1384 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
previously known as Asystasia africana C. B, Clarke, which also is 
in the collection, a new genus—Styasasia—is proposed. A con- 
siderable percentage of West African Spel: plants is a feature of 
the Protectorate Flora as now made known, and the presence of a 
as seran African element is worthy of sfeaitiodt: 
t the meeting of the Linnean Society on March 16th, Dr. Otto 
Sian presented a paper entitled “ ene to the Flora of 
ib des 
eria,”’ being descriptions of w genera and 56 new species 
in a collection of about 260 species pets by Mr. hecauier Whyte 
in the neighbourhood o onrovia, in lb different localities. 
The flora shows | a ipatis likeness to that of Sierra Leone, and the 
new genera are not endemic :—Atroxima (Polygalacew), with 3 spe- 
cies ; Urobotrya (Olacacez), with 8 species; and Afrodaphne (Laura- 
cee), with 17 species, 2 being new to Bolence, the others transferred 
from Dalihnis and Cryptocarya. 
oceedings ot the Manchester Field Club (vol. i. part 2, 
900-01, ras Jan. 23, 1905) is a portrai Dyson 
Ol ll-worker, who was at Oldham in April, 1823, and 
died at Rusholme, Manchester, Dee. 10, 1856. rtrait is ac- 
e 
companied by ‘‘some reminiscences of his career,” —e buted by 
Mrs, Ives, of Stockport, in the course of which we are told that 
‘sin some way not known the authorities of the British Museum 
became aware of his skill as a field botanist, and offered him an 
appointment as plant collector in Honduras and Central America ; 
his stay in these regions extended over four years, during which he 
sent many hundreds of dried plants.” Dyson's name is entirely 
unknown at the Museum; it seemed ieswabla to make further 
u 
Charles Bailey, who communicated with Mrs. Ives. long 
letter, which we Have seen, Mrs. Ives gives further particulars of 
Dyson, from whom she received = the above information, with 
cdi in 1850 a li book on e Fresh-water 
Shells of og: districts around Manchester.” Dyson was no doubt a 
remarkable man, but he certainly was not employed as a plant- 
collector by te British Museum, and he is equally cab hais to the 
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