yo tga ‘BOTANICAL GAZETTE. [ May, 
: ferred to the Mexican Besser Sshult., Hesperanthes Baker to Anthericum 
_ L, Hastingsia Watson to Schwnolirion Torr. Oxkesia Watson to Uvularia 
Land Prosartes Don. to Dispsrum Salisb. f 
Se 
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Adaptations to pollination. 
New methods of pollination are by no means readily discovered to- 
_ day, especially in so well-explored a field as Europe; but many details 
remain to be worked out, even in some of the best unlerstoo | species, 
_ and the varying adaptations of the same species in separate localities,and— 
A=! 
bout accepting this as fully demonstrated. In a number of spe- 
: Iz the styles are well developed when the flowers 
Open, but the stigmas are said to be really unreceptive in the early stages 
of blooming in all of these apparent cases of protogyny. Yet, while 
os ‘uly protogynous Umbellifere ‘appear to be still unknown (with the 
doubtiul exception of “Erigenia), the number, of synacmic species is 
creased. On is also struck by t 
cies of Caryophyllaceze and Labial, 
ag : ally new in principle is added. The part actually 
_ Played by insects in pollination is brought in for very little comment, 
care has evidently been given to this class of observa- 
De Bary on bacteria. 
dick of bacteria is increasing with astonishing rapidity, 
hiisee za ae m of magazine articles and pamphlets and of bound pore 
Among is array of facts and opin; her witl Itiphion’y 
of details and bewilderin Dots ss 
ace 
caneaed © eben: authors, the task of forming a well balanced and 
"eo © conception of the present state of the science of bacteriology — 
eras zur Kenntniss der sestiubungseinrichtungen und det G& 
ng bei den PAlinzen. (Bin); ipl. Cas. 
Fischer, 1888,—_a4. 5, (Bibliotheca Rotanica, Heft 10.) 104 BR: a ore 
