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of tlie South-eastern United States.' — G. V. Nash, ' New or note- 

 worthy American Grasses.' 



Eri/thea (30 June). — A. Eastwood, ' CojiifercB of Santa Lucia 

 Mountains.' — W. L. Jepson, ' Dr. Wilham P. Gibbons ' (Ap. 12, 

 1812-May 17, 1897). — (23 July). K. Brandegee, ' Notes on Erio- 

 goneai.' — C. P. Nott, ' Parasitic Bloridea of Cahfornian Coast.' 



Gardeners' Chronicle (24 July). — Stapelia cupidaris N. E. Br., 

 sp. n. — (14 Aug.). Eriopsis Helena Kranzl., sp. n. 



Journal de Botanique (16 July). — A. Franchet, ' Isopyrum et 

 Coptis ' (concl.). — P. van Tieghem, ' Ovule et graine chez les 

 Hydnoracees.' — E. Bonnet, ' Sur quelques hybrides.' 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (Aug.). — F. Krasser, ' Coustantin Frei- 

 herr von Ettingshausen ' (16 June, 1826-1 Feb. 1897 : portr.).— 

 E. V. Halacsy, ' Beitrag zur Flora von Griechenland.' — J. Born- 

 miiller, ' Cidamaf/roatia [jalesare)isis Torg. & Bornm., sp. n.' — V. 

 Schiffner, ' Bryologische Mittheilungen aus Mittelbohmen.' 



BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, dc. 



M. Chodat contributes to the Bxdletin de VHerhier Boissier for 

 August a paper "Sur deux Algnes perforantes de I'lle de Man," 

 which he collected during the visit of the British Association to 

 that island last year. He describes two new species, Gomontia 

 manxiana and Hyella rohiticola, and refers Harlot's Siphonncladus 

 vohiticola to Gomontia. 



Prof. Kranzlin announces for publication, under the title 

 ( h-rhidacearum Geyiera et Species, a complete enumeration of the 

 (h-chidacea. The work will occupy six volumes, the first of which, 

 containing the Cypripediete and Ophrydecs, is already in print. 



Dr. Albert Schneider has prepared a new Text- Book of General 

 Lichenulo(iii, containing descriptions and figures of the genera 

 occurring in the North-eastern United States. 



The Kev. W. H. Painter, of Stirchley Rectory, Shifual, Salop, 

 proposes to issue shortly, if a sufficient number of copies are sub- 

 scribed for, a Supplement to his Contribution to the Flora of 

 Derbyshire, which will contain additional habitats and records of 

 the Mosses known in the northern and southern divisions of the 

 county. The Supplement will contain sixty-four pages, and yill 

 be issued at 2s. 6d. per copy and postage. 



Mr. Burkill informs us that Luffa agyptiaca is correctly included 

 in his list of British Central African plants (see p. 320), although 

 Momordica foetida was also distributed under the same Buchanan 

 number. 



A new "journal of American science" is announced for publi- 

 cation, named, after its proprietor, Orcutt. The prospectus says : — 



