484 _  Serentific Intelligence. 
species which extends from Peru to Western Texas, make a good 
plate. The supposed raphides of the upper surface of sate — 
ota be cystoliths. Cheilanthas viseida of Davenport 
es of Mr. Lemmon’ : a and C. Clevelandit of Eaton 
for analysis of both i is wretched. - Ge 
Dictionnaire de Botanique; par M. H. Bax Pax 
(Hachett & Co.).—This work has tt sar to the eighth facials; 
to p. 640, and to near the end of Ca. The affluence of sy tra- 
tion continu ots 
5. Vareas considerado como tai see por A. Exxon: 
Caracas, pees 1877. 4to.—This is a memorial discourse upon 
Dr. Varga , pronounced before she Meesiinade Society of the 
Physical pas Natural Sciences, upon the occasion of the transla- 
tion of his remains to the —— Pantheon. To this is oie 
Vargas having b heen ‘suppresse ssed by the present writer, a new 
ee 8, sera of Ternstremi sgn near ea and 
cateinn dese 
Dr. s Tuo: oMSON, the school-mate and associate, in aeaeal 
and pibsioation on Indian Botany, of Sir Joseph Hooker, son of 
the distinguished chemist and professor at Glasgow half a century 
0, died at London, April 18th, after a long illness. 
Gardener s Chronicle of April of, gives an appreciative — 
otice. 
TV. AsTronomy. 
1. Transit of Mercury.—The transit of Mercury was observed 
at New Haven on ee 6th of May by Messrs. J. J. Skinner, W. 
F. Beebe and H. The following are the results 0 
o tions in Washin on mean time; the phases being those 
described in the Washington instructions. Clouds prevented 
observations at some of the contacts. 
Phase Phase Phase |Diam. Loca- 
I. IL IIL. glass.| Power. Obs.! tion. 
dom s:)h mos fh om 
“22 7 1t [22 7 32 laa 7 42- ‘eink oo fe = 
- | 5 33 58: | 5 33 48: | 5 33 18° (+6 = Hall. 
. , Athen. 
22 7 loaien 7 sealaa 22 at io s-in,| 180 | B, Aste 
bee A s. 8. S. 
| 38 67-8! 6 33 49°8| 6 3a 30-82 ™| 210 | H | Obs 
