240 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
THe second part of the second volume of Prof. Sargent’s T'rees 
and Shrubs is mainly occupied with the genera Crategus and 
conspectus of the species—sixty-five in number—of Eastern Asia, 
many now for the first time described. The other plants figured are 
Magnolia Kobus DC., and Pterocarya Rehderiana C. K. Schneider. 
The excellent plates add greatly to the value of the work. 
In the Bulletin de UV Herbier Boissier for June Mr. F. N. 
Williams has a paper on “ European Varieties of Silene inflata” 
—‘‘a name for the white-bottle in all but universal use for 108 
A parity of reasoning would 
suggest that the English name “Bladder Campion,” which is in 
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Bottle””—a book-name only employed, we think, by Withering. 
Mr. Williams makes six ieties—angustifolia, latifolia, alpina, 
i mata—of which t i 
nor, pubescens, and margin second is English 
(Yorkshire). no | angustifolius 
Miller or to C. latifolius of the same au or, so una 
lists as being the oldest available trivial. The synonymy of the 
varieties is given in detail, but that of the species is omitted. 
species are added, and the genus Taraxacum is arranged (with 
descriptions) in accordance with Handel-Mazzetti’s monograph 
noticed in our last issue. 
On July 1st, 1858, a special meeting of the Linnean Society 
was summoned for the election of a member of Council in pla 
of Robert Brown, who had died during the previous month, and ee 
George Bentham was elected in his place as member of Council 
and Vice-President. A fitting resolution was moved by Sir Charles 
Lyell and seconded by Mr. Bennett. This having been passed 
unanimously, a letter was read from Sir C. yell and Dr. J. D. 
Hooker, addressed to the Secretary, introducing papers on the 
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fiftieth anniversary of this meeting will be commemorated by a 
Darwin-Wallace Celebration, when the Society will hold special 
ing i held in the 
ose 
biologists, and addresses will be received from various corpora 
bodies. After a dinner, at which the President of Council will 
_entertain the medallists and foreign guests, a reception will be held 
in the rooms of the Society at Burlington House. 
