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trlbution of the Species of Chara, as shown by specimens in his herbarium. 

 The Report concludes with a ** Quinquennial Appendix," which includes the 

 *' Summary of Comital Plant-Distribution," mentioned above. This portion, 

 which all possessors of ' Topographical Botany ' would do well to obtain, 

 may be had (price 2s. 6d.) from the Treasurer of the Club, Mr T. B. Blow, 

 Welwyn, Hertfordshire. 



When the Record Club was instituted, we must confess that we did not 

 anticipate that any great benefits to topographical botany would result from 

 the labours of the members. It is therefore with the more pleasure that we 

 acknowledge the good work that has been accomplished. It is, perhaps, a 

 pity that in the "Summary" the rule that no plant should be entered unless 

 vouched for by an actual specimen has not been more rigidly adhered to, 

 even for the commonest plants. At the same time, probably no great, if any, 

 harm has been done. Still, we would recommend for the future an adher- 

 ence to the safer plan of excluding every plant not vouched for by specimen. 



The Rev. W. A. Leighton informs us that he has nearly completed the 

 printing of a third edition of his Lichen Flora of Great Britain, Ireland, and 

 the Channel Islands. (By the way, why will botanists unite the Flora of 

 the Channel Islands — which is entirely French — with that of Great Britain? 

 zoologists do not so treat the Fauna.) The number of Lichens will, in this 

 new edition, be increased from 1156 to 1706, which shows that the British 

 Lichen Flora is quite on a level with that of any other European country. 

 The additions are chiefly due to the author's own researches in Wales, to 

 those of Mr Larbalestier in the West of Ireland, and of Dr Stirton and Mr 

 Crombie in Scotland. The Irish discoveries are especially remarkable. 



Mycologists may be interested to learn that M. C. Roumeguere (Rue 

 Riquet 37, Toulouse) has started a new quarterly magazine, entitled the 

 Revue Mycologique, of which we have received the first number, dated Janu- 

 ary I. The subscription is 12 francs a-year. 



Kirby's European Butterflies and Moths (Cassell & Co.) has now reached 

 its 1 2th part, and retains the favourable opinion we expressed regarding it 

 when we noticed it before. Mr Kirby's instructions for collecting and preserv- 

 ing will be found very useful. 



A few copies of Mr Blackburn's Outline Description of British Beetles, 

 which appeared some time ago in this magazine, have been published in a 

 separate form, and may be had, price 2s. 6d., from Mr Young, C.E., Tay 

 Street, Perth. 



Students of British, and especially of Scottish, fresh-water algce, may like to 

 know that Messrs Wittrock (of Stockholm) and Nordstedt (of Lund) have 

 published six fasciculi of dried specimens of algce under the title Algae aquae 

 dulcis exsiccatse prsecipue Scandinavicae, adjectis algis marinis chlorophyl- 

 laceis et phycochromaceis. A few copies of these still remain, "intended 

 exclusively for botanical museums," and may be had for 17s. each fasciculus 

 of 50 species. 



