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Kelsey, 'New W. Indian Fungi' [Aecidiella, gen. nov.)— J. K. 

 Small, Clematis Gattinyeri, sp. n. 



Erythea (Mar. 31). — E. W. D. Holway, Puccinia cretica, sp. n. 

 — W. L. Jepson, 'Explorations of Hartweg ' (Ap. 30). — J. B. 

 Ellis and E. Bartholomew, ' New Kansas Fungi.' — A. G. Merritt, 

 ' Pollination of Californian mountain flowers.' 



Gardeners' Chronicle (Ap. 3, 17).— M. T. Masters, ' The Species 

 of Thuja' (Ap, 3). — Galanthus ciiicus, sp. n. (May 15, 22). — 

 W. T. T. Dyer, ' Progress of the Cyclamen ' (May 22). — Uolbo- 

 phi/lliim })tUo(jlossum Wendl. & Kriinzl., sp. n. 



Journal de Botanique (Ap. 1). Nadeaud, ' Plantes rares 



de Tahiti.' — L. Gaucher, ' Sur I'ovaire des Punica f/ranatum.' — 

 (Ap. 16). P. van Tieghem, ' Sur les caracteres des Grubbiacees.' 

 — (Ap. 16, May 1). E. Bescherelle, 'Revision du genre Ochro- 

 hryum.' — F. Kranzlin, Mystacidium Hariotianiim, sp. n. — (May 1, 

 16). A. Franchet, ' Isopyrum et Coptis.' — (May 16). C. Sauvageau, 

 ' Les algues marines du Golfe de Gascogne.' 



Malpiyhia (ann. xi. fasc. 1-3).— P. Baccarini, 'Sulla Genista 

 (Btnensis.' — F. N. William [s] , 'Sulla Medicayo Echinus.' — E. Para- 

 tore, ' Sulla presenza d'un fascetto leproso soprannumerario in 

 una radice secondaria di Dolichos ^nelanophtalum.' — C. Casali, 

 ' Nuovi Micromiceti.' — E. Chiovenda, ' Piante nuove o rare da 

 aggiungersi alia Flora Romana.' 



Nuov. Giurn. Bat. Ital. (April). — K. MilUer, ' Prodromus Bryo- 

 logife Boliviauas' (concl.). — U. Valbusa, 'Note floristiche.' — L. 

 Beissner, 'Coniferes de Chine' (1 pi.). — E. Baroni, ' Sopra alcune 

 Aracee cinesi' (1 pi.). — G. del Guercio, 'Intorno ad alcuni Cecidii 

 della Santolina dei Ik'ndrobium e delle Cattleie (2 pi.). — S. Sommier 

 & E. Levier, 'Plantarum novarum Caucasi.' — J. Baldrati, ' Strut- 

 tura anatomica della perula del bulbo di alcuni Allium.' — G. Mal- 

 tenici, ' Placche sugherose uelle piante.' 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (April & May). — J. Hoffmann, 'Zur 

 Gduiixmg Odontites.' — V. Folgner, 'Zur Systematik und i)flanzen- 

 geographischen Verbreitung der Poraaceen.' — (April). V. Schiftuer, 

 'Musci Bornmiilleriani.' — G. Kiikenthal, 'Carictu orieutales.' — 

 E. V. Halacsy, Achillea Urumojfii, sp. n. 



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At the meeting of the Linnean Society on April 1st, Mr. 

 G. R. M. Murray exhibited several lantern-slides of coccospheres 

 and rhabdospheres, prepared from specimens collected by Capt. 

 Milner, of the s.s. 'Para,' while on a voyage to- Barbados, including 

 all the forms figured in the 'Challenger' Report. Of these re- 

 markable organisms Mr. Murray gave a detailed account, explaining 

 the formation of coccospheres (so named by Dr. Wallich) as the 

 aggregation into spheres of the so-called coccoliths described by 

 Huxley from deep-sea soundings taken in the North Atlantic by 

 H.M.S. ' Cyclops.' The calcareous scales (or coccoliths) were shown 



