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tus of the known genera of the order, and the revision of certain genera, 
as, for instance, of Aralia (from which he again excludes 
additional case of identity of peculiar N. E. American with N. E. Asian 
species, of much interest, is adduced, viz: that the Linnean Aralia 
Zuce., are all referable to our own fawiliar A. spinosa! Specimens from 
Georgia, collected by the late Mr. Beyrich, are provisionally named an 
herbarium, from the size of the leaves, &c., that a full suite of specimens is ’ 
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ocarpon, which are associated in North America, but 
even a third species of the same type, and an analogue of our peculiar 
V. erythrocarpon, as well as a species which comes nearer to our 
terest to us. : ‘ ; Pp 
Fourthly, Filices, presertim Indice et Japonica, are described by Pro- 
essor Mettenius, but thus far only Gleicheniacee and 
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arranged according to their affinities, and followed by a particular wet 
count of the many varieties of several species. : 
Sixthly, by Prof. Miquel we have Ampelidee Nove, with a ane 
ment of Vitis (including Cissus, Ampelopsis, and Dee a 
of Vitis 
pounded, without admitting which it is declared that Quercus and “' 
tanea cannot be kept apart, viz: Calleocarpus, of two Sumatran 1 
and Castanopsis of Don (as a section of Quercus), of numerous ir 1 
hestnuts. ane 
variously regarded as Oaks or C 
