158 NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 



stamens, as in F. triandra, Schlmhr, which is its nearest European 

 ally. M. Lloyd thinks the plant may prove to be a form of 



E. americcuia, Arn. (which also has closed flowers), and possibly 

 introduced many years ago with Ilysanthes gratioloides which grows 

 with it. (See also a Note, by Prof. A. Gray, in ' Proc. Amer. Acad. ,' 

 April 5, 1878, p. 361.) * 



Other New Books. — G. Bentham, assisted by F. von Mueller, 

 ' Flora Australiensis,' vol. vii. Ruxhurghiacew to Filices (London, 

 Lovell Reeve, 20.s'.) — Sereno Watson, 'Bibliographical Index to 

 N. American Botany,' pai-t L, Polypetalo' (Washington, Smithsonian 

 Institution, March,' 1878.) — W. R. McNab, ' Botany, Outlines of 

 Morphology and Physiology ' (London Science Class-Books ; 

 London, Longmans, 1878, l.s-. 6d.)—E. Hallier, 'Die Plastiden 

 der niederen Pflanzen,' (Leipzig, Fues., 5^/?.) — T. Hartig, ' Anatomie 

 and Physiologic der Holzpflanzen ' (Berlin. Springer, 20w.) — P. 

 A. Saccardo, ' Fungi Italici autographice delineati,' fasc. 1 to 8 

 Patavii, 32s. — E. Strasburger, 'Befruchtung und Zelltheilung' 

 (Jena, H. Dabis, Im.) — A. Franchet & L. Savatier, 'Enumeratio 

 Plantarum in Japonia sponte crescentmm,' vol. ii., pars 2 (Paris, 

 Savy, 8.S-. 6d.) 



Articles in Journals. — March, 1878. 



Grevillea.—'M. C. Cooke & J. B. ElHs, ' New-Jersey Fungi ' (con- 

 tmued). — M. C. Cooke, 'New British Fungi.' — F. de Thuemen, 

 ' Fungi ^gyptiaci collect, a G. Schweinfurth.' — Hazslinszky, 

 'Qeaster orientalis, n. sp.' (tab. 98). — Id., ' Belonia herculana, n. sp.' — 

 M.C.Cooke, ' Indian Fungi.' — A.Ernst, ' Simhlum pilidiatum, n.sp.' 



Bot. Zeitung. — H. F. Jonkman, ' On the development of the pro- 

 thallium in Marattiacea; ' (tab. 5, 6). — P. Krutizky, 'Description of 

 an apparatus for estimatmg the amount of watery vapour absorbed 

 by the plant.' — W. Breitenbach, 'Asparagus officinalh a trioecious 

 plant.' — K. Goebel, ' On some marine Alga.' 



Flora. — P. G. Strobl, ' Flora of the Nebrodes ' (continued). — 



F. von Thuemen, ' Diagnoses of Thuemen' s Mycotheca Universalis.' 

 — Biography of S. Kurz. — S. Schulzer, 'Influence of light on 

 Fungi.' — Piosbach, ' Localities for rare plants near Treves.' — N.W. P. 

 Rauwenhoft', ' On the so-called horn-tissue.' — 0. Bockeler, ' Diagno- 

 ses of new and undescribed Cgperacem.' 



Hedwigia. — C. Gobi, ' On a Rivularia causing the phenomenon 

 of " wasserbliithe " in sea-water.' — M. C. Cooke, 'North American 

 Fungi.' — Fischer v. Waldheim, ' Ustilago Thuemenii.' 



Magyar Novengtani La})ok. — ' Unpublished letters of early bo- 

 tanists : 1, Rembert Dodonaeus to C. Clusius.' — J. Kunszt, ' Flora 

 of the Upper Neogradian Country' (continued). 



American Naturalist. — J.M.Anders, 'On the transpiration of 

 plants.' 



