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no less than 14. Dicranum has 24 species, peo all Kur haga 
while of the 11 of Campylopus we i. only two in Europe, and 
Fissidens has 24 species, of which 15 are non-European 
An interesting fact is the discovery in Wisconsin of the fruit of 
the long-known Eustichia ee oxiphium) norvegica, which has the 
calyptra surmounted by a long nine awn and a gymnostomous 
capsule. Tortula and Desmatodon include 61 species, of which 28 are 
endemic, while 4 of Atrichum 2 of Oligotrichum, and 6 of Pogonatum 
are non-Kuropean; eae and Dichelyma number 18 species, 11 
being American only. The small group including Cryphea, Alsia, 
Leptodon and Thelia is rich in indies forms, and the tropical ac 
Meusricn is represented by 2 species. Hypnum, that t rrible 
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come ; but every worker in this field of Botany will be thankfal for 
the olde before us, a credit to the authors, to the publishers, an 
_ to the country which has given it birth. 
The eight beautiful wee: given in Gray’s ‘Manual’ of 1856 
are also reprinte ed; and we may note that these were also issued 
in rom al ie “ Synopsi of 1860, without any acknowledgement 
of their sou R. Brairuwalte. 
Tue new (4th) edition of the ‘ Elementary Course of Botany, 
Structural, Physiological, and Systematic,’ which, in spite of con- 
nu nd extensive alterations, bears still Henfrey’ s name as 
aa ha laeaty been issued. In its preparation Dr. Masters, 
the editor, has had the help of Mr. A. W. Bennett, who has 
‘rewritten the whole of the sections relating to the Cryptogamia, 
and rend.red great assistance in the chapters treating of Higtlagy 
and Physiology.” The typographical a nt is a decided 
good summary of the present state of snameier and—no small 
boon to the student—it has an excellent in 
Tur New South Wales Government has ‘ail y aciggons from 
Lord Brabourne xn interesting collection of papers relative to 
Australia. It consists mainly of letters belonging to Sir Joseph 
Banks, including his correspondence with Captains Vancouver, 
‘Bligh, Flinders and King, and Colonel Paterson, covering the 
period between 1772 and 1815. 
