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and it will be divided into 6 sections (3 Phanerogamic and 3 Crypto- 
gamic), each arranged alphabetically. Fischer, of Cassel, is the 
publisher, and the work will appear in monthly parts at 4m. 50pf. 
eac 
Dr. A, Engler, of Munich, who undertakes for Just’s ‘‘ Jahresbe- 
richt? the morphology and systematic report on Phanerogams and 
their geographical Seated wk requests authors on 7 subjects to 
be 80 as m separate copies of their memoirs as 
uickly as possible, in cules "that they may be in neladed, rey ses 
publications of societies and academies frequently 
Germany till long aie ate. In return he offers acuinalael ohio’ 
of his own public atio 
Prof. Sc ts of Basel, has succeeded Hofmeister at 
Ea and the chair at Basel is filled by Prof. Pfeffer, from 
Bon 
The prize of 500 caere founded Paes Aug. P. de Candolle for the 
family of ed for 
; wri 
Bnei or Italian, shoul addressed before ist “October, 1879, std 
Prof. Marignac, Cunraponding esa the Society, at 
Gaur 
D r M. Fries has been appointed erars of Botany 
and Practical Ronse | in the University of Upsa 
ames W. H. a il has obtained the Chait of Botany in the 
University of Aberdee 
r. Alexander lens, for twenty-six years Director of the 
Botanic Gardens and Professor of Botany in the Meee died at 
Berlin on 29th March, after eight days’ severe eaerine, n his 72nd 
ear. It is our expectation ar give soon an obituary matic of this 
The deaths are also announced of A. ellpnck, a in the 
wn botanical ¢ 
si e Uni 
sity 0: atin wae be succe his father and grandfather, and Ki 
author of peers papere ¢ on structural and systematic botany ; 
of Dr. B. A Gomes, of Li 
botanical ceticren ar been held in connection with the Inter- 
national Horticultural Exhibition at Amsterdam. 
the Netherlands opened the session, and Prof. Rauwenhoff, of Utrecht, 
t ning address. Papers were read redde. 
Secnereet, Engler, ofer, and Morren mn, and vari S$ excursions 
t , English botanists Pp 
comm’ saiaseuale with the President of the Committee, M. Lavallée, © 
, Paris. 
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