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and styles somewhat exserted; ovary nearly glabrous with a few 
hairs upwards.” 
Impatiens BIFLORA IN SomerseT.—I send specimens of this plant 
from the water-meadows near Flintford Farm, Frome ; it has been 
noticed there for several seasons, but only since American grass seed 
has been used.—Setina C. Harpine. 
NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
Flora of Tropical Africa. Edited by Sir Wru11am T. T'wisELTON-DYER. 
Vol, iv. part 1, pp. 1-192. Price 8s. net. L. Reeve & Co. 
Turs latest instalment of the Flora of Tropical Africa, beginning 
with the Oleacee and Salvadoracee by Mr. Baker, is mainly occupied 
with the Apocynacea, but does not complete that order. In many 
respects it is one of the most important that has yet appeared, and 
be con- 
been removed, and 
allowed to elapse be 
montana) ; he restores George Don’s genus Conopharyngia (assigned 
by a slip to D. Don), to which are assigned a large number of species 
originally placed by himself and others under T'abernemontana. 
large proportion of the species are new, which is remarkable in face 
of the number escribed by recent workers. The bibliography is 
very copious, often occupying half a page, and in at least one in- 
stance nearly a page. We think the titles of some of the works 
cited might have been further abbreviated; but the importance of 
the rubber-yielding genera and of Strophanthus doubtless justifies 
the extensive references. A paper on the former was read at the 
uieneen Society by the present editor of the Flora twenty years 
: em, Landolphia Mannit, 
appeared as a nomen nudum, and is properly set aside by Dr. Stapf 
