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botany, which includes not only types of cryptogams, but ano of phenogams. 
This is properly the smn laboratory so-called, and the cryptogamic lab- 
oratory is in an adjoining room, in whic e large collection hes thallophytes, 
together with an illustrative beciieies of oe cryptogam phenogams, 
is deposited. In ue room all the special crypt — ic W wank 4h is a6 one with io 
cryptogamic beteaye ‘s taingie 0 en area rator. nif = vard Hall. Ia pian 
to make this explanation lest s our r ales at otherwise inter: that 
the botanists of Harvard oe eve in in keeping exyptogemic svat distinct from 
phenogamic botany. e contrary is true, and no one w be allowed to 
take the courses in cr togamie — — ich had riot macsetoudts passed 
a satisfactory examination in pheno 
Cambrid. ass. W. G, Fartow. 
CURRENT LITERATURE. 
Revision of the Canadian Ranuneulae cee. By Geo. cor Ph. D, LL.D. From 
Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, ii, pp. 15-90. 4°. 
In this extended paper on plants of a single sees the author has treated 
a 
spec 
doubt exists respecting the validity of a species’ claim to recognition, 
he has entered into a discussion of historical data in regard to it. This paper 
was prece a similar one published in 1870, and embodies the results of 
riper study, and the additional information secured through private collectors 
the plants embraced in the paper, of course ine uding synonyms. 
will prove valuable to al students of the North American flora, and particu- 
o those of Canada, for whom it is specially designed. 
n is author of a number of other botanical papers on the Can- 
adian flora, especially in reforence to several rare plants, including Calluna 
vulgaris, Sedum Rhodiola and others 
Manual of Rocky Mountain Botany. By John M. Coulter, Ph. D., Professor of 
Botany in Wabash College. Ivison, he pire Pasloe & Co. New York 
and oneal 1885. 8vo. pp. 452, a agl ossar 
med 
vol Of ures we expected to find the erent ag paper, and binding satis- 
actory, and the Le ara is fully met. It is, howe ever, in some yeaginats un- 
pene that so close a conformity to a style adopted years ago was adhered to. 
s Rocky Mou : ly it me 
will leave the tellers in boos region between the 100th meridian and the west- 
untains, on one hand, and between the latitudes of 
ee Colorado aa British a on has other, without excuse for re- 
aining ignorant of their own flora 
