2l6 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



reasons stated above and because we doubt very much whether the facts 

 if fully known would bear out some of the fundamental statements of 

 the author, yet the book before us is certainly a most entertaining con- 

 tribution to evolutionary botany and well 'worth a careful reading. 

 (For additional criticism, see Dr. A. Gray, in Am. Jour. Sci., Mar., p. 23(5.) 



ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 



Ascherson. P.— Review of C. and W. Barbey's "Botanizing in the Levant, " Bot. Zeit 



Feb. 16; Review of the 5th volume of Boissier's "Flora Onentalis," 1. c. Mar. 9. 

 Askenasy.— Review or Berthold's "Distribution of Alga? in the Gulf of Nepaul, etc., Bot. 



Zeit. Feb. 16. 

 .Baker, J. G.— A Synopsis of the genus Selaginella (containing descriptions of 8 new 



species), continued, Jour. Bot. 21. p. 80. 

 Beai., W. J— The movements of Hoots of Indian Corn in Germination, Am. Nat. 17. 4. p. 



413 

 Bennett, Arthur — Two new Potamogetons > with plate), Jour. Bot. 21. p. 65. 

 Britten, James —A review of Sir J. D. Hooker's "Flora of British India," part 9, Jour. 



Bot 21. p. ss. 

 Buchenau. Fr —Review of "Ales Braun'e Life as drawn from his writings," by G. Reimer, 



Bot. Zeit. Mar. 16. 

 Cheeseman, t. L.— Au Alga in an Aquarium (with note by the editor), Am. Mo. Mic. Jour. 



4. p. 41. 

 Cooke, M. C— On Sphaerrella and its allies, Jour. Bot. 21. p. 67. 

 Eaton. D. C— New or little-knowu Ferns of the IT. S. No. 13. tin which is a description of 



anew Nothohena from California.) Torr. Bull. 10. 3. p. 26. 

 Farlow. W. G— Notice of Rabei.borsUs Kryptogameu-Flora. vol. II, parts 1-3, Am. Jour. 



Sci. 3. 25. p. 314; Notice of C. B. Plowright's "Hettrrecisni of Ure-Mnes." 1. c. 

 Fayod, V.— Contributions to the knowledge of the lower Myxornycetes, 1 Plate, Bot. Zeit. 



Mar 16. 

 Fox Howard.— Influence of Environment on Plants (Brief note on flowering of Acacia de- 



albata), Nature, 27. p. 315. 

 Geyler.— Notice of A. Scfeuk's paper npon Medulosa elegans, Bot. Zeit. Feb. 23; no- 

 tice of J. Felix's paper upon the petrified woods of Frankenberg in Saxony, 1. c. ; no- 

 tice of Ferd. v. Mu ler's "Sew Vegetable Fossils of Victoria, 1. c. Mar- 16. 

 (iooDAi.E. G. L.— Notice of T.H.W Englerattnu on "Color and assimilation," Am.Jouj: Set. 



3. 25, p. 312; Notice of E. Stahl "on the influence of Sunny and Shaded Localities 



on the Development of Foliage Leaves," 1. c p, 313; Notice of Meehan on "Freezing 



of liquids in living vegetable tissue," Science, 1. 8. Note 507. 

 Gray, Asa, and J. 1 1. Trumbull— Review of De Candolle's Origin of Cultivated Plants ; 



with Annotations upon certain American Species, Am. Jour. Sci. 3. 25. p. 211. 

 Hitchcock, R.— The Reticulate Structure of Living Matter (an excellent criticism of the 



"Bioplasson" theory), Am. Mo. Mic. Jour. 4. p. 48; Plants in Water at High Temper- 

 ature. 1. c. p. 57. 

 Kai.ciibrenner, C — Communication on Mvcology, Flora, Feb. 21. 

 KoKiiNE, E. — Review of DeCandolle's "Or"giu of Cultivated Plant-,' 1 Bot. Zeit. Mar. 2. 

 Kraus. Dr. CarL— Inquiries upon the sap-pressnre in plants, 3d paper. Flora, Feb. 21. 

 KtrsciiER. E nil - Upon the function oi tannic acid in metastasis, conclude (\,F/ora, Feb. 11. 

 M u;N"s. P:— WHe.e nf the report of the work of .VI. Gayon upon the physiology of Fur gi, 



Bot. Zeit. Feb. 23. 

 Mai.an. Edward.— The Common Orchis (ft msisculai. withents, Sci. Gossip, No. 219. p. 52 

 Mehrifielt), Mr •. Mary P.— Cryptogamie Flora of Germany, Australia and Switzerland 



Nature, 27. p. 385. 

 Miki/ler. II Review of Grant Allen's "Colors of Flowers as illustrated by the British 



Fhirn." Bot. Zeit Mar. 16. 

 Mcetler. Dk J.— Contribution to Lichenology. Flora, Feb. 11. 

 Vyt.ander. W. — New European Lichens, Flora, Mar 1. 

 Parry, C. C.— A new species of Oxytheca, Torr. Bull. 10. 2. p. 2 3. 

 Scuimp b, \ F W. — Upon the D 'velopmsnt of chlorophyll grains and colorinir bodies 



Hot. Zeit. Feh. 16, continued Feb. 23, March 2, coi eluded March 9; with plates. 

 Sciur.NER. F. I.ami-on.— A list of Grasses collected by Mr. Pringle in Arizona and Califor 



nia 'in which are descriptions of 2 new speciesja Diplachne and a Poa), Torr. Bull. 10 



3 p, 29. 

 Si'KN'i K':, J ames — Iv'< creations in Fossil Botany (Lyoinodendron Okihamium), with cuts 



Sci. Oo-'sijr No 219. p. 59. 

 T tTJMBULL. •!. 11 — See under "Gray" above. 

 TucKBRMAN, EoWAisD. — New Western Lichens (4 new epecies and one new genus, Pyreno 



ihnmnia by n .me-), Torr. Hull. it). 2. p. 21. 

 Yasey. Geo. — New Species of Grasses (2 species of Aszrostis from the Pacific coast). r Torr 



Hull. 1(1 2. |) ','1; Or three Hybrid Oaks near Washington, D. C (with three plates), 



1. c. 10.3 p. 25. 

 WOLLE, Francis,— Fiesh-Water Al«.aa (with plate}, Torr. Hull. 10. 2. p. 13. 



