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bracts." Mr. Martin is not fortunate in his "botanical friends," 

 and we demur to his application of "disc" and "corona" in this 

 context — perhaps "corona" is a misprint for "corolla"? — but what 

 we wish to point out is that, after this piece of information, he tells 

 us (p. 2G) that "the lesser celandine has always at least eight 

 petals!" His botany, indeed, needs revision, for in this same note, 

 having told us that "the buttercup tribe is a very puzzling one" 

 (which, if we except the Batrachixim section, is hardly the case), he 

 proceeds to differentiate our common species without any reference 

 to the character afforded by the calyx. He speaks (p. 34) of the 

 "blossom" of a grass when he means its inflorescence, and of 

 "chestnut trees" (p. 106) when horse-chestnuts are intended. 

 There is a tendency to fine writing, as when dead nettles are 

 termed "gorgeous" (p. 51) and "magnificent" (p. 7); and an 

 entire absence of anything like style. But the main defect of the 

 book is its triviality: what is to be learned from such Ollendorlfian 

 sentences as "I met with an iclmeumou-fly this morning in my 

 garden. The everlasting-pea is just commencing to be in bloom." 

 Mr. Martin no doubt has a genuine love for nature, and his efforts 

 to induce others to share his enthusiasm are deserving of praise ; 

 but we cannot thhik he was well advised in printing in book form 

 the miscellaneous paragraphs which make np Nature-Chat. 



ARTICLES IN JOURNALS.'^- 



Bot. CentraJhlatt (Nos. 31-33). — F. Kuhla, ' Ueber Entstehung 

 und Verbreituug des Phelloderms.' — (No. 34). F. M. Ludwig, 

 ' Beitriige zur Phytarithmetik.' — N. J. Kusnezow, ' Edmnnd Russow ' 

 (24 Feb. 1841-11 April, 1897). 



Bot. Gazette (31 July). — R. Thaxter, ' S)jncephalastrui)i and Syn- 

 cephalis ' (2 pi.). — H. J. Webber, * Development of antherozoids of 

 Zamia.' — E. W. D. Holway, 'Mexican Fungi ' {Fodosordaria, gen. 

 nov.). — W. M. Kozlowski, ' Contribution to theory of movements 

 of Diatoms.' — -J. M. Coulter & J. N. Rose, ' Revision of IJlffopsis' 

 (Crantzia). — K. M. Wiegand, Euphorbia hirsuta (1 pi.). 



Bot. Zeitunij (16 Aug.). — F. Hegelmaier, * Zur Kenntniss der 

 Polyembryonie von Allium odorum' (1 pi.). 



Bull, de Vllerh. Boissier (Aug.). — R. Keller, ' Hypericinefe 

 Japonicae.' — G. Lindau, 'Acauthace?e americanaB et asiaticae.' — H. 

 de Boisdieu, ' Les Saxifragees du Japon.' — R. Chodat, ' Sur deux 

 Algues perforantes de I'lle de Man.' 



Bull. Torrey Bot. Club (29 July). — A. Hollick, Anomalophyllites 

 Bridgetonensis, n. sp. (3 pi.). — J. K. Small, ' Studies in the Botany 



* The dates assigned to the numbers are those which appear on their covers 

 or title-pages, but it must not always be inferred that this is the actual date of 

 publication. 



