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not indigenous in this locality, as, unless my memory deceives me, 

 I was told by a horticultural Mend that he had sown a quantity of 

 the seed — derived from cultivated Ben Lawers plants — along with 

 the seeds of other alpines, in Canlochan. One result of this was 

 the discovery there, by some members of the Edinburgh Botanical 

 Society, in 1880, Myosotis aJpcstris var. Krinus alpinns, Primula 

 Auricula, and other aliens. I quite believe that my friend was in 

 no degree aware of the reprehensibility of his proceedings, or that 

 if his name was revealed it would be held in execration by all 

 British botanists. I am sorry to say that he also sowed (unless I 

 am mistaken) the seeds of various alpines on Ben Lawers, but so 

 far as I can learn none of these have been found on that hill. In 

 hope that none of the plants thus sown would have established 

 themselves, I did not mean to put the fact formally on record ; but 

 now that Myosotis rupicola has been actually recorded, it seems 

 necessary to mention it. There is, however, one consolation for 

 botanists, and that is that I believe all the seeds sown were of those 

 plants which from their showy flowers are in common cultivation, 

 and hence that no obscure-flowered species, as grasses, carices, &c., 

 if discovered hereafter in these localities, need be looked upon with 

 suspicion. — F. Buchanan White. 



NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



New Books. — S. Sirodot, ' Les Batrachospermes : organisation, 

 fonctions, developpement, classification ' (Paris : 4to, pp. 299, 

 tt. 50). — H. Coreevon, 'Les Plantes des Alpes ' (Geneva, Georg : 

 8vo, pp. 264). — W. ZoPF, ' Die Pilzthiere oder Schleimpilze ' (Breslau, 

 Trewendt : 8vo, pp. viii. 174: 51 cuts). — A. Grisebach, ' Der 

 Vegetation der Erde,' ed. ii. (Leipzig, Engelmann : 2 vols. 8vo, 

 pp. xvi. 567, xi. 694). — 0. J. Eichaed, ' L'Autonomie des Lichens, 

 ou Eefutation du Schwendenerisme ' (Paris, Lechevalier : 8vo, 

 pp.59). — Pi. Kauffmann-Bayer, ' Schweizer Flora' (Frauenfeld, 

 Huber : 12mo, pp. viii. 203, tt. 4). — W. Voss, ' Versuch einer 

 Geschichte der Botanik in Krain (1754-1883) ' (Laibach, Klein- 

 mayr : 8vo, pp. 69). 



Articles in Journals. 



American Natu7-alist. — E. J. Goff, ' Eelation of colour to flavour 

 in fruits and vegetables.' — A. F. Foerste, ' Flowers of Zygadenus 

 ylaucm.' — W. J. Beal, Seeds burying themselves in the ground. — 

 J. B. Ellis & G. Martin, 'New N. American Fungi' [PhyUosticta 

 leucothues, P. sinuosa, P. corylina, P. apocyni, Saciclium polygoyiati). 



Bot. Centralblatt (No. 52). — A. Eothpletz, ' Zur Culmformation 

 bei Hainichen in Sachsen.' 



Bot. ZeitWKj (Dec. 5, 12). — H. Solms-Laubach, ' Der botanische 

 Garten zu Buitenzorg auf Java.' — (Dec. 12). W. Detner, ' Unter- 

 suchungen iiber Salzaurebildung in der Pflanze.' 



Botaniska Notiser (haft. 6). — E. Ljungstrom, ' Kleistogami hos 

 Privnda sinensis.' — A. L. Gronvall, ' Oni Lluta intcniiedia Sch. och 



