DICTlONNAIRE ICONOGRAPHIQUE DES CHAMPIGNONS. 12B 



of his intermedium, as he follows Kornicke in uniting Lejeuno's 

 plant with his intermedium,. 



S/Ktri/dnium aj/iiie Schinz is a rather unlikely plant to grow in 

 "clay pits" in Dorset; is not S. minimum Fr. intended? 



Under Acorus Calamus the author quotes Dr. Trimen's article in 

 this Journal for 1871 (pp. 163-5), discussing its nativity ; the 

 conclusions arrived at years before by Dr. Bromfield in the P/uj- 

 tulo(jist, old series, iii. 1(J09, should not be lost sight of. 



The rich botanising ground in and around the "Little Sea" is 

 inviting for an excursion. Many rare species have been dis- 

 covered in this interesting neighbourhood since 1874, as Lampro- 

 thamnus alopecuroides, Chora baltica, Festuca ambii/ua, Scirpns 

 parvulus, Polygonum littoralis and mciwspeliensis, Carex punctata, 

 Chara canescens, &c. 



The Flora contains two maps, one of the botanical divisions, 

 and one of the geology of the county, with an interesting account 

 of the geology. Who, as a young geologist, has not longed to start 

 for Lyme Regis, or as an entomologist for Lulworth Cove and its 

 neighbourhood ? The coast scenery in Dorset is very attractive, 

 especially about "Durdle Door" and its surroundings. 



Lists of plants found in Hants, but not in Dorset, and vice versa; 

 with a list of the rarer plants of the county " which have come 

 under the notice of the author," and a comparison of the flora 

 with the adjacent counties and Normandy, which follow a short 

 notice under "Topography." This is hardly up to date, but I am 

 well aware how dif&cult it is to make such lists even approximately 

 correct. 



Two hsts of "Addenda" are given, which include some lately 

 found rare species for the county, as Eriophorum gracile, Cgperus 

 fuscus, &c. ^^ g^ 



Dictionnaire IconograjMque des Chamjn'gnons superieurs (^Hgmeno- 

 mycetes) qui croissent en Europe, Algerie et Tunisie. Par 

 Maurice 0. de Laplanche. Paris : Klincksieck. 1894. Pp. 

 xii, 542. 



This is a very useful book of reference, and it withstands tests 

 of its accuracy remarkably well. Since no less than 4751 species 

 in 112 genera are dealt with, the serviceable character of the work 

 is apparent, and the references to some of the more obscure publi- 

 cations with defective indices are of great value. After the 

 dictionary there is a no less useful concordance, of the Friesian 

 names with those of Barrelier, Uatsch, Battarra, Bauhin, Bolton, 

 Bulliard, Krombholz, Letellier, Paulet, Persoon, Schaeffer, and 

 Sowerby. The addenda contain references to Barla, Britzelmayr, 

 and others, bringing these up to date, and must unfortunately be 

 consulted together with the dictionary. However, even with half a 

 dozen separate addenda, the book would represent a saving of time 

 to the student. (j, ]\|. 



