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about the colours and scents of flowers and various other matters 
incidental to her subject. Those who have had the privilege of 
peracid with Miss Jekyll through her beautifully because naturally 
rranged acres of garden and woodland, know how carefully the 
habit of every tree and flower has been sthdied. and how, as far as 
Nini and the a vigorous English in which she conveys 
her varied information adds an additional charm to an attractive 
volume. 
We ought to have mentioned sooner the issue of the fourth part 
of Dr. Trimen’s Handbook of the Blora of Ceylon (Dulau & Co.), 
which has been continued by Sir Joseph Hooker since the lamented 
death of the author. The pues instalment, extending from Fu- 
a entir 
a state nearly ready for press. For the Graminee Dr. larg left 
no material, and this will be dealt with entirely by Sir Joseph, 
whose monumental enumeration of the order in the Flora of are h 
India will render this an easy task. e fifth and concluding part 
will also include a key to the natural orders, a complete index of 
scientific and vernacular names, 25, 8c matter, and maps of 
the rainfall and forest areas. Sir Joseph is of opinion thas the 
flora of the island has not yet been exhaustively explored: ‘‘ There 
are still large tracts of the Forest 1 es phn _ ~ Bases of 
keen collectors, and there are not a few common (some amongst 
the very commonest) plant of the core of Talis that bes not as 
yet been collected in Ceylon 
Mr. Hiern’s Catalogue of Welwitsch’s African Plants continues to 
make steady progress, contrasting favourably in this respect with 
most of the work done for African botany in ss country. In the 
portion, issued at the end of last year, the orders = 
Dipsacee to Scrophulariacee are dealt with in the careful and e 
haustive manner which has characterized the previous portions a 
the wor r. Hiern’s methods were commented upon and com- 
mended when the _aldagade tree of the Catalogue came under 
notice, and there seems need at present to say more than that 
they have been adhered o in the part before us, with results as to 
nomenclature which will not commend themselves to those who 
would make consistency and historical accuracy subservient to 
convenience. The importance of the magnificent set of Welwitsch’s 
plants in the National Herbarium is shown by the number of new 
species oo described of genera which have already been worked 
sci so nee as the material there went, at Berlin. The bibliographical 
part work is, as usual, most accurate and thorough. It may 
be noted that Welwitsch’s genus Adenogonum, figured in this Journa 
for 1898, is reduced to Engleria, of which it forms a new species. 
