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Sufficient has doubtless been said to indicate tliat the book is one 

 which no student of Fungi should fail to possess. Certainly no 

 university student can afford to be without it, though thirty-five 

 shillins-s is a hiorh price for a volume of this size. The book is 

 exceedingly attractive m every way : paper, prnitmg, and general 

 get-up are a tribute to the publishers. The wealth, beauty, and 

 usefulness of the illustrations will appeal to all ; with a not incon- 

 siderable acquaintance with mycological literature, we can safely 

 say that we know of no work which contains so wide a range of 

 figures. These are taken from the authorities cited — C. Tulasne's 

 wonderful drawings have never been better reproduced — and incdude 

 a number of original drawings and photographs, many of the former 

 illustrating observations by the author, hitherto unpublished. 



J. Eamsbottom. 



BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, etc. 



Continental peoples for many years past have been far more 

 addicted to sampling toadstools than have the inhabitants of these 

 islands, where it is almost unsafe to be seen taking interest in any genus 

 exce])i I* sal Hot a ; and even m^^cophagists have been wont to regard 

 edible species as falling into two categories — those fit to eat and 

 those eaten on the Continent. During the War, fungi received even 

 greater consideration than formerly on account of the shortage 

 of food. This seems to have been particularly the case Avith the 

 nations of central Europe, and it might safely be said that far more 

 attention has recently been paid to this aspect of the subject than 

 to the purely scientific one. In Welche Filze sind essbar?^ by 

 Emil Hermann (Georg Kropp, Heilbronn a. N., 18 marks) are listed 

 515 species of fungi which may be eaten with safety, though in 

 certain cases preliniinary operations are necessary. The genera are 

 arrano-ed in the usual order, and in most cases their salient features 

 are given. The " spot " characters of the species are frequently 

 noted, and where there are illustrations in any of the better-known 

 German works they are referred to and criticised. As Hermann is 

 also the author of a well-known fungus cookery-book, he may be 

 regarded as understanding the requirements of his countrymen. 

 Many species are indicated as being only fit for salad, others as 

 " make-weight." The mycological portion of the book appears to 

 be quite sound. — J. K. 



Attention of those interested in the economic aspects of Myco- 

 logy may be called to The Review of Applied Mycologij, published 

 by the recently-established Imperial Bureau of Mycology, Kew. 

 This is " intended to afford a monthly survey of the more recent 

 literature dealing with the diseases of plants except those caused by 

 animal parasites, and also to contain references to work on other 

 aspects of applied mycology." The Keview does not aim at a com- 

 plete citation of all mycological and phytopathological literature, 

 but is to supply economic mycologists who suffer from restricted 

 library facilities with sufficiently full abstracts to keep them in- 



