126 Scientific Intelligence. 
“The memoirs are arranged in three divisions,—1st, Geographico- 
Botanical ; 2d, Structural and Physiological; 3d, Systematic. Of course 
this arrangement is in some degree arbitrary, inasmuch as observations 
relating to both of the other divisions are continually occurring in the 
memoirs referred to each of them; but on the whole it has appeared to 
be the most convenient for reference. The present volume contains the 
first two of these divisions; the second wil] be devoted to Systematic 
emoirs and Miscellaneous Descriptions of Plants; and a separate vol- 
ume in-large 4to, will contain the illustrative figures to both.” 
€ memoirs are arranged according to date. The first volume con- 
sequently begins with the “ General Remarks on the Botany of Terra 
Australis,” in Flinders’ Voyage, 1814; and ends with “ Some Account 
of Triplosporite, an undescribed Fossil Fruit, 1851. The fruit is now 
pretty well determined to be that of Lepidostrobus. The most import- 
ant of Mr. Brown’s writings are therefore comprised in this volume, and - 
the study of and reference to their rich and varied contents is immensely 
facilitated by the admirable index prepared, upon which the editor has 
evidently bestowed great labor and care. A. G. 
2. Nature of Anthers, &c.—-J. Mur.uer, the elaborator of the Hu- 
phorbiacee for DeCandolle’s Prodromus, has published three brief papers 
in the Mémoires de la Société de Phys. et d’Hist. Nat. de Geneve, upon 
the author constitutes two new sections of the genus, the rest of the spe- 
? other reason is apparent. But 
8. 
. Again, Adrien Jussieu dedicated to his friend Ampere a genus of 8 
single known species: Brongniart added a second species: Dr. Miller 
