BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
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well to state, that there has been in the course of the year 
two works published on the subject, giving a history ot 
Botanical Science during the preceding year. They are ot 
very different character, each having its peculiar interest to 
the Botanical student. One by J. E. Wickstrom in the 
Transactions of the Royal Society of Stockholm, giving a 
good abstract, in systematic order, of the various works and 
papers, similar, but at greater length than in my outline 
of Progress of Botany for the year 1820 , published in the 
the Annals of Philosophy for 1821 ; and the other above 
alluded to, is by Professor Meyen, appended to Professor 
Weigman’s Archives. It is chiefly interesting as containing 
the theoretical views of the author. This latter is about 
to be translated into the English language by Mr. W. 
Francis. 
It is my intention only to refer to the more important 
works and papers, as otherwise, I fear I should be detaining 
you longer than would be agreeable to your patience. Com- 
mencing with the labours of our native Botanists, I may ob- 
serve that, they form a very important item in the history of 
the science, as is proved to have been the case in former 
years, by the numerous references that are made to them in 
the histories of the progress of Botany, before referred to. 
Sir. W. J. Hooker, has published a new edition of his ex- 
cellent and useful Flora, and which he has rendered more 
serviceable by the addition of plates, illustrating the genera 
of Graminece and U mb elli ferae, which are generally so diffi- 
cult for the Tyro to understand. Dr. D. C. Macreight, our 
industrious Vice-President, has also published a very useful 
manual of British Botany, in which the whole of the British 
plants, and those ordinarily cultivated in Britain, are ar- 
ranged according to the natural system of Decandolle, with 
excellent Analytical Tables, for the more easy making out of 
the species. 
Mr. William Baxter has proceeded regularly with his illus- 
trations of the genera of British flowering plants, and Mr. C. 
E. Sowerby continues the republication of the English Botany 
on a cheap plan. These two works are so well known as to 
require no comment from me. But we have had new addi- 
tions to the works, giving figures of British plants in the 
“Ferns,” and “Little English Flora,” of Mr. G. Francis’ 
works, which for the beauty and accuracy of the figures, and 
neatness of description, and cheapness, deserve the greatest 
praise. The Rev. M. J. Berkeley has, with his usual ac- 
curacy, been examining and giving some details of the more 
