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of the northern part of the great ‘Australian continent, where an exten- 
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are rapidly accumulating in his hands. e has already published 
numerous scattered papers, in Germany, Engiand and Australia. The 
publication now commenced has the advantage of a more convenient, 
connected form, and contains the characters of new genera and species, 
and rectifications of those published before, with important critical re- 
s, &e. A. G. 
3. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society (Botany), Nov. 
12, (1859): contains, Ist, the latter half of Prof. Henfrey’s Vote on the 
Morphology of the Balsaminace. Balsams double [as do most blossoms] 
by an increase in the number of the whorls of the petals; and when merely 
one extra whorl of petals is developed, Prof. Henfrey finds these to alter- 
nate regularly with the five pieces which Reeper takes for the corolla ; 
thus confirming Reeper’s view (over that of Kunth) by evidence from 
within, of the same nature as that which Hydrocera normally furnishes 
= ast 2. On the Arborescent Ferns of New Zealand ; by Thomas 
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growth. 3. The Indian species of Utricularie ; by Daniel Oliver. Ap- 
parently an excellent monograph ; the Indian species reduced to about 
zen, 4 
elegant group of F ak illustrated by figures, has issued this precursory 
By nopsis. It contains a classified arrangeme tl 
habitat, most important synonymy, and the characters of a few new s 
amended characters ; viz :—Cardiomanes, Presl, Fi eca, Bo 
eh Trevis; Cephalomanes, Presl; Tri homanes, Smith ( 
Known ies); Didymoglossum, Desv. ; 
» Presl ; and Hymenophyllum (14 Lo te 
ologist into this analogous He! strncture. of the frond. 
cosum, d & ti ne ee oe a. @ 
_ 5 i dbdonya thc ahaa Introduction by C.C. Parry. 
Botany of neg oundary, by Joun Torrey, M.D. Cactacer, by Grorce 
SLEMANN, M.D, This forms the f 
Ey the first half of that ponderous tome 
