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appear to be associated with long palisade-cells, whilst the cells 
ade-cells. 
s 
me meeting the Rev. John Gerard, 8.J ., Showed a 
fashion, had ceased to put forth fresh shoots, though still living ; 
is other, having twined itself « counter-clockwise,” had flowered 
reely. 
Epwarp Trustrep BENNETT, who died at Port Isaac, Corn- 
on 
wall, on Nov. 16, 1908, was best known as the Secretary of the 
Society for Psychical Research—a post which he held for many 
years, e was born in London, July 1,.1831, and was the eldest 
sources, which number nearly as many as the ages. The book is 
of course excellently printed, but is surely rather dear—4s. 6d. net 
for 160 pages! 
rR. W. B. Hemstry, who has for so many years been inti- 
mately associated with the work of the Kew Herbarium, termi- 
nates his official connection therewith at the end of 1908. 
There is fortunately no necessity to give any appreciation of his 
work, for we believe he has no intention of severing his connec- 
tion with systematic botany, the knowledge of which he has done 
so much to augment. It may be noted in this context that the 
Editor of this Journal, having completed his forty years in the Civil 
Service, will retire from the National Herbarium in September next. 
Miss JeKyxu has added to her many books—all excellent—on 
rde s. net; 
