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Da. SEEiiA>->-'s ' JOUENAL- OF BOTANY, BEI-
TISH AND FOREIGN,' tas now completed its.Seventli
Tolume. It coutains 99 Lithographic Plates, mostly coloured,
and many Woodcuts. From the commencement of 1863, it
has been the only Journal of its class in England, and the
list of more than 100 contributors and correspondents
printed in the last number contains the names of the
majority of our leading botanists.
It is with great regret that we hear from Dr. Seemann
that, notwithstanding the acknowledged value of the bulk
of its contentsrthe.sale of the Journal has hitherto been
quite insufficient .to go\^ its expenses. Up to^;he_present
timB the Editor has met the deficit from hia own pocket,
but" he has now resolved- to suspend the publication with the
present number, unless means can be found to make it pay
its expenses.
It cannot be expected that Dr. Seemann,. whose disinter-
ested efforts for so long a period entitle him to the gratitude
of all botanists, can continue to support at his own
charges a Journal devoted to their interests, but it will be
a orreat loss to all employed in botanical pursuits if it has
to be given up.
It is, however, in reference to British Botany that, the
want of. such a periodical will be especially felt. All stu-
dents of our native fljora are therefore earnestly requested
to help to sustain the* existing Journal, by sending in their
names as subscribers, and by using every efibrt to< increase
its circulation.