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following that order." It contains the Vascular Cryptogams and 

 Phanerogams, the Cellular Cryptogams being reserved for a second 

 part. '* The Census contains references to the changes proposed by 

 modern monographers, references to good pictorial illustrations, to 

 useful botanical descriptions and notes, and specially to information 

 bearing on the inclusion of species in the New South Wales llora.'" 

 The only matter for criticism is the printing, in which the resources 

 for fa.nlitating cansultation that are afforded by a judicious selec- 

 tion and employment of types are to a great extent ignored. In his 

 preface Mr. Maiden acknowledges the help of the late Ernest Betche, 

 the chief botanical assistant in the Sydney Gardens, whose death 

 occurred on June 28, 1918. 



The Jonrnnl of tlie Linnean Sociefj/ (xliii. no. 293 : dated Dec. 22 

 but not distributed imtil later) contains tlie interesting paper by 

 Mr. T. A. Dymes *' On the Seed-mass and Dispersal of liellehoru^ 

 fcetidus "" of w^hich a summary was given in this Journal for 1916, 

 p. 71. Mr. B. Millard Griffiths writes on "The August Heleo- 

 plankton of some North Worcestershire Pools " ; in this numerous 

 rare algae were found on which notes are given, two of them — ■ 

 Pteromona^ ovalis and Crucigetiia apiculato — new to science. 

 Mr. C. C. Lacaita gives a list of the plants collected by him in 

 Darjiling and southern Sikkim in the spring of 1913 ; two new 

 species are described — Fragaria ruI>iginosa (" = F. vesca var. col- 

 Ihia Hook. HI. saltern quoad pi. Sikkimensem, sed minime F. colliua 

 Ehrh.'") -Awd lihodocleudroii decij)iens, intermediate between R. Hodg- 

 soni and R. Falconer I. 



Newspaper Botaxy. The following is from the Dailg Chronicle 

 of Feb. 21 : comment would only detract from its charm : " Other 

 British seaweeds besides carrageen moss make excellent eating. 

 Among these are laver, samphire, dulse, erings (sic), and sea holly. 

 Samphire used to be cried in the streets of London under the name 

 of ' crest marine,' but apparently present-day costermongers never 

 sell it. Laver tastes^ as good as spinach, and is more nutritious. 

 Sir James Barrie tells us how to cook dulse. In A Window in 

 Thrums he writes : ' Dulse is roasted by twisting it round the tongs 

 when these are tired to a red heat ' — a mode of cooking which gives 

 it an oyster-like tlavour. Dillisk, chopped up small and stewed in 

 milk thickened with oatmeal, is a splendid dish. How many house- 

 wives know anything about these cheap delicacies ? " 



Georcie Edward Massee, from 1893 until 1915 Principal 

 Assistant in the Kew Herbarium and well known as a mj'^cologist, 

 died at Sevenoaks on Feb. 1 (5. A fuller notice will follow in due 

 course. 



