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scriptions of the species, the botanical name, and in some in- 

 stances by remarks suggested by the study of tlie specimens or 

 by difficulties encountered in collecting them. The edible spe- 

 cies are also indicated. The whole work is the product of Miss 

 Bannlng's own labor and does great credit to her as an artist and 

 a mycologist. The volurrte is one of great value, and the New 

 York State Museum is under great obligations to its author for 



such a munificent gift 



Chas. H. Peck. 



4 



Reviews of Foreign Literature. 



White Huckleberries.— \x\ the Bcrichte der dcutschcn Botan- 

 isclien Gesellschaft for January, pp. 387-400, is a paper by As- 

 chcrson and Magnus* which considers at Icngtli the albinos and 

 other color and form variations in V. Myrtilljis and other species 

 of the genus Vaccininm. White huckleberries have long been 

 known, and many citations are given of their being found in var- 

 ious countries tliroughout the world. Schweter, in 1S78, de- 

 scribed a fungus disease of the huckleberry fruit under the name 

 of Sclcrotinia haccartivi that has been considered by some bota- 

 nists as the cause of the variations of color and form above men- 

 tioned. As the title indicates, the present paper is to siiow that 

 the ordinary white huckleberry is not identical with those Vac- 

 einuim fruits that are modified by the presence of the Sclcrotinia. 

 The authors claim with much authority that while in the case of 

 V. Myrtillus var. leucocarpa there may be some ground for the 

 belief in identity, it is entirely superficial. Form and color may 

 mislead, but when the microscopic structure is studied, and more 

 particularly the fungus fruit that under proper conditions is pro- 

 duced from the diseased berries, it becomes evident that the two 

 are very unlike in origin. By referring to Dr. Woronin's elabor- 

 ate paper,! with its ten superior plates, it is quickly seen that 

 Schweter's species, under consideration, is well understood and 

 clearly set forth, along with several others that prey upon the 

 huckleberries. 



*l)ie Weisse I lL-iik-Il)eere {rnrriniiiiir Myrtillus, r>. var. Initocarpa, Hausc). 

 nkht idciitisthc mit dcr durch ScltToHiiia biuiarui/i (.Sell.), Rehm, verursacluen 

 Sclcrotifii K ranklieit. 



• f Ucber die Scleroticn Krankhcit der Vacciniccn Becren, iS88. 



