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and practice,’’ edited from the work of Nigeli and Schwendener by J. Mayall. A new 
AC sine re- oe of Prantl and Vines’ ‘‘Text book of botany,’’ is also an- 
ced by the e firm 
MICROsPOREs in Sphagnum were described by Schimper in 1858. They were found in 
separal te capsules, an nd also intermixed with the macrospores. They do not appear to have 
been seen again, however, until a few months ago. The subject is discussed by C. Warn- 
storf in Hepa, 
LETE ee history of Gnomonia erythrostoma = been traced by Dr. Frank 
(Berita aa sch. bi SSK iv, p. 200), making the second Pyrenomycetous fungus 
which the sates reproduct is known. It attacks ine leaves of the cherry tree, 
Gikeblies the tree, and finally xilling it. 
iatomaceze of Lake 1 ins by B. W. Thomas and H. H. C t 
result of soniddence from the She water supply, made poe by Mr. Thomas a8 during 
the — sixteen years. Two yea ~ ‘teen species and vy 
which are marked n. ay and one 
ie J. H. Hart, superintendent ” the caeccaaen cinchona plantations, Jamaica 
has issued from the press of Mortimer C. DeSouza, oe . avery tained —_ of 
“ & Botanist’s Rambles”? in Central America. It give: a sketchy account of the plants of 
that interesting region and is well worth reading. go can be ie from the a fora 
sixpence. 
He 
has te two or i tires working vg ere during the winter semester, but that pede the 
mmer the number will reach 30 Dr. Strasburger rine $s great personal — in 
; ee work of rg students, and gives Prise, more attention than would be expected from so 
y aman. 
.C. C. Parry, ina stesecis from the eae, Davenport Acad. Sci., v. 35, confirms the 
genus pacha Remy and extends its character. In his memoir on Chorizan the he had 
included this genus as C. passed but two new species from Chili have co onfirmed its 
generic ch: Der and soit has been restored and becomes L. Chilensis Remy, with two 
Chilian associates. 
OKE criticizes Stevenson’s recent work on*‘‘ British fungi,’’ in a late issue of 
by ek arging tha: over forty species were wrongly om ei, from the first volume, 
sot ie other faults, none of which, Dectobeah freee gpd aftect the value of the work for 
Americ.n botanists. It must be remembered t Dr. Cooke's pred rarely coincide with 
those of his iaiow mycologists. 
AT THE LAST annual hgantecnt of hose Union ‘of Naturaliste’ Societies of ee East of Seot- 
land, Prof. J. W. H. Trail gav rganizat 
which in the main is equally pertinent to American societies. He. placed  bibliograpical 
index —— and toca lists - ——- classes of natural history second, both to be pre 
, codperative syst 
ead 3 a seed-carri 
Wallace at pies November siaaivanat of 0 National Academy of Sciences, - which the 
author suggested _ the power of the win nd to oveasi ional y care. it seed to igaanghieraas 
distances might account even for the t gions of the northern 
ate ore to those ape the southern, 
BULLETIN No. 1 of the aa division of the U. S. Department of ca ry we 
Dr. George Vas: ager, je Sexoied toe economic questions regarding the grasses of t arid 
tricts of Kansas, N neluding an item on the adva Esheegeyrted 
lishing a grass-experiment station. We are Fest a formed that a bill for this purpose 
_ will be presented at the next session of Congress. 
‘Herr F. neath aac igen acide is IL, Karmelitergasse, 21, Prague), Who bas 
cies, wishes to sor chee ivy sag a ‘North America generally, especially of the 
: Nescenaeyh nahgads or gent er. of any of our spe 
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