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a satisfactoiT and in a way tolerably complete area of a single geolo- 

 gical formation and to make a complete flora for it : in a way this 

 has been done in Brewer's Flora of Surret/ and in W. II. Linton's 

 Flora of Derh 1/ shire, but in both of these cases the geological areas 

 are hampered by the county boundary. An interesting introduction 

 describes the limits and geological formations of the district dealt 

 with : the author has noted in the list the plants which have been 

 found fossil in the neighbourhood of London, as it is of interest to 

 compare them with the existing flora. The number and species 

 enumerated (including the ferns) is 1308. The author's address is 

 Whitecairn, Wellington College Station, Berks. 



The Kew Bulletin (Xo. 9) published in December contains the first 

 instalment of " Contributions to the Flora of Macedonia," by W. B. 

 Turrill, based on collections made by the writer and by others in their 

 spare time by men engaged in active service with the British Salonika 

 Forces. Paliurus microcarpus and Calami iifha epilosa, described by 

 Mr. Wilmott in this Journal for 1918, p. 115, find no place in the list, 

 which contains a description of a new Diantlius (D. Harrisii) and 

 some interesting notes, including one on Trifoliiim snhterraneum. 

 No. 10 (issued in the same month) contains letters from Charles 

 Ogilvie Farquharson, who had held the post of mycologist in Southern 

 Nigeria since 1911, was drowned on his homeward voyage on the 

 'Burutu,' which was lost tlu'ough collision. Mr. W. G. Craig continues 

 his " Contributions to the Flora of Siam," which include a new genus 

 Damron(jia Kerr (Gesneracciii-Didymocarpea)) "named in honour 

 of Prince Damrong, who, himself interested in scientific pursuits, has 

 done so much for the advancement of education in the country." 



The Keport for 1917 of " The Botanical Society and Exchange 

 Club of the British Islands " consists of two parts — the first by the 

 Secretary, Mr. G. C. Druce, the second b3^the Editor and Distributor, 

 Mr. C. E. Britton. Of the former, *• on the salient features of British 

 Botany," the author says : " This being his own compilation in no 

 way assumes to express other than individual opinion, but all rights 

 in its publication are reserved." No copy of either part has reached 

 us for notice ; our readers may, howev^er, like to know that besides the 

 usual notes of unequal value on individual plants, there are " Notes 

 on British Violets," by Mi's. Gregory, "Notes on British Orchids," 

 by Mr. Druce, and a " Kevislon of the British species of Sacjina,^'' by 

 Mr, F. N. Williams. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the 

 Ileport is the entire omission of any reference to the existence of this 

 Journal, which for fifty-six years has had some claim to be regarded 

 as one of "the salient features of British Botany." It would be 

 affectation to pretend to regard the omission as accidental ; but, from 

 the scientific stand|)oint it is regrettable that the "individual" action 

 of the Secretary of a Society, who is a])parently its only official, should 

 deprive its membei's of the knowledge of what has been published in 

 a Journal especially devoted to the science in which they are interested. 

 The Watson Botanical Exchange Club would seem to be also under 

 Mr. Druce's boycott, as although its name appears its Report is not 

 mentioned. 



