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prises series of measurements of the angle a any given cord 
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and its branch, and the length of the internodes on axes 
different degrees, and is accompanied by saphiuatit y diagrams and 
sketches 
Mr. PF, GUTHRIE Bin in October at his residence at Claremont, 
s B.A. an .B. of London University, and 
went to South Africa about twenty-five years ago, where he prac- 
tised = se fag Merrie after which he taught for some time at Graaf- 
Rein he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at 
the South eean College, which position he held till the end of 
1898, when he retired on account of ill-health. During the last 
eighteen months he had been engaged with Mr. Bolus in preparing 
the Ericacee for the continuation of the Flora Capensis. His help 
is acknowledged by Mr. Bolus in his paper on new Hricacee pute 
lished in oor} th pdr for 1894, in which he is commemorated by 
Erica Guthri 
Wer ore seen the first four numbers of a new work on the Flora 
of Japan— Phanerog ogame et Pieridophyte Japonie iconibus illustrata— 
each of which contains five admirably executed plates, with text in 
Japanese. It is saa as a monthly publication, but, as some- 
times happens nearer home, circumstances have resulted in a less 
regular issue: the nu apes before us are dated respectively Jan. 20, 
March 25, June 8, and July 80. A similar publication for Cryp to- 
gams is issued by Drs. J. Matsumaro and M. Miyoshi. 
R. Kunrze and others who are addicted to exercises in nomen- 
— may poe the following, which occurred at a very recent 
meeting of the Royal a ay sete Society. A beautiful basket of 
Pinguicula caudata, which had received a ‘‘ cultural commendation,” 
attracted the attention of two a. * But what is it called?” 
‘Ah! here is the name on this white ticket!’ ; and the elder pro- 
ceeded to write with due care and some deliberation at the dictation 
of the younger the binomial ‘cultural commendation.’ Scareely 
was it written when the sesrnad 8 para blue label was discovered 
in front of the basket. “Oh!” said the younger lady, “here is 
another ticket; this seems to be the gone name, a cantata 
ey are always changing the names, you know! 
ERRATA. 
87, 1. 18 from bottom, for “ poe ” read ‘* Robien.”’ 
148, 1. 10, for ‘203’ read “ 
329, : 6 from bottom, for . cay read “any.” 
400, 1 - 7 from top, for “* Bainesii” read “ Bainii.”’ 
P. 
F, 
Soe 
P; 
P. 490, lines 13 and 20, for ‘* Brewer” read “‘ Bower.’ 
Plates 403 and 404 are incorrectly lettered 402 and 403 respectively ; and 
404” honk be substituted for * 403” in in the heading eos ut = 
‘Teferences in conwanagy et on pyaar i. ne 
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