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Bot. Gazette (15 Feb.). — J. M. Coulter, ' Life-bistory of Eanun- 

 culus' (1 pi.).— J. E. Tilden, ' W. American Tbermal Algae ' (3 pi.). 

 —J. W. Tourney, ' The Tree Opuntias of tbe U.S.' — C. Chamber- 

 lain, 'Winter characters of certain sporangia' (1 pi.). 



Bull, de VHerb. Buissier (Feb.). — C. Miiller, ' Bryologia Serra3 

 Itatiatae ' (cont.). — R. Chodat, ' Etudes de biologic lacustre.' — 

 (Feb. & March). H.Christ, ' Filices Insularum Philippinarum' 

 (3 pi.). — (March). H. Hallier, ' Neue und bemerkenswerte Pflanzen 

 aus den Malaiisch-papuanischen Inselmeer.' — T. de Heldreich, 

 ' Flore de I'lle d'Egine.' — A. Chabert, ' Sur quelques Renoncules.' 



Bull. Torreij Bot. Club (12 Feb.).— D. T. MacDougal, 'Physiology 

 of Tendrils.' —Id., ' The Mycorhizae oi A plectrum.' — T. F. Allen, 

 'Japanese Characeae.' — G.V.Nash, 'American Grasses' (Blepharo- 

 neiiron, gen. no v. = Vilfa tricholepis Torr.). — F. E. Lloyd, Pseudo- 

 tsuga mucronata (1 pL). — A. Le Jobs & M. A. Howe, ' Porella once 

 more.' — E. P. Bicknell, Savastana Nashii, Chatochloa versicolur, 

 spp. nn. (2 pi.). — G. N. Best, ' Fabroleskea, a new genus of Mosses.' 



Erythea (17 Feb.). — Rumex densifiorus Osterhont, sp. n. — A. 

 Eastwood, ' Ferns of the Yosemite.' 



Gardeners' Chronicle (5 March). — W. Roberts, ' Early Herbals.' 

 — (19 March). Isocline ohscurans Woodrow, Cirsium candidisdmum 

 Dammer, spp. nn. — (2G March). H. N. Ridley, Livistona Woodfordi, 

 sp. n. 



Journal de Botaniq\ie ("16 Dec. 1897"; received middle of 

 March). — P. Parmentier, ' L'espece vegetale en classification.' — 

 E. Malinvaud, 'Propriete scientifique.' 



Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrlft (March). — G. R. v. Beck, 'Die Sporen 

 Yon MicrochcBte tenera undderenKeimung.' — E. Hackel, Odontelytrum, 

 gen.nov. (Panice^e). — S. Murbeck, Alectorolophus asperukis (concL). 

 — A. Nestler, ' Die Schleimzellen der Laubblatter der Malvaceen ' 

 (1 pi.). — F. Pfeiffer & R. v. Wellheim, 'Zur Fixirung und Prapara- 

 tion der Slisswasseralgen ' (concl.). — A. v. Degen, Alyssum Dorfieri, 

 sp. n. — M. Schiilz, 'Die Orchideen Deutschlands,' &c. 



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By the publication of part xviii. of bis British Moss- Flora 

 (London: 303, Clapham Road. Jan. 1898. Pp. 37-64; plates 

 91-96. Price 6s.) Dr. Braithwaite has advanced another stage, 

 and he has traversed some rough and difficult country on the way. 

 The result of his recent operations is that he has nearly completed 

 his treatment of the genus Amblystegiuni. This geuus, as amplified 

 by Lindberg and others and adopted by Dr. Braithwaite, contains 

 about three times the number of species that were allotted to it 

 originally by Brucli and Schimper. The additions consist chiefly 

 of some Hypnaceous subgenera of more or less aquatic habit which 



