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cation are retained. The very numerous synonyms are reached 
by cross references. In every case the pronunciation of the term 
is indicated. 
The book is handsomely printed and well bound, and should 
find place in the libraries of all botanists. N. L.B, 
Flora of Chicago and Vicinity—WNotes on the. FE. J. Hill. (Bot. 
Gaz. xvii. 246-252). 
Hlouttynias—The. (The Garden, xlii. 111). 
A note on and illustration of Houttynia Californica. 
Lindbladia—On the Genus. Geo. A. Rex. (Bot. Gaz. xvii. 201- 
205). 
A discussion of the history and characters of this genus of 
Myxomycetes, with description of ZL. effusa, var. simplex, n. vat. 
Living Fossils. EE. H. Barbour. (Bot. Gaz. xvii. 223). 
Description of the growth of a Chara at Fall River, S. Dak. 
Mariposa County as a Botanical District, [1I. J. W. Congdon. 
Zo6, iii, 123-131). 
This installment of Mr. Congdon’s paper is mainly devoted to 
an account of the plants of the Coniferous Belt. 
Metasperme of the Minnesota Valley— Introduction. Conway 
Macmillan. (8vo. pp. 36; Minneapolis, 1892). 
This is the preface to a “ Flora” of the region, prepared for 
the Geological and Natural History Survey of the State, reprint- 
ed in advance from the main document, which will be reviewed 
in these columns when issued. 
Michigan Flora. W. J. Beal and C. F. Wheeler. (8 vo. pp. 
180; Lansing, 1892). 
This is a new catalogue of Michigan Plants, Anthophyta and 
Pteridophyta, prepared for the Thirteenth Annual Report of the 
Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. It enumerates 
1746 species and varieties, indicating the habitat and distribution, 
and citing localities for the rarer ones. The catalogue proper is 
prefaced by sixty-six pages of matter dealing with the economic 
aspects of the Flora, its geographical distribution, bibliography, 
herbaria consulted, manuscript lists employed, the effect of clim- 
