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mind and hand, within a time and at an age which allows no 
sensible change of ideas or point of view, so that it is throughout 
comparable with itself. It is the work of the most experience 
and wise systematic botanist of the day, and when we know that 
fully as much other work, of nae character, has been done within 
these fifteen years, it will not be denied that the author’s indus- 
try and powers of pupae thao are unrivalled. o one else 
has done such good botanical work at such a rate. If, as some 
fear, the race of first-class systematic (phenogamous) botanists is 
destined to die aioe or dwindle, it will not be for the lack in our 
day of a worth 
In the conel eaing Pr -eface, Mr. Bentham turns over to his able 
and equally indefatigable coadjutor, Von Mueller, the duty of 
incorporating addenda and corrections, and suggests the prepara- 
a eahacical. synopsis, for convenient use, especially in 
Australia, where such a hand-book will be most helpful and need- 
ful. This trust, we doubt not, Von Mueller will duly undertake, 
and may be expected worthily to accomplish. His fellow-workers 
over the world are not unmindful of their great obligations to 
him in the development of Australian botany, and in ren erin 
presnnnae the production of this Flor a Australien sis, which has 
been equally enriched nd his vast aalaasidie and facilitated by 
is preliminary study of them. 
. Bentham now declines to undertake “a detailed examina- 
tion of the relations, as well of the whole flora to that of other 
any large part of the globe. Let us still hope that he may some 
=a reconsider this determination, so far as to discuss in a - neral 
oanoge sears points which concern the student of the American 
ora. Especially interesting to us is the elaboration, es the 
present volume, of the Graminew, in which General Munro’s 
matured views—as yet little known b publication—have pa 
ener lips seen consideration M2 a veteran general botanist, 
and in which  author’s own conclusions regarding the mor- 
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ext a this i in ‘importance i is the order Cyperacee, upon 
the arrangement of which sound judgment is brought to bear. 
The great order Liliacee is our hy to include the Sm and 
not the Rowburghiacee. We should have excluded both, but 
Smilax in preference. Goltea to Mr. Bentham’s opinion, we 
