128 BOTANICAL NEWS, 
agyar Névénytanilapok.—L. Haynald, ‘‘On what geological — 
mation does the Chestnut grow in Hungary? ’’—P. Ascherson, ‘* On th 
botanical shay, of -Zea Mays.” —J. Csato, ¥ Rodent additions to flow? 
of Magy-enyed 
Bet Native N. 7. Scheutz, ‘‘ Review of Swedish _ nd alt oc 
Roses.” —E. Warming, ‘‘ On Rhizophora Mangle, L.” (tab. 1). 
hens des Se. Nat. (vol. iii., pt. 4-6).—E. Bescherello, » Serene 
Flora of the French Antilles” (concluded).—Durin, ‘“‘ On the trans- 
g - Knop and 
Dworzak, ‘‘ Chemico-physiological researches on the nutrition of 
plants.” 
New Books.—C. Luerssen,  Grundziige der Botanik” —— 
Haessel. 5s.). ackitio ‘** Elemens de Botanique.” Edit. 2. Part 
2. (Paris. Bailliére.) 
M. Cas. de Candolle has an interesting paper on the twining of 
tendrils in the ‘‘ Archives de Sciences de la Bibliothéque Univ erselle ” 
of Geneva, for January. 
The ‘ Verhandlungen” of the Heidelberg Nat. Hist. Society 
(Band i., Heft 3) contains papers by Pfitzer, on the rate of movement 
of water in plants; by L. Koch, on the development of the seeds of 
banche ; and by 'Wolkoft, on the plesk aad of light in solutions of 
P 
urth portion of Baron von Mueller’s “ powepere notes on 
Papuan plants ’’ consists of determination of D’A =e Goldie’s. 
Llections on the ee in the south-east - aie ew 
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Cycas, and Dicksonia are des 
e note with pleasure the appearance of a modest little ‘ Natural 
History Journal, conducted by the Societies in Friends’ Schools.’ 
Judging from the first two numbers, the publication is we 
a ae to stimulate and foster scientific tastes among the ee 
ker offers prizes ‘‘open to all girls and boys 
Friends’ soho for observations on the fertilisation of forty Spainse 
flowers, a for the best set of drawings of the leaves and capsules of 
twenty Nase? 
A third Widing of the “ Flora of Tropical Africa” will shortly 
appear, containing the Orders from Umbellifere to Campanlacee, the. 
bulk consisting of F the great groups Rubiacee and Composite. 
Joseph Carson, M.D., died at glee eee on December 30th, 
1876, at the age of sixty-eight. He was Professor of Materia Medica 
in that University, and an eminent esa t. A notice will be 
