the chair.—Mr. Thomas Christy and Mr. Robert Drane 
were duly elecied Fellows of the Society. ‘The following papers were 
read :—* Note on the uses of a commercial Cane, termed ‘ Whangee,’” 
by J. R. Jackson. This jointed Bamboo is a imported i tity, and 
supposed to be from China. It is a species of Pylotclys, probably 
P. nigra. Pale-coloured as introduced for trading purpose: 
grown specimens of the plant are black. The author belie nee ‘lonctie 
ing is had recourse to, and other means to render them straight, 
