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Gardeners’ Chronicle (Feb. 11).—H. Boseawen, ‘ Banier Island, 
N. Zealand.’—J. G. Baker, ‘ Synopsis of Canna’ (contd.). 
Journal de Botanique (Feb. 1). — L. Mangin, ‘ Recherches sur 
les Composés pectiques’ (contd.).— J. Vesque, ‘La tribu des 
Clusiées’ (contd.). — J. Miiller, ‘Lichenes neo-caledonici a cl. 
B. Balansa in Nova Caledonia lecti.’ 
Journ. Linn. Soc. (Bot. xxix., No. 203: Jan. 25). —F. N. 
Williams, ‘ Monograph of Dianthus.’ 
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift. (Feb.), — J. Liitkemiiller, ‘ Beobach- 
tungen iiber die Chlorophyllkérper einiger Desmidiaceen’ (2 plates: 
conel.). — P. Ascherson, ‘ Sparganium neglectum’ (conel.). — P. 
Magnus, ‘ Ueber das monstrése Auftreten von Blitten und Blatt- 
biischeln au Cucurbitaceenfriichten’ (1 plate). — V. Schiffner, 
iiber die Terminol 
. Halacsy, 
kit, sp.n. — A. Hansgirg, ‘ Ueber Chatospharidium Prings- 
heimti & Aphanochate globosa.’ 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
« regret to see that Sir Joseph Hooker (Bot. Mag. t. 7277) 
employs (and justifies the use of) Stevensonia as the generic name of 
the palm which is properly styled Phoenicophorium. The matter 
was dealt with in this Journal for 1865, p. 353, where it was 
clearly shown that Stevensonia, a nomen nudum applied to this and 
a palm of another genus by James Duncan in his Catalogue of the 
been a German. a 
(1865, 354), then under Dr. Seemann’s management, the blame is 
‘ transferred to ‘an Irishman.” 
Mr. Jackson’s great Index continues to progress steadily, and 
with as much rapidity as the nature of the work will allow. It is 
