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worms from the Cape Colony, sent by the South African 

 Museum to Mr. Beddard for identification. All of them proven 

 to be new and to belong to the Genus Acanthodrilus, of which 

 only one species had been previously recorded from South 

 Africa. The prevalence of this genus in South Africa is, as the 

 author points out, remarkable, for although common in New 

 Zealand and Patagonia, it is not known at all from Central 

 Africa, where it is replaced by the allied genus Benhamia. 



W. F. P. 



BOTANY. 



Bolus, Harry. " Extra-tropical South African Orchids," vol. i., 

 part ii., large 8vo. London, 1896. 



This work, the first part of which appeared in 1893, contains 

 the figures, mostly coloured, and descriptions of 100 South 

 African Orchids, the greater number being from the south- 

 eastern region. The work is a model in every respect, even 

 to a higher degree than its predecessor, " The Orchids of the 

 Cape Peninsula," published in 1888 by the same author. 

 Artistic and yet strictly scientific drawings are combined in 

 the illustrations, and the utmost accuracy and completeness 

 are maintained in the descriptions, and in the references to 

 other works. 



Thiselton-Dyer, Dr., edited by. " Flora Capensis," vol. vi. 

 London, 1896-7. 



At last a new volume of the " Flora " has made its appearance, 

 thirty-two years after the publication of volume iii. It contains 

 the HcBmodoracece, Iridacece, Amaryllidacece, and Liliacece, by 

 Baker, and is consequently specially welcome to all lovers of 

 Cape bulbs. 



"Flora Capensis," vol. viii. , part i. London, 1897. 



This part of the last volume of the Cape Flora contains the 

 Restiacece, Cyperacece, and a number of smaller orders. The 

 grasses which are to complete it have been taken in hand 

 already, and then, we hope, volumes iv. and v. will speedily 



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