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Species-making.' — J. C. Arthur, 'Laboratory app.irafcns in vegetable 

 physiology' (2 pL). — F. D. Bergen, 'American Plant-names.' — 

 C. V. Piper, ' New Washington Plants.' — Id., 'Another Compass- 

 plant' [Wyethia amplexic/ailis). 



Bot. Zeitung (Jan. 16). — H. Solms-Laubach, ' Ueber Exormo- 

 theca Mitten, eine wenig bekannte Marchantiaceengattimg.' 



Bull, de VHerb. Bnissier (Dec). — H. Schinz, &c., ' Beitrage zur 

 Kenntnis der Afrikanischen-Flora ' (cont.). — J. Briquet, ' Frag- 

 menta Monographic Labiatarum ' (concl.). — R. Cliodat, ' Sur la 

 Flore des neiges du Col des Ecandies/ (1 pi.). — Id., ' L'action des 

 basses-temperatures du Mucor Mucedo.' — Id., ' Polygalaceae novse 

 parum cognitae.' 



Bull. Torreij Bot. Club (Dec. 28). — E. G. Britton, Rusby's 

 Bolivian Mosses. — -C. MacMillan, 'Formation of Circular Muskeag 

 in Tamarack swamps' (3 pi.). — E. P. Bicknell, ' N. American 

 species oi At/rlmonid' (2 pi.). — Id., * Geum Canadense flavum a valid 

 species.' — L. M. Underwood, ' Terminology among the orders of 

 Thallophytes.' — T. F. Allen, New species of Nitclla (3 pi.).— 

 G. McCloskie, ' Internal Antidromy.' 



Erythea (Dec. 19).— W. A. Setchell, 'The Elk-Kelp' {Nereocystis 

 gigantea; 1 pi.). — Id., 'Notes on Cyanophycea.' 



Gardeners' Chronicle (Jan. 23). — Bulbophyllum Ericssoni (fig. 16). 



Journal de Bntanique (Dec. 16). — R. Chodat, ' Sur la structure 

 et la biologic de deux Algues pelagiques ' (concl.). — A. Frauchet, 

 ' Compositfe novfe ' (cont.). — E. Roze, 'Amylotrogus, gen. nov.' 

 (Myxomycetes). — (Jan. 1). E. Drake del Castillo, ' Les Araliees 

 des lies de I'Afrique occidentale.' — C. Sauvageau, ' La sexualite des 

 Pheosporees ' (cont.). — E. Bonnet, ' Le Haricot avant la decouverte 

 de I'Amerique.* 



Oesterr. Bot. ZeitscJirift (Jan.). — W. Lipsky, Enphorhia soongarica 

 auf der Balkan-halbinsel.' — K. Fritsch, ' Saponaria Wiemanni 

 [casspitosa x lutea).' — A. Waisbecker, ' Flora des Eisenburger Comi- 

 tates.' — F. Bubak, 'Zur Pilzflora der Umgegend von Hohenstadt in 

 Mahren.' — L. Dergane, ' Zwei vielverkaunte C/-oci6.s-Arten der 

 Krainer Flora.' — F. J. Slavicek, 'Morphologische Apliorismen iiber 

 einige Coniferen-Zapfen ' (concl.). 



BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, dc. 



The dearest publication we have seen is No. 12 of Mr. Christy's 

 New Commercial Plants and Drugs, which deals with Dimorphandra 

 Mora. It consists of six pages (without wrapper) ; the first is 

 occupied by the title, on the back of which is a plate ; then follow 

 3^ pages of letterpress. The plate is adopted from the figures 

 published in Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. xviii., and about half of the 

 letterpress is reprinted from the description in the same place. 

 Mr. Christy says, "in the library of the Linnean Society I dis- 

 covered (!) that a paper had been read," &c., but he omits any 



