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eae distant region, indeed, but just where, after all we have 
been learning, it was not unnat tural to ex it. 
ely 
S.  uniflorus. Of the — as well as of S. s deel Dr. Maxi- 
ites or Ae lee and complete 
o the affinities of the genus, I aes thought mostly of Galax, 
itself of undetected relationship. The fringed, Soldan ella-like corolla 
and the similar foliage are unaccompanied by any ake dannii 
resemblances. Zucear ini simply refers the genus to sl acid 
and I “ae add that its seacent known relative is Di 
Ke 
have ean noticed das bntoreating ae as a part of the Anat 
of the es Botanical Museum. It remains to add th Horne 
nor + t ’ 
works, and to enter upon the — of the most interesting 
problems brought before us by the comparison of the Japanese 
and North nape meay floras, and of these with the Arctic tertiary 
flora recently illustrated by Heer, &e. In the preceding article we 
have added one sees ie to the curious chapter of facts, and we 
~ d a that the “ian ase Botanical Garden of St. 
Peterburg, to foe Mas agi very desirous to obtain, for 
——- and southern pee -—for which Dr. M. and Dr. ; 
Garden, offer liberal returns m specimens of plants « of the wide. B 
North American Saat, ad eepedals Soom ose of our : 
the Director of bog = 
