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Lowe and the late Colonel Jones. So far as the evidence given is 

 concerned, there is absolutely no proof that the so-called *' hybrids" 

 are of hybrid origin, and the accompanying plate in no way con- 

 firms the hybrid theory. The authors refer to an essay on the 

 subject which was submitted to the Linnean Society in 1881 (not 

 "1884," as stated in the 'Annals'), and of which the title only 

 appeared in print (Proc. Linn. Soc. 1880-82, p. 6) : we are at a 

 loss to understand how a paper, which does not rise at all above 

 the level of ' Science-Gossip,' should be admitted into a Journal 

 having the lofty aims of the 'Annals.' 



In the interests of ''law and order," attention must be called to 

 a grave error in the practice of nomenclature, perpetrated in an 

 interesting paper on a new development of Ephelis, by Messrs. 

 Cooke and Massee. This new development is here formally 

 described both as E. trinitensis and also under Balansia as B. 

 trmitensis, the following astonishing reason being assigned for this 

 course of action : — "As in other cases of proven dimorphism, the 

 stylosporous form and the ascigerous form have still been retained 

 separately under their respective genera ; so in this case, although 

 not autonomous, as will hereafter be seen, the Ephelis-iovui deserves 

 a place beside the other species in that genus under the name of 

 Ejjhelis triuitensis Cooke & Massee." 



"What this comes to is simply that the authors, instead of 

 taking this proper opportunity of sinking a genus, have seized the 

 occasion to increase the number of specific names by the un- 

 warrantable act of describing the same species under two genera ! 

 The practice "in other cases of proven dimorphism" is surely the 

 reverse among all respectable systematists, and it is to be hoped 

 that the 'Annals' will not again lend itself to a down-grade 

 movement in this direction. 



We have only space this month to call attention to the important 

 and useful addition to our tourists' floras of a translation by Mr. 

 L. W. Paitson of Gremli's ' Excursionsflora,' which has just been 

 published by Mr. David Nutt under the title, ' Flora of Switzerland 

 for the use of tourists and field-botanists.' The book is a handy 

 pocket volume, bound in limp cloth, and well printed ; its cost is 

 7.S. 6cL We hope to notice it at length in an early issue, but 

 mention it now in order to bring it under the notice of botanists 

 whose holiday tours may lie among the Swiss mountains. 



Articles in Journals. 



Botanical Gazette (June). — H. L. Bolley, ' Sub-epidermal Eusts ' 

 (1 plate). — J. N. Rose, 'Achenia of Coreoims' (1 plate). — B. D. 

 Halsted, * Sensitive stamens in Coniposita.'' 



Bot. Centralhlatt. (Nos. 27, 28). — A. Thomaschek, ' Ueber die 

 Verdickungsschichten an Kiinstlich hervorgerufenen Pollensch- 

 liiuchen von Colchicum autumnale.' 



Bot. Zeitunrj (June 21, 28; July 5). — W. L. Peters, 'Die 



