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Bolivia, although none of them found in the Andes. Another large
species, Li'pifulea ochrulenrd N. [Sciultiu'ra, vSyn. Hep.), which has a
range from Mexico to the Falkland Islands, is amongst the Bolivian
specimens, but was never found by Dr. Spruce in his extensive
travels.
The arrangement of the genera is the same as in ' Hepatice
Amazonicffi et Andiute,' except that some alterations are made in
their order: these, we presume, reflect the more mature judgment
of the autlior on a subject which has exercised the minds of most
of the leading systematists.
About one hundred species are enumerated, of which twentj-seven
are new, which are fully and accurately described. In addition
to the description of the species, valuable notes are added and some
errors in synonymy corrected; the " Iladula xalapensis'' Mont.,
described by Gottsche in Mex. Leverm., is different from the true
species of Montague, the founder of the species, and is the Htidnln
ramuUna of Taylor, which comes near to our native Iladida valuta
Tayl., a species erroneously confounded by some authorities with
lladida xalapensis Mont.
Sciipania .ydendidct Spruce, Hep. Am. et And., Scapania grandls
Boswell, Journ. Bot. 1887, are synonyms for Scapmiia Portoricensis
Gottsch. ('Liuna^a,' 1853), the only known tropical American
species of the genus. Br. Spruce was not aware of the existence of
Hampe & Gottsche's memoir when he published his work in 1885.
Three species, Lejeunea Ilmbyi, Bazzania litisbiji, Plai/iuc/iiUi
JliLshi/i, are dedicated by Dr. Spruce to the botanical traveller who
has done so much to investigate the Flora of Bolivia : the other
species are named after some peculiarity of structure, habit, or
country. W. H. P.
Flora of Sussex : or, a List of the Floarrhi/f Plants and Ferns found
in the Conntij of Sussex, with Inealities (fthe less cnnnnon speeies.
By the Rev. F. H. Arnold, M.A., LL.B. London : Hamilton,
Adams & Co. 1887. 8vo, pp. xxih, 118. Price 5s.
This little Flora, although bearing the date of 1887, has only
lately come into our hands, and as it does not appear to be
generally known, it seems worth while to call attention to it, even
thus late.
At the outset it may be stated that it neither is, nor claims to
be, up to the standard of certain recent works of the kind. "Sir.
Arnold has not troubled himself about " first records," to which,
indeed, an exaggerated importance seems sometimes to be attached;
there are no criticiil notes, either about the plants themselves or
their nomenclature ;
and the space devoted to iloses, llubi, and the
like, although perhaps as nauch as they deserve, is by no means
proportionate to that which they occupy in most local Floras. On
the other hand, owing to the use of small but clear type, and close
printing, a great deal more matter is included in the book than
might bo expected from its small Ijulk ; and those who use it will