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in the herbarium of Linnams. The Lichen juniperinus of E. B. t. 

 194, is only a state of Physcia parietina. 



10. Lichen sepincola. E. B. t., 2386. = Platysmasepincola., Ehr., 

 and var. ulophylla, Ach., fig. 1, represents the type from near 

 Yarmouth; fig. 2, from a Continental specimen; fig. 3, from 

 Scotland, is var. ulophylla. 



11. Lichen fahlunensis. E. B. t., 653. = Platysma commixtum. 



Nyl. 



12. Lichen aleuxites. E. B. t., 858. = Platysma diffusum. Web. 

 of which Parmelia placorodia (Ach) Nyl. is a synonym. 



13. Lichen resupinatus. E. B. t., 305- = Nephromium lusitani- 

 cum. Schcer. The specimen drawn is from Cornwall. 



14. Lichen spongiosus. E. B. t., 1374. = Solorina limbata. 

 Smmrft. The figure in E. B. is not very characteristic, and is too 

 deeply coloured. 



Lichenologists are recommended to consult this paper for the 

 sake of the valuable notes not included in this brief abstract. 



CRYPTOGAMIC LITERATURE. 



Pilobolus. Pringsheim's Jahrbucher, B viii., Hft. 3, contains 

 a copiously illustrated paper, by Julius Klein, entitled " Zur 

 Kenntniss des Pilobolus." 



British Lichens. The "Journal of Botany" for August contains 

 the first of a series of papers, by the Rev. J. M. Crombie, M.A., 

 on " The Lichens in Sowerby's Herbarium." 



Fungi Austriaci. Three fascicula of Austrian Fungi have 

 already been published by Baron Thuemen, of Teplitz, at a reason- 

 able price ; others are in preparation. 



Hedwigia, Nos. 5, 6, 7, contain notices of recent Cryptogamic 

 papers and communications, together with an enumeration of speci 

 mens published in recent fasciculi. 



Giordano, G. C. Prima contribuzione alia flora briologica Na- 

 politana. Naples, 1871. 



Botaniska Notiser (1872), Nos. 1, 2, 3, contains several 

 short cryptogamic papers, amongst which is one by J. M. Norman, 

 entitled " Cives novi lichenosa? arcticae Norvegia?." 



Sauter, Dr. A. E. Flora des Herzogthums Salzburg, v. Theil. 

 Die Flechten. Salzburg, 1872. 



Zeitschrift des Allgem, Osterrach, Apotheker-Vereines, 

 Vienna, 1872, contains " Beitrag zur Kenntniss einiger geniess- 

 barer Schwarnme," by Jos. Fuchs. 



f The Lens, No. 3, for July, 1872, contains " Alg^e Rhodiacea?, 

 a list of Rhode Island Alga?," by Stephen T. Olney. A continua- 

 tion of the " Conspectus of the Families and Genera of the Diato- 

 macea?," by Prof. H. L. Smith. " Fungi in Cow's Milk," by James 

 Law. " Puccinia on Paper " (but not a Puccinia)^ by Thomas 

 Taylor. 



