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The same. Part III. Lyginodendron and Heterangium. By the 
same, Proc. R. Soc., lviii., 195-204 [abstract]. 
Hand-list of Herbaceous Plants cultivated in the Royal Gardens. 
Botanical Magazine, vol. cxxi. 
Icones Plantarum, vol. xxiv., t. 2351-2400 ; xxv., t. 2401-2425. 
Guide to the Museums. No. 2. 
Hand-list of Trees and Shrubs. Part I. Polypetale. 
Hand-list of Ferns and Fern Allies cultivated in the Royal Gardens. 
Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. Nos. 97-108. App. I.-II. 
The Journal of the Kew Guild.  [iii.] 
DXLII.—MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 
Mr. WinLiAw THORPE, a member of the gardening staff at Kew, 
has been appointed a propagator at the Botanic Gardens at Durban, in 
the Colony of Natal. He left for South Africa on December.5, 1896. 
Visitors during 1896.—The number of persons who visited the Royal 
Gardens during the year 1896 was 1,396,875. That for 1895 was 
1,407,369. The average for 1886-95 was 1,425,526. The total number 
on Sundays was 536,181, and on weekdays 855,715. The maximum 
number of visitors on any one day was 86,399 on May 25, and the 
smallest 62 on March 18. 
The detailed monthly returns are given below :— 
January - - - - 20,378 
February - - - - 27,782 
arch ` - - 33,648 
Aprl  - - - - - 199,927 
May — - 3 : - 800,353 
June - - - - - 203,305 
- - . 202,261 
August - " - - 264,043 
September : - - . 29,997 
October - - - E - $993,070 
November - - - 23,074 
December = 3 2 : 15,137 
Total - - 1,396,875 
Botanical Magazine for December.— The number for this month 
concludes the 122nd volume of the work, which is dedieated to Mr. 
Gustav Mann, late As me Conservator of Forsta, Assam. 
plants figured are: Gra matophyllum rumphianum, Prunus sub- 
hirtella, Coriaria japonica, s Ojand Exul, and Iris albopurpurea. 
The Grammatophy beer is a robust orchid from the Moluecas and 
Borneo. Two plants were received at Kew, one from Mr. C. Ls ; 
F.L.S., :Mecephu aite of the Botanic Gardens, Hone and the à) 
