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one knows more than Mr. Ball of the Alpine flora, and in this lec- 
0 I 
Ing species), so he contends that it could not have been e 
out of the Alps even re the maximum cold of the glacial period, 
ave lowered the zones of vegetation only 
that “ those humble plants that dwell in the chy ap region of lone 
anet. . G 
2. The Native Plants of Victoria succinctly defined; by Bazon 
it ER, ‘S., ete. Part I, pp. 190, 8vo. Mel- 
urne, 1879.—No sooner is the great Flora Australiensis com- 
pleted, than the indefatigable Mueller sets himself to the preparation 
of an easy manual for the most populous colony of Victoria, and 
this is the first installment. It begins with the Polypetalous (Cho- 
Tipetalous) orders, intercalating the apetalous ones in a manner 
n t uncommon ; it illustrates them by good wood-cut figures, 
e, omits synonymy and also references, 0 
i d in short supplies 
Just what is needed for educational and popular er Let us hope 
co 
‘ at. the introduced 
plants are rigidly left out, even those which are overpowering the 
