338 Scientific Intelligence. 
to alter old names on this aecount; now, however, I find myself 
compelled to follow the current.” Which i is, on the inte: pes 0 
able, expecially as Alph. DeCandolle would hold out with him 
See the latter’s — - his Article 66, in which ae remark is 
dropped aon “we don see why we should be more rigorous 
than the Greeks iontinaes es.” Oddly e — Se same writers 
who must supply the aspirate to the e omit it from the r, and write 
rachis and raphe, instead of rhachis and vhenpiee —which is exas- 
perating to lovers oo ea mit 
It is unnecessar cite Mr. Bentham’s Sister illus- 
th rde 
* Tor 
Josep Darton Hooker, K. SI, etc., and Joun Bay E.R. 
ete. rief notice of the geological appendix in this work is 
given on page 332. We add here a few words on the botanical ro 
sults. Sir Joseph Hooker contributes an article on some of th 
scientific apie = the comparison of the Canarian flora with the 
n 
Grenada, — = cea Europe So far as is yet known, a 4 
turn back without reaching the higher crests so near at 
Mr. Ball has worked _up the botanical results sar ie a sys- 
a . a 
upon it, not to. speak of the beauty an rfection of ver epecr 
of botanis ts. 
n’s Ferns of North America.—We are not sure t that we 
have somaed the later issues of this work, so important to all fern ; 
people and botanists. But, in any case, we must make a note 0 
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