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the Faeroes, with the flora of which comparison is made, and where too 

 it is to be remarked that there were few pratal species. In this Hst 

 101 are new to Ireland, eight are new to Britain, one new to science. 

 Mr. A. D. Cotton found all the maritime fungi. Notes follow the 

 list, in which no localities are given, though most were found near 

 Westport. Hawley here separates Hypoxy/on pileatuni and //. terri- 

 genum. He found the spores of Microglossum atropurpureum Karst. 

 variable, and svigi^Q^is Epicymatia Balani Wint. is better placed under 

 MycosphcBrella. A South American species, Phomatospora argentina 

 Spegg., first found here, is said to differ but little from the European 

 P. ovalis (Pass.) Sacc. The genus Candelospora is regarded as allied 

 to Microsporiiwi in the penicillate branching well shown in the 

 figure, differing in the single terminal conidia. It is found on dead 

 holly leaves. 



Rea was unfortunate in his choice of weather, meeting on the 

 mainland with snow and drought. The best wood he found was 

 Brackloon, where there are oak, beech, pine, sycamore, holly and 

 alder, and much leaf mould. The species of Cortijtarius were 

 especially numerous and in good condition. He records 667 species 

 and varieties, 232 new to Ireland, five new to Britain. In this list 

 localities are given, which is a distinct advantage. Corynella 

 glabrovirens is regarded as allied more closely to Calloriaceae than 

 Bulgariaceae. Urceolella incarnatina (Quel.) Bond., new to Britain, is 

 not considered to be related to any other British genus. Anthostoma 

 saprophilum E. and E. is new to Europe. The new species Hygro- 

 phorus squamulosus resembles Tricholoma repens in the tomentose 

 margin of the piles, and differs from H. olivaceoalbus Fr. in the 

 floccose squamules, characters sufificiently distinct to warrant a new 

 name. Both accounts of the Clare Island fungi are worthy of 

 careful study. 



The Genus Fumaria in Britain. By H. W. Pugsley, B.A. 

 Supplement to the "Journal of Botany," January to July 

 1912. Pp. 1-76, with one Plate. 



Mr. Pugsley here distributes the British plants of this genus into 

 eight species, two sub-species, and fourteen varieties with sub-varieties 

 and one hybrid. 



The number of pages here used to describe and treat on these 

 will at once show how full the work is ; the only fear one has is, 

 will it be the fate of all British genera? If so, one can but pity the 

 student when wading through the series. Even the artificial key 

 on pages 72 and 73 makes one wonder if any person will ever try to 

 name a specimen by it. Certainly, if all this has to be learnt, the 

 oft-repeated remark as to botany, "all hard names," will be 

 exemplified. 



Still, the trend of all botany is to specialise, and it is hard to find 

 fault with good honest work simply because it is long in telhng. 



Mr. Pugsley has evidently studied the genus very closely and with 



