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(1 pi.).— Icl., 'Note di Biologia vegetale' (2 pi.). — P. A. Saccardo, 

 ' Contribuzione alia Storia della Botanica Italiana.' — 0. Mattirolo, 

 ' E. Kostau ' (d. Jan. 15). 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschnft (March). — E. v. Wettstein, * Zur Eegel- 

 ung der botanisclien Nomenclator.' — J. Liitkemuller, Spirotcenia. — 

 C. Warustorf, ' Zur Bryophyten Ungarns.' — J. v. Sterneck, Alectoro- 

 lophiis (1 pi.). — J. Freyn, ' PlantaB Karoanse Daliurioae.' — F. 

 Arnold, ' Lichenologisclie Fragmente.' 



BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, Sc. 



It is hardly necessary to remind the systematic botanist how 

 effectually the identity of a well-known locality may be obscured 

 by the substitution of its ancient Latin name — real or coujectured. 

 The more pedantic the monographer, the more puzzling are his 

 place-names, and the more frequently is the young and inexpe- 

 rienced systematist driven to consult the classical atlas, in his con- 

 scientious attempt to find out the modern equivalents of the names 

 employed. Who, unaided, can be expected to recognise under 

 Argentoratum, Juvavum, and Codanus sinus, the modern Strass- 

 burg, Salzburg, and Cattegat ? Any attempt to lessen this diflSculty 

 is welcome. Such an attempt has been recently made by Dr. 

 Hector De Toni in his llepertorium geograpJiico-jMlyi/lottum (Patavii, 

 1894, pp. 8, ccxiv), which was issued at the end of Dr. J. B. 

 De Toni's Sijllo(je Ah/arwn, vol. ii. The Repertoriiim contains 

 upwards of 13,000 entries of ancient and modern names and cross- 

 references ; and, though it is scarcely so polyglot as one might 

 expect from the title, it is a most useful compilation. In a work 

 of such magnitude one naturally expects to find errors and omis- 

 sions ; and one finds them here. In a work primarily intended for 

 the use of algologists, we are surprised to find no mention of such 

 important localities as the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Verd 

 Islands, both of which are apt to assume a Latin disguise ; and of 

 those botanical centres, Edinburgh and Kew. Errors are infre- 

 quent ; but there appears to be a rare confusion under " Ponapia," 

 which has among its synonyms Ascension and the Caroline Islands. 

 However, it is the great merits and not the shortcomings of the 

 work which deserve attention. It is a great advance on the 

 classical atlas in that it gives the modern equivalent adopted in the 

 principal countries of Europe. Thus " Monachium " or " Insi- 

 nisca" = Miinchen, Munich, Monaco. The Monaco of the South 

 of Europe was anciently " Monoecum," which looks very botanical. 

 Though prepared chiefly for the assistance of algologists, tlie Bt'per- 

 tnrium will be found to be amply adapted for general use. — A. G. 



We are glad to learn that the Rev. H. G. Jameson, in con- 

 junction with Mr. H. N. Dixon, is preparing a new handbook of 

 British Mosses, to take the place of his excellent Illustrated Guide, 

 which is now out of print, Tlie book will be fully illustrated. 



