416 : THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
deserves a word of praise; we are now able to — maps that 
will well compare with many continental producti 
Tue ‘5th Circular of the Permanent aint of the Inter- 
national Congress of Botany” contains information, as well as 
touching bbsend — “The a ner with all tbyaley will surely be 
attained, if you will saucer in combining some proposals sus- 
ceptible to convey an intelligence, and then leaving the remaining 
under discussion till to the time when their necessity will appear 
more obvious.” It appears to us that that time has already 
ri 
HE receipt of the Ninteenth Annual Report of the Watson 
Botanical Exchange Club suggests to us once more the desirability 
of a union between this and the Botanical Exchange t 
seems to us that this would result in a gain to both sey mm 28 
in a great saving of labour to the referees, and of trouble and e 
pense to those who are members of both. The united club wool 
also probably obtain a sounder financial basis. This is of course a 
mere suggestion, and could only be carried out with the cordial co- 
operation of the officers of each Club; but we feel convinced that 
the combination would be attended with advantage to science as 
well as to the individual members. The Report before us contains, 
as usual, Many interesting notes, some of which we may reprint in 
a future number. Mr. H. W. Pugsley is the distributor for 1902-3. 
Mr. J. oop, of the Natal Botanic Gardens, is continuing 
his useful publication on Natal Plants. wie hay o — aeave 
the first part of vol. iv., containing twen y-five plates of various 
flowering plants, and the third part of rem ini (ii ) devoted to 
G The gures, ee in the former, seem to us to — 
a considerable advan some of the earlier illustrations. 
still think it might bap cies to select plants of greater botanieal 
interest; but the primary object of the publication is of course to 
: promote local knowledge and information, and from that point of 
view the selection is doubtless excellent. We note, however, one 
of “sp. n.” to the name. It would also be a help 
list of the contents of each part were printed on the eee 
eit ee to learn that our valued contributor, Mr. W. G. 
elected President of of the British Nselgia iBodiety. 
