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An Enumeration of all the Species of Musci and Hepatice recorded 
from Japan. Wm. Mitten. (Trans. Linn. Soc. iii. 2d. Ser. 
153-206, t. 58.) . 
This is a most interesting contribution, as it enumerates fora 4 
ty-nine species which occur within our limits besides two previ- 
ously known only from America, Drummondia clavellata and | 
Climactum Ruthenicum. Of new species fifty-six are described | 
and four figured. A few changes and remarks are worthy of 
notice. Austichium Savatiert, Husnot, is changed to Bryoziphium 
Savatieri, Mitten overlooking the fact pointed out by Geheeb 
that £. Japonica, Berggren, antedates it by two years and there- 
fore it should be Bryoziphium Japonicum (Berggren). Campy 
lopus Leanus is reported sterile as with us, though said to fruit 
in India. On page 182 is noted the fact already well known that 
Hypnum Flemmingii, Austin, is identical with A. robustum, ; 
Hook. H. paludosum, Sull. ,is listed as Amblystegium paludosum, 
Mitten. E. G. Bo @ 
Faut-tl dire Oscillatoria ou Oscillaria? Maurice Gomont. (Journ. 
de Bot. v. 273.) 4 
The very complicated nomenclature of Oscz//atoria is traced 
to the earliest known mention of that genus of fresh water alge 
and the following synomyns established: Osci//atoria, Vauche 
Histoire des Conferves d’Eau douce, p. 165 (1803). Oscillaria, 
Pollini, Viaggio al Monte Baldo e al lago di Garda p. 36 et 
seq. (1816). Bosc. Nouveau dictionnaire d’histoire naturelle 
appliqué aux arts et a l’agriculture, xxiv. 196 (1818). Bory. | 
Dictionnaire classique d’histoire naturelle i. 594 (1822). ‘ 
Inthe Nouveau dictionnaire Bosc refers to ‘“Oscillaires,” wrong- | 
ly termed “ Oscillatoires.” by Vaucher in his excellent memoir © 
fresh water alge, but does not give any authority for the name 
he (Bosc) adopts, and which name, had he established it himself 
previous to the publication of Vaucher’s work in 1803, he woul 
doubtless have referred to. M.Gomont remarks that as Bost 
wrote a number of memoirs in various publications in Europe, 
and also possibly in the United States, where he resided previo 
to 1803, there may still be something in existence on the su 
ject unknown to him, and if so, anyone having any knowledge 
any facts in relation thereto would confer a favor by communica 
ting the same. AM. Y: 
