■i'2 THE JOUBNAL OF liniANV 



The finding of Orchis hircina is, of course, interesting to British 

 botanists, but one would hardly have expected to find the Hollowing 

 in the Times (Nov. 13): — "Mr. Frank W. Stedman, a botanist, who 



was associated with the finding of the rare Lizard orchid at a time 

 when it was believed to have become extinct in this country, died 

 suddenly yesterday at Ashford, Kent." 



The Journal of the Linnean Society (Botany : vol. xlv. no. 302, 

 Dec. 7) is chiefly occupied by "A Contribution to the Flora of 

 Australia " by Mr. Spencer Moore, in which he discusses two species 

 of Tribulus described by Robert Brown, and describes new and rare 

 species from older collections, mostly at the British Museum, and 

 from recent collections by Dr. F. Howard and Mr. J. E. C. Maryon. 

 Many new species and a new genus — Leptospermopsis, allied to 

 Leptospermuwi — are described — this and two other novelties are 

 figured, the plates being somewhat unsatisfactorily lettered "Aus- 

 tralian Plants." The paper, considering the cost of printing, might 

 have been more economically printed. The number also contains an 

 account of a visit to Kunadiyaparawita Mountains, Ceylon, by 

 Mr. Frederick Lewis, and on variation in the flower of Jasminv/m 

 mala huricii in, by Dr. H. H. Mann. 



The Transactions of the British My cological Society for 1!>1!) 

 (published 1 April, 1920) did not reach us for notice. It contains 

 records of the "fungus foray " held at Baslow, Derbyshire, in 11)1!) : 

 Miss Bayliss Elliott continues her " Studies in Discomycetes " and 

 figures and describes two new species — Plioina conicola and Mollisia 

 Populi ; Mr. Gr. O. Searle contributes an exhaustive study of Urysiphe 

 Polyc/oni in its relation to cultivated Brassicea\ and there are 

 numerous short papers by Miss Lorrain Smith and others. 



The Department of Public Instruction of New South Wales is 

 issuing a series of publications on The Australian Flora in Applied 

 Art, the first instalment of which is devoted to the Waratah ( Telopea 

 speciosissinia). The handsome inflorescence lends itself readily to 

 decorative treatment ; the volume contains numerous illustrations, 

 showing its application to a great variety of subjects, ranging from 

 architecture to umbrella-stands. "Its recognition as the leading 

 (lower in Applied Art," says Mr. 11. T. Baker in his preface, " is a 

 pleasing connecting-link between the aisthetic taste of the autoch- 

 thonous inhabitants of this Continent and the British race, for the 

 former named it Waratah, signifying the finest in the Australian 

 bush, to which decision one might add, if not the whole botanical 

 world." Some of the designs for tiles and wall-paper are very 

 effective. Theso-called "Australian Waratah Legends ". which appear 

 as an Appendix under the heading "Literature" are wonderful 

 examples of " English as she is wrote " in Australia. 



Thaxics to the generous support of our readers, the deficit which 

 threatened to endanger the existence of the Journal has been cleared 

 off, and it will therefore continue, at any rate for the pre°ent year. 

 A list of those who have contributed to ensure this result will be 

 found on p. 3 of the wrapper. 



