468 Scientific Intelligence. 
3. Dictionaire de Botanique ; par M. H. Battuon. Dessins 
de A. Facurr. Premier fascicule. (5 francs.) Paris: Libri 
Hachette & Cie.—This is a large undertaking. ‘The first fasci- 
culus just issued consists of 80 pages, large 4to, double columns, 
with one chromolithic colored plate (of an Esch ynanthus) and 
wood-cuts, some of which have done service in the 
editor’s other works. To this we would not object, nor to the 
more profuse than pertinent illustration of the first article of the 
book, viz: a privative, by sixteen figures, five to explain its use in 
the word acetylédone, ‘three for that of asépale, six for apétale ; but 
we do object to the teaching that Rubia, Loranthus and 7 
els it should bea a ‘Beet for those he do, a great conven- 
on. The list of collaborators already ee nd who have 
contributed to this fascicle contains good na sy more notable 
being those of De Seynes, beep est Poarnign Bureau, Weddel 
d Ascherson, Amon g them is the name of Ra nesque ! Ap- 
parently all oo names are te be given, the genera in French 
or Latin form, or in both, = characters sketched, important 
genera Siastaiatod popular es explained or referred, botanical 
terms define , and botmitaed Gathers biographically noticed. The 
physiological opie are encyclopedic ; that on absorption fills 
almost six of the large pages, aceroisement four and ahalf, Accu- 
racy in such a deat is of the first importance, and we may pre- 
sume that all reasonable pains will be taken. But we notice that, 
on p. 27, the akene of a Valerian, with its pappus, figures for that 
of a compose, and on p. 41, Tra utvetteria gs ogg Acta oS 
and Agassiz is said Pe have died at New 
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Pisa. Vol. viii. 1876.—This volume was issued in four parts, of 
unequal size, the first in January, the fourth in October; the jour- 
nal is apparently well sustained; and, besides the editor's own 
articles, has papers by De Notaris, Deipino, Arcangeli, — 
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