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that region, being rather more numerous species than Composite, 
and exceeded only by Leguminose. While there are about 500 species 
or more already known from Tropical Africa and much of the country 
a terra incognita), other large or considerable or isolated regions yield 
—Cape of Good Hope over 100, Spain about 80, Britain under 20, 
Europe 171, Hindostan about 160, British India 600, Dutch India 
500, Australia 110, New Zealand 31, British West Indies above 170, 
and Brazil about 1000. Doubtless as mid-Africa is opened up the 
proportions of its Rubiaceous plants will be greatly increased. 
Botanical sews. 
Anrrtictes In JouRNALS.— JUNE. 
evillea.—M. C. C ooke, orange Mould on fruit-trees.” —Id., 
«North American Fungi.”—Id., ‘* Erisiphe graminis.’ 
Bull. Soc. Bot. France Keele xxiv., pt. 1).—P. Petit, ‘ List of 
Desmidie@ observed in environs of Paris,” ’—B. Verlot, a age ts in 
flower on 12th January in the garden of the Museum, Par —H. 
Vilmorin, ‘‘ Plants in flower at Verriere, near Paris, on 7th pan — 
M. Cornu, ‘‘ Note on collection of some hypogzeal Fungi. __P. K. 
balen, ‘‘ Extension of plants recently appeared in the S.W. of Fae 
—M. d'Arbaumont, ‘‘On stomata and lenticels of Cissus quingue- 
pin 4 (tab. 2, 3).—Cauvet, ‘On the Pomegranate root-bark of com- 
——- Poison: ‘On two fly-catching plants is (Hentzelia, Sheu 
ein) —P. Petit, ‘* List of Diatoms observed in environs of 
(tab. i.).—V. Payot, “‘ Two cases of fruetification of Meters Sone 
snow.’ *__Guitteau, “« Additions to flora of Vienne. »__K. Fries, ‘* Com- 
mentarius i in cel. L. Queletii dissert.: ‘ Sur la class. et me SO des 
Hymeniées’ in Bull. Soc. Bot. 1876 insertam.”—L. Quelet, ‘‘ Re- 
marks on the foregoing.”—P. Duchartre, ‘On the axillary buds of 
Begonia.” —Van Tieghem, ‘ On the development of some Ascomycetes 
(Aspergillus and Storigmalcysts —E, Mer, ‘“ Researches on the causes 
of colouration of leaves in autumn and winter.” —Id., “* On influence of 
parasi 
and i rt in 
Beketoff, ‘On some monstrosities in Cichorium Intybus,”—J. Duval- 
Jouve, ‘* Histological study of the cladodes of Ruscus aculeatus.” 
. Bot. Zeitschr.—F. Hauck, ‘ Alge of the Adriatic ” 
ers ae de Borbas, ‘‘ Inula adriatic —— X squarrosa).”— 
‘ Bryology o' —W. Vat ‘¢ Plante in itin. 
 Haltsbeat collect. > Daunte (eo sate —s.K <erner, “ Dis- 
tribution of er a piocts! id She contd. eo Wiesbaur. héoglossum 
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