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Othek New Books. — Eev. W. A. Leighton, ' Lichen-Flora of 

 the British Islands,' ed. 3. Shrewsbury, 1879. — Dodel-Port, 

 ' Anatomisch-physiologischer Atlas der Botanik,' 2 Lief. 

 Esslingeu, 1879. — ' Botanischer Jahresbericht,' 1877, 1 abth. 

 Berlin, 1879 (8 mk.) — A. Franchet & L. Savatier, ' Enumeratio 

 Plant, in Japoniae,' vol. ii., part 3. 



Articles in Journals. — March. 



A7in. <& May. Nat. Hist. — M. J. Berkeley and C. E. Broome, 

 ' Notices of British Fungi ' (Nos. 1731-1882). 



Jonni. Quekett Micros. Cluh (No. 39). — ^. H. Gilburt, ' On the 

 floral development of Helianthus anniius.' 



Flora. — A. Schmid, 'Biography of C. H. Funck.' — F. von 

 Thuemen, ' Diagnoses of Mycotheca universalis.' — W. J. Behrens, 

 ' On the nectaries of flowers ' (contd.). — E. Hackel, ' Agrostological 

 notes.' — S. Schulzer, ' Mycological notes.' — P. G. Strobl, ' On the 

 flora of the Nebrodes ' (contd.). 



Bot. Zeituny. — H. Wendland, ' Characters of fan-leaved Palms, 

 so-called Sabal Palms.' — L. Wittmack, ' Eesults of examination of 

 42 different qualities of paper.' — H. Hoffmann, 'Experiments in 

 culture ' (tab. 3b.). 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschr. — A. Kerner, ' Festuca amethystina.' — 

 C. L. Sanger, 'Observations on the so-called water-pores.' — A. 

 Tomaschek, ' On pathogenic emergences in Ampelopsis hederacea.' — 

 C. Haussknecht, ' Epilohia nova ' (contd.). — A. Oborny, ' Notes on 

 flora of Lower Austria.' — Thuemen, ' Comments on De Bary's 

 criticism of the " Pilze des Weinstockes." ' 



Mayyar Nov. Lapok. — M. Staub, * Notes on flora of Pest-Pilis- 

 Solt.' 



Grevillea. — M. C. Cooke and C. B. Plowright, ' British 

 Sphseracei.' — M. C. Cooke, ' Some exotic Fungi.' — Id., ' Californian 

 Fungi.' — J. M. Crombie, ' New British Lichens.' — Passerini, ' Two 

 species of Peronospora.' — 0. Comes, ' Observations on some species 

 of Neapolitan Fungi.' 



Ann. des Sc. Nat. (ser. 6, viii., pt. 3.) — P. Sagot, 'On a wild 

 vine with polygamous flowers growing abundantly in woods round 

 Belley (Ain.).' — A. Gray, ' Note on Shortia yalacifolia, and a 

 revision of Diapensiacca' (tab. 15.). — P. von Tieghem, 'On the 

 gomme de Sucrerie {Nostoc mesenteroides).' 



Uotanical Netoss. 



The chair of Botany in the University of Edinburgh has been 

 filled by the election of Dr. Alexander Dickson. His appointment 

 renders vacant the chair at Glasgow which he held. 



The Kev. M. J. Berkeley has been elected a Fellow of the 

 Royal Society. 



