364 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Tue recent number (vol. ix. part 4) of Hooker's Icones sit 
tarum is almost entirely devoted to plates of species of Sapiwn 
with descriptions by Mr. Hemsley. Botanists will be grateful fot 
issues of the Icones—which has lately been the subject of descrip- 
tive papers in the Bulletin de Herbier Boissier for 1906 by Dr. 
Huber, of Para, the result of whose investigations to some extent 
anticipates Mr. Hemsley’s work. The only other plant figured is 
Manihot dichotoma Ule, an important rubber-yielding species. 
Tue latest number (vol. xxxix. n. 270) of the Journal of the 
Linnean Society contains among other matter of interest the paper 
by Mr. R. P. Gregory on the mia of flowers in Valeriana diovca, 
of which we gave an abstract on p. 80, and Dr. Bérgesen dis- 
et at length “a question of ccaplcuoe” relating to Fucus 
ralis L., which name he ange s ought to be retained. 
. H. Maren 8. Syme n the Fe ett issue seine 6) of 
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prea cage tes aA 
iogr. Index. Mr. Maiden 
“ Backnousg, JAMES (1794- ‘* BACKHOUSE, JAMES (1794- 
Pgs » 8 July, 1794; d. York, 1869). Born 8th July, 1794; 
20 J 1869. Nurseryman. died at York, England, 20th 
Botaniged in Teesdale, &c.,1803- January, 1869. Nurseryman 
: di 
way and the Southern Hemi- shire, etc., 1803-65. Missionary 
sphere. Ore ae of J.E. Friend in Norway and the 
Smith & W. J. Hooker Southern Hemisphere. Corre- 
Shar of J. E. Smith & W. J. 
The compilation of the Biographical —— of which a new and 
revised edition is in contemplation, was a work involving much 
time, labour, and research, and i bin fairness those who 
make use of it te ee their indebtedness. 
WE regret to announce that Mr. W. E. St. John Brooks has 
oe soupalisek by ‘ILhoalth = ee his assistantship in the 
Department of Botany, British Muse 
WE regret to record the death of Me. Robert Morton Middle- 
ton, of whom we hope to publish some account later. 
Mr. Brrrren leaves the es esha of tomes on Sept. 20, 
having completed forty years as a Civil Serv All communi- 
cations for him personally o efor’ this — should be addressed 
to 41 Boston Road, Brentford, Middlese 
