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such weight to new characters that the preceding arrangement is so 

 transformed that we cannot find where the species have got to. 

 His volume is an extraordinary testimony to the genius of Bentham ; 

 it is marvellous that it should have been possible to follow in all 

 essentials the ' Genera Plantarum ' so closely. The good wishes of 

 all botanists must accompany Prof. Hackel in the accomplishment 

 of a task, tremendous indeed, but to him most delightful — the 

 arrangement and description of all known Grasses. 



C. B. Clarke. 



Under the title of ' Science and Scientists,' the Rev. John 

 Gerard, S. J., proposes to publish a series of six pamphlets dealing 

 in a popular but not unscientific way with the writings of some of 

 the more popular exponents of Darwinism. In the first number, 

 " Mr. Grant Allen's Botanical Fables," Father Gerard has an easy 

 task : and he demonstrates, amusingly enough, the manifest in- 

 accuracies and groundless assumptions on which Mr. Allen's con- 

 clusions are too often based. We hope to notice the series as a 

 whole when completed : meanwhile we may call attention to the 

 present instalment, which is published by the Catholic Truth 

 Society, 21, Westminster Bridge Road, S.E., price one penny. 



We note with pleasure the first step in the direction of improve- 

 ment in the bibliographical portion of the ' Annals of Botany.' The 

 "List of Books and Pamphlets" in the most recent issue (dated 

 August, issued late in October) contrasts favourably with its pre- 

 decessor, and approximates to what such an enumeration should be ; 

 and we are not without hope that our further suggestions will be 

 attended to. We note that, although the list is headed " 1889 

 (January to June)," it contains a large number of works dated 

 1888, such as Stewart and Corry's 'Flora of the North-east of 

 Ireland,' which was noticed in this Journal for September of that 

 year. 



Articles in Journals. 



Bot. Centralblatt. (Nos. 40, 41). — R. Hesse, * Zur Entwickelungs- 

 geschichte der Hymenogastreen : Leucogaster Jioccosus, n. sp., 

 (2 plates). — 0. Juel, ' Koeniga islandica.' — (No. 41). T. M. Fries, 

 * Stenanthus curviflorus.' — (Nos. 42, 43). P. Kummer, 'Die Moos- 

 flora der Umgegend von Hann.-Miinden.' — (No. 43). C. Councler, 

 ' Aschenanalysen verschiedener Pflanzen und Pflanzentheile.' 



Bot. Gazette (Sept.). — H. M. Richards, ' Uredo- stage of Gy^nno- 

 spormujimn ' (1 plate). — H. L. Russell, ' The Temperature of Trees ' 

 (1 plate). — T. Morong, ' Paraguay and its Flora.' 



Botanische Zeitung (Sept. 27). — J. H. Wakker, * Bau und 

 Dickenwachsthum des Stengels von Abrus precatorius' (1 plate). — 

 (Oct. 4, 11, 18). B. L. Robinson, * Beitrage zur Kenntniss der 

 Stammanatomie von Phytocrene macrophylla.' 



Bull. Soc. Bot. France (xxxvi. : Comptes rendus 5 : Oct. 1). — 

 A, Seignette, ' Sur les tubercules du Spiraa Filipendula et du 



