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minute part of the organs of fructification of the Fungi, which 
must be considered as very valuable additions to our know- 
ledge of the history of these curious, but little known tribe 
of vegetables. 
Of the works of English Botanists on general and exotic 
Botany, I need only refer to the completion of Dr. Hooker’s 
Flora of North America ; to Dr. Lindley’s Monographic 
Illustrations of Orchidece ; to Mr. Bateman’s magnificent 
work on the Orchidece of Mexico ; to Mr. Bentham’s impor- 
tant labours on the Labiates and Scrophularinecs ; of the 
physiology of plants, to the very interesting and philoso- 
phical papers of Mr. Griffiths on the development of the 
Ovulum , in the transactions of the Linnsean Society, and 
in the Asiatic Researches. But of the works which I 
consider of the greatest importance in this class, is the 
Descriptions of the Plants collected in Java by Dr. Horsfield, 
and published by Mr. Bennett, with observations on their 
structure and affinity, by Mr. R. Brown, which, to use the 
words of a celebrated Practical Botanist, “Is one of the 
most valuable contributions, not only to the plants of the 
East, but to Botany in the abstract, whieh has appeared in 
this country ; for the fruits of Dr. Horsfield’s researches in 
Java, have elicited some of those profound observations on 
structure from Mr. Brown, which are alone sufficient to 
stamp the work with a classical authority. But, independent 
of these contributions from this eminent naturalist, we view 
Dr. Horsfield’s works with peculiar satisfaction, from the 
evidence it affords of the sagacity and research of Mr. Ben- 
nett, who has given ample proofs, in this work, of his capa- 
city to follow in the steps of his distinguished principal. It 
is with no little pride, that w 7 e hail the dawn of a reputation, 
w T hich is to reflect lustre on our National Establishment.” 
Amongst the more striking works of the Foreign Botanists, 
I need refer only to the continuation of Decandolle’s Pro- 
dromus, w 7 hich is completed to the end of the Composites ; 
and when we consider the immense labour of this gigantic 
undertaking, all Botanists must be thankful for the comple- 
tion of any one of the families. Professor Kunth has pub- 
lished a work on the Species of Cyperacecs. M. Martius 
has continued his magnificent work on the Palms. Endlicher 
has commenced a new Genera Plantarum ; and in company 
with our illustrious countryman, Mr. Bentham, has pub- 
lished Illustrations of Poppig, and Ungel’s Collections of 
Plants. In the physiology of plants, Professor Schleiden 
has made some important remarks on their development. 
