318 NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 



instalment of a popular guide to aknowledge of the native vegetation, 

 such as is still wanting in many European countries. H. T. 



Aufziihlumj tier von K. Graf von WahJhur;/-Zeil im JaJire 1876 in West 

 Siherien Gesammelten Pjianzm. Von F. Kurtz. Berlin, 1879. 



This is an account of the herbarium formed by Count Waldburg- 

 Zeil in 0. Finsch's expedition to AVestern Siberia in 1876. It 

 contains a description of the route of the expedition, a special 

 florula of the Arctic Ob-district (155 sx^ecies), and a complete 

 catalogue of the species collected, with localities and geographical 

 distribution. This contains 310 phanerogams and vascular 

 cryptogams ; it appears to be very carefully compiled, and is a 

 valuable addition to our knowledge of Arctic and sub-Arctic 

 botany. There are no new species. ' H. T. 



Dr. Warming continues his researches into the CycadecB in a 

 short memoir, illustrated with two plates in the ' Overs, ov. d. K. 

 Danske Vid. Selsk. Forhandl.' for 1879. 



In the Trans, and Proc. of the New Zealand Institute for 1878 

 (published May, 1879) are a number of botanical articles. Dr. 

 Hector describes a new species of Pomaderris (P. Tainiii) ; Mr. J. 

 Buchanan one of Celmisia ; and Mr. W. Colenso two new Ferns. 

 Mr. Cheeseman records the occurrence of the genera Poranthera 

 and Ki/Uint/ia and of Jwiciis tenuis in New Zealand, and Mr. 

 T. Kirk gives accounts of the botany of Okarito, and of the islands 

 in the Hauraki Gulf, and describes several new species. There is 

 another fine contribution to New Zealand botany by Dr. Berggren iu 

 the Lund University's * Minneskrift ' for 1878, with seven admh-able 

 plates of new and rare species. 



Other New Books. — A. Engler, ' Versuch einer Entwick- 

 lungsgeschichte der Pflanzenwelt,' Band, i., Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 

 1879. — C. F. W. Jessen, * Deutsche Excursions-Flora,' Herman 

 Cohen, 1879 (9mk. 50pf.) — 0. Kuntze, ' Der Irrthum des Species 

 begriffes ' (Leipzig. Geograph. Gesellsch., 1879). — E. C. A. Prior, 

 * On the Popular Names of British Plants,' ed. 3, London, Williams 

 & Norgate, 1879. F. Stephani, ' Deutschlands Jungermaimien,' 

 tab. 32 (8s.) C. J. Hartman, " Handbok i Skandinaviens Flora,' 

 ed xi., Stockholm, 1879 (lOkr.) 



Articles in Journals. — August. 



Flora. — 0. Penzig, ' The thorns of Arduina fero.v, E. M.' 

 (tab. 9). — K. A. Henniger, ' Hybridization in plants ' (contd.) — 

 Nylander, ' Addenda nova ad Liclienographiam europasam ' (contd). 

 — F. Arnold, ' Lichcnological fragments.' — W. J. Behrens, ' The 

 nectaries of llowers.' — C. Muller, ' Musci Afric^e orientali tropics 

 Hildebrandtiani.' 



Bot. Zeitun;/. — F. von Mueller, ' Some remarks on the first 

 edition of Linue's Sp. Plant, in reference to the right of priority.' 

 — 0. Drude, ' On the nomenclature question.' — J. Vesque, * New 



