286 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 



BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, dc. 



At the Anniversary Meeting of the Linnean Society on May 24 

 the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus — the 

 Secretary laid before the meeting a copy of a letter from Linnaeus 

 to Professor Pietro Arduino at Padua, with an introduction by Dr. 

 G. B. De Toni, and a paper by himself on a MSS. List of the 

 Linuean Herbarium prepared by Linnaaus in 1753-5 with a Cata- 

 logue of the genera now existing in the Herbarium. The Linnean 

 Medal was awarded to Dr. Treub, of the Buitenzorg Garden. 



At the meeting on June 6, Dr. Carruthers, the representative of 

 the Society at the recent Linnean celebrations in Sweden, gave an 

 account of the proceedings, beginning on the 21st May at Lund, the 

 excursion by special train to Rashult, the return to Elmhult for 

 supper, the further journey south to Hessleholm to meet the train 

 from Malmo, and the subsequent night journey to Stockholm audUp- 

 sala. Next he described a special journey to Linne's Hammarby with 

 his travelling companion Mr. B. Daydon Jackson, and Lieut. -Colonel 

 Praiu. The events of the two following days were set out, includ- 

 ing the celebration in the Aula of the Upsala University, where he 

 presented the Linnean Gold Medal and the Society's Address. 

 On Friday, the 24th, the University conferred various degrees 

 upon the distinguished visitors ; the botanists honoured were Mr. 

 Carruthers, Mr. B. D. Jackson and Mr. F. Darwin, who were 

 created Doctors of Philosophy : a laurel crown, made of leaves from 

 a bay-tree planted by Linnaeus, was placed on the heads of the 

 newly appointed doctors. Mr. Jackson also received the Order of 

 the Polar Star. Early on Saturday the delegates left for Stockholm, 

 but the special train was too late to permit of the Bergielund 

 Botanic Garden being visited ; at two the event of the day took 

 place at the Kungl. Musikaliska Akademi, where Count Morner, 

 President of the Kungl. Svenska Vetenskaps Akademi, after eulo- 

 gising Linnaeus, spoke in English and announced that the Bi- 

 centenary Medal of the Academy had been awarded to Sir Joseph 

 Hooker. 



On Friday, 7th June, the President and Council held a reception 

 in the rooms of the Society. Nearly three hundred guests were 

 present, amongst them being His Excellency Count Wrangel, the 

 Swedish Minister, and other members of the Legation, and several 

 Swedish visitors. A special feature of the exhibition was a display 

 of manuscripts, books, personal relics, medals, &c, of the great 

 Swedish naturalist, which belong to the Society. 



In connection with the Linnean Bicentenary an exhibition has 

 been arranged in the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, 

 comprising an interesting series of portraits of Linnaaus, a number 

 of autograph letters and original MSS., together with specimens of 

 animals, plants, and books from his own collection at the Linnean 

 Society and the Department of Botany. 



We beg to offer our respectful congratulations to Sir Joseph 

 Hooker on the completion, on the 30th ult., of his eighty-ninth 



