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not give at all a good idea of the plants. We regret that publishers 

 of the standing of Messrs. Bell & Sons should omit to date their 

 publications. ^ ^^ j ^^^^^^^ 



Although hardly a botanical book, the ' Dictionnaire des Roses,' 

 lately issued by M. Max Singer (Berlin, Parey : 2 vols. 8vo), is 

 noteworthy, as adding to the name of each variety the authority 

 and date of publication : thus, " Adolphe Brogniard, Margottin, 

 1869." About six thousand garden roses are passed in review, 

 the characters of each being given. The introductory section, 

 devoted to "races et especes anciennes," is of more than horti- 

 cultural interest. 



New Books. — M. Colmeiro, ' Enumeracion y revision de las 

 Plantas de la Peninsula Hispano-lusitana e Islas Baleares : Tomo 

 1: Preliminares y Talamifloras' (Madrid: 8vo, pp. ccvii, 595). — 

 A. DeVos, 'Flore complete de la Belgique ' (Mons, Manceaux: 8vo, 

 pp. xxiii, 741). — F. A. Fluckiger & A. Tschirch, ' Grrundlagen der 

 Pharmacognosie ' (ed. 2: Berlin, Springer: 8vo, pp. viii, 257: 

 186 cuts). — F. Elsner, ' Unsere Nahrungs- und Genussmittel aus 

 dem Pflanzenreiche sowie deren Surrogate und Verfalschungsmittel ' 

 (Halle, Knapp : long fol. [pp. 26] , tt. 10).— T. Caruel, ' Flora 

 Italiana," vol. vi. pt. 2 (CorolliflorfB : Firenze, Le Monnier : 8vo, 

 pp. 337-656). — G. Lahm, ' Zusammenstellung der in Westfalen 

 beobachteten Flechten ' (Munster, Coppenrath : 8vo, pp. 168). — 

 J. Bel, ' Nouvelle Flore du Tarn et de la Eegion Toulousaine ' 

 (Albi, Amalric : 8vo, pp. lix, 371). — - A. De Bary, ' Vorlesungen 

 liber Bacterien ' (8vo, pp. 146, figg. 18: Leipzig, Engelmann). — 

 C. BicKNELL, ' Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Piiviera ' (London, 



Triibner : large 8vo, tt. 82, with letterpress). ' Bible Flowers 



and Flower-lore ' (London, Hodder & Stoughton : 8vo, pp. viii, 

 151, Is. 6d.). — Grant Allen, 'Charles Darwin' ('English Worthies' 

 Series : London, Longmans : 8vo, pp. viii, 206, 2s. 6d.). — V. Hehn 

 (ed. J. S. Stallybrass), ' The Wanderings of Plants and Animals ' 

 (London, Sonnenschein : 8vo, pp. 523). 



Articles in Journals. 



Ami. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Oct.). — E. Kidston, 'Relationship of 

 Ulodendro7i,' &c. (concluded). 



Botanical Gazette (Sept. & Oct.). — J. C. Arthur, ' Proof that 

 Bacteria are the cause of Pear Blight.' — W. F. Farlow, ' Notes on 

 injurious Fungi of California.' — C. R. Barnes, 'Fertilisation of 

 Campanula americana' (1 plate). — D. H. Campbell, 'Development 

 of ProthalHa of Ferns ' (1 plate). — J. M. Coulter, ' Aj)pearauce of 

 relation of ovary and perianth in development of Dicotyledons.' — 

 G. Vasey, 'Plants of Greely Expedition' (Grinnell Land: Fuccinia 

 Cheiranthi Ellis & Harkn., sp. n.). 



But. Centrulblatt (Nos. 31, 32). — H. Solereder, ' Zur Anatomic 



