200 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
(Apetale ope pope cepa Mr. Gepp (Ferns and Mosses), and 
Mr. Blackman (Lichens and Fungi). The following new species 
are aidaabel :—Pittosporum fibean a Acronychia Andrewsi, Colu- 
brina pedunculata, Saprosma nativitatis, all of E.G. Baker; Peperomia 
Rossi, Cr oe hhged ya i , Laportea Murrayana, Panicum Andrewsi, 
all o e; and Geaster Andrewsi Blackman: plates are given of 
the Pa cose and rip We observe that the new commemo- 
rative names have been compelled to conform to the zoological 
revision s one of the pitaniste named, both as to spelling o 
names and details of distribution 
Tue Daily Mail has long been pre-eminent in the domain of 
popular science, and we have more than once extracted for the 
delectation of our readers information which, although not true, 
was certainly new. The following article, headed « Long Life in 
appeared in the issue for March 81st, and marks the 
highest flight of imagination ae attained in the direction of science. 
Considering the enormous circulation of the Mail among the less 
educated classes, it is to be regretted that it should disseminate 
rubbish of this kind :— 
of the colonel is that the seed was deposited in the moss countless 
ages ago when a tropical climate prevailed here, similar to what it 
conjecture is correct, we have some extraordinary testimony in 
favour of the great vitality of seeds, far surpassing anything that 
has been advanced in this ie mrtonag before, including that furnished 
by the sprouting of the ‘mummy wheat. ’ The Pilea genus is & 
most extensive one, and is well known to be broadly scattered over 
and confined to the tropics. It is a curious coincidence that the 
temperature at the period referred oe when the fan palms flourished 
to perfection and tropical forests at Bournemouth overlooked a 
lagoon, has been put at 70 deg. by eminent geologists; and it is at 
certainly most interesting, and the Soe a is sure to be debated by 
Scientists during the next few month 
