8 BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY fBoT. Absts., Vol. VIII, 



BIBLIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY 



Neil E. Stevens, Editor 



(See also in this issue Entries 15, 17, 162, 163, 165, 192, 324, 377, 687, 692, 737, 744) 



55. Anonymous. International catalogue of scientific literature. Nature 106: 195-196. 

 1920. — Review of the history of the catalogue and of a conference to consider its continuation. 

 — 0. A. Stevens. 



56. Anonymous. Some new botanical memoirs. Sci. Prog. [London] 14: 644-645. 1920. 

 — The appearance of a new botanical publication entitled "Botanical Memoirs" initiated and 

 edited by A. H. Church, Botany School, Oxford, is noted. — J. L. Weimer. 



57. Anonymous. Texas Pecan Growers Association organized. Amer. Nut Jour. 12: 

 86-87. 1920. 



58. Anonymous. [Rev. of: Geddes. The life and work of Jagadis C. Bose.] Jour. 

 Botany 58:299. 1920. 



59. Bastian, W. The origin of life: The work of the late Dr. Charlton Bastian, F.R.S. 

 Sci. Prog. [London] 14: 461-462. 1920. — Dr. Bastian believed that living matter is constantly 

 coming into being in suitable environment, a process which he termed "archebiosis." He 

 claimed to have brought about the de novo origin of definite well-known living organisms from 

 certain colloidal saline solutions enclosed within hermetically sealed and sterilized glass 

 tubes. — J. L. Weimer. 



60. Bragg, Laura M. Contributions toward a history of science in South Carolina. I — 

 Henry W. Ravenel, LL.D.— Charleston Mus. Bull. 16: 17-23. 1920.— Twelve specimens of 

 Ravenel's fungi recently added to the museum herbarium are listed, and several interesting 

 letters to Professor Lewis R. Gibbes of Charleston are reproduced. — Neil E. Stevens. 



61. Britten, James. Bibliographical notes, LXXIXa, Lehmann's Pugillus, I. Jour. 

 Botany 58: 292-293. 1920. — Corrections are here made of a previous paper on the same 

 subject (Jour. Botany 58: 108). — The inspection of an original issue of No. 1 at Kew showed 

 the author to be in error in ascribing the original description of 8 species of cacti to Nov. 

 Acta instead of to the Pugilli. Other slight errors are pointed out. — K. M. Wiegand. 



62. B[ritten], J[ames]. John Reader Jackson. Jour. Botany 58: 298. 1920. — A bio- 

 graphical sketch of J. R. Jackson (1837-1920) for 43 years Curator of the Kew Museums. — 

 K. M. Wiegand. 



63. Britton, N. L. Report by the Director-in-Chief upon a visit to botanical institutions 

 In England. Jour. New York Bot. Gard. 21 : 197-208. 1920. — Information is presented on the 

 plant collections, botanical research, and personnel at Kew and elsewhere. — H. A. Gleason. 



64. Condit, I. J. Bits of fig history in California. Monthly Bull. Dept. Agric. California 

 8:260-265. 1919. 



65. Dewitz, J. Die Immunsande. Zusammenstellung der Literatur xiber die fiir die 

 Reblaus immunen Sande. [Immune soils. A bringing together of the literature concerning 

 the soils immune to Phylloxera.] Landw. Jahrb. 35: 435-484. 1919.— The author calls atten- 

 tion to the fact that it has long been known that Phylloxera can not live in certain soils. 

 The literature is, however, old and inaccessible, so the author has brought this together in 

 the above paper. — A. J. Pieters. 



66. Dorph-Petersen, K. Frederik K0lpin Ravn. Nat. Verden [K0benhavn] 4: 289- 

 301, Portrait. 1920. — A scientific and personal appreciation. — Ernst Gram. 



