re BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 47 
bodies other than nuclei was demonstrated by their amceboid properties. 
i howed 
a 
change their form aa size in the least, as acnsles would be likely to do. He 
therefore surmise at they onkght be solid bodies piace of empty spaces, 
and upon crushing a - individual foun ‘g to be so. By micro- thecatead tests 
these were ied to be starch, celluin or ru pete Pe param 
y u e 
times two or three. It is therefore evident that Heckel’s monera group must 
either be characterized anew or these species excluded ; it i <1 ssible that 
: m other m rs 
cS) the 
udies upon five new closely related species are given in Seddit the 
above, a the neo is summed up under the headings dente sitet "hoki 
ical and systemat 
Aside from the mportant facts which this memoir contains it is worthy of 
careful asantoedol: for its explicit and suggestive methods. 
NOTES AND NEWS. 
oe c wore E. B orpeeeid: Lincoln, Neb., desires to obtain dried or alcoholic specimens 
of various sp , either by nepurt or exchange. 
SzyszyLowicz has published in Engler’s J h the first two parts of a paper on the 
systematic arrangement of ie are Tt “has not 7 reached the genus Tilia which 
most concerns American bota 
BENEDICT R6zx died at Smichor, Prague, on Oct. 14 last, 61 years of age. He 
extensive collector, especially of orchids, vps had traveled through the southern Daited 
States and other parts of North wae South America 
THE DEC R NUMBER of Queen ap tain Bulletin appeared with a cove 
permanent requisition which gives it more of a magazi nei kadai nee. Although a sen 
al, i 
journ workers 
THE POTATO ines (Phytophthora) Reeoyes last year snetbird of the crop in st acne 
of Michigan in E Michigan raises i 
kK. n prospero’ 
sons 9,000,000 bushels of potatoes "The importance of the thorough economic study ota 
a disease is sufficiently evident 
AT ANNUAL ELECTION of January 12, 1886, Mrs. E. sagreap pest pI As © pe were 
elected editors of the Torrey — - the coming year, to succeed Mr. W rard, 
Bis exchanges or donations of papers or books for the club’s stpeazy. ast to be ban 
“Torrey Botanical 00h Colombia — New York City.’’ Papers and notes 
for Publication should be sent to addr 
HE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT Will open on March 2 an ere kerrontan Pselgrs of appa- 
ratus for the application of remedies i on, pow ture animal and 
par tee 
Vegetable parasites of plants, especially the grape besoin gow will pean as follows: 
One gold medal with $100, three silver medals with $30 each, and five bronze medals, A 
ibition for southern France will be given February 15 to 17, under the auspices 
of the Central Agricultural Society of the Herault. 
