496 RECORD OF SCIENCE FOR 1887 AND 1888. 



sources of coloring-matter in certain species. "A Second Series of New 

 Species of Ficus from New Guinea," and " Some New Species of Ficus 

 from Samatra," by King (Journ. Asiatic Soc, Bengal, lvi), are addi- 

 tions to the great work on Ficus mentioned before. Huxley has an 

 interesting paper (Journ. Linn. Soc, Lond., xxiv) on Gentians, their 

 variations, relationships, etc. Ito {o}). cit.) has described a curious site- 

 cies of Belano2)hora new to the Japanese Horn. " The Nomenclature of 

 Nymphsea " is reviewed by Brittin (Journ. Bot., xxvi). It is shown that 

 the species of Nymphwa, Smith, 1808-'(>9, must be transferred to Gas- 

 talia, Salisbury, 1805, and the species of Nuphar, Smith, 1808-'09= 

 Ni/mpha'a, Salisbury, 1805. Bennett has an account of the British 

 species of EpUohiwn (Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb., xvii). Twelve species 

 and several forms are enumerated. 



