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which indeed are often open to question. There seems little doubt, 
for example, that the ‘‘ bonewort” or ayia glossed (p. 85) as 
‘** generally interpreted a heir or pansy’ s the common daisy, 
which is still called ‘ ‘banwort ” in the cuidias as it was in Turner’s 
reat indicated by its herbal name ‘ Consolida media or middle 
und.’”’ A few interesting a of o gures are 
ven: among them one of ‘ laet uca, leporina’”’ from the Latin 
Apuleius, B. Mus. Ms. Harley 1585,” which is no doubt Dandelion, 
although the Hare’s Lettuce was, according to Gerard, Sonchus 
oleraceus. The volume, which is beautifully printed, costs 8s. 6d. net. 
Sir Groree Kine is prosecuting with much vigour the important 
ccbdtation, of Materials for a Flora of the Malayer Peninsula, In 
the two parts (14 and re) neeenily to hand, Sir George has secured 
the co-operation of Mr. S. Gamble; save for the pe species of 
Viburnum, they are ge occupied with the Rubtacee, the pro- 
portion of new species being very large. Each genus is furnished 
a 
often nearly allied must prove of the greatest value in the determi- 
nation of the plants. 
A very good group-photograph of most of the botanists present 
at the satis meeting of the British Association has been published 
by Mr. H. C. Stearn, of Cambridge, price 2s. 6d. A slip with the 
names accompanies ihe photograph. 
_ We have received from Messrs. Lovell Reeve & Co. a copy of 
the second edition of Mr. " Pownend’é Flora of a which 
we hope to notice next month. Itisa a handsome volume of about 
700 pages, and is RENE at a guinea net. 
R. JOHN t CARRUTHERS, Assistant Director of the Royal 
Botanic Gardens, Peraitchi iya, has been appointed Director of Agri- 
Se and Government Botanist of the Federated Malay States. 
. F. N. Witutams, who is publishing, in the Blt de 
t’ Herbier Boissier, the enumeration of Siam plants foreshadowed in 
his paper in this Journal for 1903 , p. 806, BS, in the Seta bar 
issue of the Bulletin (p. 1027), a somewhat ambigu ous note on 
Beasctidatare, e writes :—‘ In the matter of nomenclature I 
have mainly followed the suggestions issued by t e botanical 
authorities of the Berlin Museum, being for the most ct readily 
applicable by practical botanists ; but I am in complete accord 
ally 
confusion of botanical literature, and who rightly ell Son nO 
suppose é Mr.. Williams means to say that the ibe. “views ”’ lead to 
‘the confusion of botanical literature,” but he certainly says it, 
and we are not inclined to deny that the absence of any principle 
other ee that of ‘convenience ” is spared o bring about pee: 
thing of : 
