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Forest Flora of the Bombay Presidency and Sind—a work which, 
as the author explains, is to be regarded as a more complete 
edition of his Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers of the Bombay 
Presidency. | 
prove very valuable to Forestry officers since it embodies the 
From the systematic botanists’ point of view on the other hand 
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the work is of somewhat less value. In the main the author has 
followed the recently completed flora for the same district by the 
late Dr. Cooke. One cannot,- however, but come to the conclusion 
that such a handsome work would have been greatly improved had 
the author elected to follow the same course as the writers of the 
chief floras of India and elaborate his notes by work in a herbarium 
where authentic material could be consulted. As an example of 
the type of mistake which might then have been avoided Chone- 
morpha macrophylla may be cited. The Bombay plant is referred 
to this species—and here the author is but following earlier 
authorities —but the probability seems to be that the Bombay plant 
is distinct from both the Sikkim and the Sylhet one and that there 
are other imperfectly known species of the same genus in Burma. 
And again from the systematists’ point of view it is to be regretted 
that no specimens are quoted under the species. 
It must of course be borne in mind that Mr. Talbot was catering 
not for the systematic botanist but for the forestry officer. Still it 
is a matter of regret that Mr. Talbot has not been able to meet 
Pa ar a of both classes in a book conceived on so large a 
scale. 
‘Both volumes are copiously illustrated, and although the type of 
illustration chosen may leave much to be desired the plates will no 
doubt afford the amateur some help in identification. Indices to 
the Native and English names as well as to the scientific names 
accompany each volume. 
The work throughout is well printed and might with advantage 
be taken as a model by several of the other Government Printing 
establishments in India. Ww. G. C. 
Introduction of Citrus by means of bud-wood.—In the Report of the 
Botanic Station, Dominica, for the year 1910-1911, recently pub- 
lished, an account is given on p. 3 of the work which is being done 
in the introduction of new varieties of Citrus into the Island. 
It has been found by experience that budded plants of Citrus 
varieties fail to do well when introduced owing apparently to the 
fact that the stocks on which they have been budded are unsuitable 
to the local conditions. 
The Curator of the Dominica Station has, therefore, been making 
experiments in budding Citrus on the local sour orange as a stock 
with conspicuous success. 
