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THE articles in the Journal of Botany for November and December are mostly descriptive. Mr. H. N. Ridley concludes his description of the Monocotyledonous plants collected in New Guinea by Mr. Forbes, including a number of new species; Mr. J. G. Baker, his synopsis of the Rhizocarpeæ, with a monograph of Pilularia; and Dr. Trimen, his valuable account of the flora of Ceylon and its relations to the climate of the island.—Mr.J. G. Baker describes some new species of Liliaceæ from the Cape of Good Hope.—The other original papers refer to the distribution of British plants.
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Scientific Serials . Nature 35, 212–213 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/035212b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/035212b0