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6°03 per cent in weight, and testing the pulverized residue for 
fluorine, I could not succeed in etching dere perceptibly, while- 
an equal amount of herderite under the same conditions rendered 
the glass rough to the touch, besides niet Vat plainly visible at 
the etched spot. The theoretic al loss, assuming that all the 
because an enamel is formed on the surface, which prevents 
end further action of the air and aqueous vap 
9. Stibnite Bik Japan.— A short paper was recently read 
(June 17, 1884) halore the 6 eal naturforschender 
Freunde” “ Berlin, by Mr. Wad okio, on apanese . 
minerals, viz: on pyrite, SURG THES. stibni nite, topae gate others. 
In regard to the magnificent crystallized stibnite of Japan, he 
remarks that the true locality is the antimony mines at TTehind: 
kawa, in the town Ojoin-mura near Saijo, Province Iyo, Island 
Shikoku. The locality given in the dicitle on page 215, vol. xxvi, 
Me this ieee is consequently to be corrected ; as explained by 
“ Kosan g anese means ‘mine “ Jaegimeken 
Kannaien® means “Chart of (the district) J aegime, or better, 
Jaechime.” 
10. Flora oe atte fase. XCIHII.—This makes the larger 
portion of vol. vi, part 3, contains the tribes of Composite from 
the Helianthotdese to the “ Ligulate” (a new name for the Ligult- 
Jiore or Cichoriacee), and so completes Mr. Baker's task in 
elaborating the Composite of the [gener i os A large 
piece of work, to all appearance carefully don 
The great Brazilian region seems to hold its normal quota of 
Composite, namely, the tenth part of the Phanerogamia. Ac- 
ich we count 237 genera and over 1600 species. In charac- 
ter the Brazilian representatives of the order differ almost as 
widely from those of North America as from those of the Old 
orld. T 
World 8 prominently appears in the statement that more 
than one-third the species belong to the three genera 
ni 
to which there is no parallel. All these Senta indeed are fairly 
represented in North America, but only one of them in Europe, 
and that very scantily. Vernoniace @ may be said to take the 
lead, having 24 genera and 289 species; in North America, only 
3 genera and 10 species. Hupatoriacew have fewer (17) genera, 
but 335 species; in North America 15 genera and 111 species. 
Then come the ee a with 40 hey but only 221 
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