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NOTICES OF SERIALS. 
No. 70, November:—(George'Bentliam) On the North Brazilian Euphorbiace^, 
in the collection of Mr. Spruce ; (Richard Spruce) Extract of a letter relating to 
Vegetable Oils; (George Bentham) On Henriquezia verticillata, a new genus of 
Bignoniacese, from the Rio Negro in North Brazil; (J. S. Roe) Report of a Jour¬ 
nal of Discovery into the Interior of Western Australia, between 8th September, 
1848, and 3rd February, 1849—continued from page 247. Botanical Information— 
(James Edward Winterbottom, Esq.) Note on Cyperus polystachyus. A specimen 
of this curious plant was lately received at the Kew Botanic Gardens, from its only 
European locality—viz., the mouth of the crater of the extinct volcano of the Island 
of Ischia, where it flourishes with steam continually issuing around it, at 150 degs. 
Fahrenheit. It is essentially a tropical plant, being a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope and East Indies ; and to account for its finding its way to this isolated spot, 
Professor Tenore offers the following bold theory :—“ That the successive repro¬ 
ductions of this plant have resisted the force of ages, and enabled it to perpetuate 
itself through all those atmospherical catastrophes which have attended the climate 
of Europe ; because its seeds have been developed in that high temperature, which 
the half-extinguished volcanoes still preserve in the bowels of the Island of Ischia.” 
Notices of New Books. 
No. 71, December:—(John Macgilivray, Naturalist of H.M.S. Herald ) Letter 
from, dated Sydney, March 3, 1854. Our readers may be aware that H.M.S. 
Herald is on a voyage for the purpose of making a scientific survey of certain 
islands in the South Pacific. This letter gives us a short sketch of the visits paid 
to Lord Howe Island, Isle of Paris, and others. (George Bentham) On the North 
Brazilian Euphorbiacete, in the collection of Mr. Spruce ; (J. S. Roe, Surveyor- 
General) Report of a Journey into the interior of Western Australia, between the 
8th of September, 1848, and 3rd of February, 1849 ; (J. D. Hooker, M.D., F.R.S., 
and T. Thompson, 'M.D.) On Maddenia and Diplarche, New Genera of Hi¬ 
malayan Plants, with plates 11 and 12 ; (Bertliold Seeman, Ph. D.) Note on the 
Genera Streptostigma, Regel, and Streptostigma, Thwait.es. Title-page and Index 
for vol. vi., 1854. 
The Naturalist : a popular Monthly Magazine, with numerous Engravings ; 
conducted by B. R. Morris, Esq., M.D. No. 44, October; No. 45, November; 
No. 46, December, 1854. 8vo. Price 6d. each. London : Groombridge and 
Sons. 
No. 44, October:—(James Scrymgeour) On the Domestic Cat; (S. Stowe) A 
Glance at the Feathered Residents in, and Visitants to, the Grounds of Terrick 
House; with a few remarks, from personal observation, upon their habits and 
peculiarities ; (H. Moss, M.D.) On the Gray Heron ; (J. B. Clarke) Ornitholo¬ 
gical Notes; (T. Edwards) Occurrence and Capture of a few rare Birds and 
Fishes, at Fraserbrough, Aberdeenshire; (George Stockby) Notice of some Insects 
occurring in Hainault Forest; (J. W. Watson) Airy Holme Wood as a Locality 
for Land Shells ; (W.) Contributions to the Ichthyology of Banffshire; and Notes 
on the Star-fishes found in the Moray Frith, at Macduff, near Banff. Miscel¬ 
laneous Notices—Notes on Eggs ; Attack of a Magpie’s Nest by Crows ; Note on 
a Sandpiper; Occurrence of the Nightingale near Barnsley; The Dotterel at 
Brighton ; Occurrence of Pied Rooks; The Mountain Finch; The Skylark; 
Note on a Willow Wren ; Is it a Ghost? The Greater Spotted Woodpecker ; The 
