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tried everywhere, even sending as far as Vancouver, where the 

 plant grown in gardens is supposed to have been originally obtained ; 

 but the plants received from there were as odourless as their own," 

 A Xew Zealand correspondent writes from Wanganui in the issue 

 for Aug. 1 : " Many years ago I was for a short time up in the 

 Sierra Nevada Mountains in Southern California, and found the 

 common Musk and other of the larger Mimuli abundant in wet 

 spots. I also found, what is well known in that part, at any rate, 

 that only some plants of 2Iimulus moscliaUis in the native state are 

 scented, and that most are not scented. There are all stages between 

 scentless and strongly scented, but strongl}' scented is the exception. 

 I have had the common Musk growing in a low, shaded place in the 

 garden, where it has been taking care of itself entirely, except for 

 weeding, and it seems as sweet as it ever was, but, of course, is 

 not reproducing itself from seed. Did it do so, I have no doubt 

 it would revert to the scentless, wild form, as 1 believe that pre- 

 dominates." 



The Transactions of the British Mycological Society for 1916 

 (vol. V. part 3, 7 July, 1917) contains as usual a varied amount of 

 information relating to our fungi, and is indispensable to the British 

 mycologist. Mr. Kamsbottom contributes a summary of the papers 

 published during 1916 on fungus c}4ologv, and biographical notices 

 of John William Ellis (1857-1916), John William Hart (1887- 

 1916), Charles Crossland (184J.-1916), and George Edward Massee 

 (1850-1917) — the last practically identical with that published in 

 our last issue, the MS. of which, it seems right to say, had been for 

 some time in our possession. Mr. Ramsbottom also collaborates with 

 Miss Lorrain Smith in descriptions of new or rare microfungi, among 

 which are included those published by Mr. W. B. Grove in this 

 Journal. Mr. Carleton Rea reports on the New Forest foray of the 

 year, with a complete list of the fungi observ^ed, and has a paper 

 on "New or Rare British Fungi," in which are described as new 

 31arasmius pruinatus, Cortinarius fuscotinctus, and Lasioholus 

 macrotinctus, of which coloured figures are given. Mr. E. W. 

 Swanton summarizes the work of the year in various countries ; 

 Dr. W. T. Elliott contributes observations on the assimilation of 

 fungi by Badhamia utriciilaris ; and Messrs. Somerville Hastings 

 and J. C. Mottram summarize the evidence as to " The Edibility 

 of Fungi for Rodents," illustrated by five plates. Miss Jessie 

 Bayliss Elliott in the course of " Studies in Discomycetes " describes 

 and figures a new genus, Acleistia. The printing is clear and 

 good, though the black type for headings of j^apers is somewhat 

 aggressive : when a new volume is begun we would suggest that 

 the headings of the pages, at present blank save for the number, 

 should be utilized for information concerning the subjects treated 

 below. 



The Report of the Botanical Exchange Club for 1916 consists of 

 two parts — the first by the Secretarj'', Mr. G. C. Druce ; the second 

 by the "Editors and Distributors," Messrs. W. H. Pearsall and 

 D. Lumb. Both contain numerous notes of interest ; in the former 

 besides these, which are often somewhat discursive, is a summary 



