218 BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 
CURRENT LITERATURE. 
Select Extra-tropical Plants readily eligible for industrial culture or natur aliz 
Mich, 18 We “ai Ferd. von Mueller. 8vo. 450 pp. Geo. S. Davis, Detroit, 
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of great value to all engaged in Sultieati oe plants, and of 
nt pchenhr to every botanist. Its author has long been cognized as a leader 
n this sort of w ork, and his success at the Uinerke Botanic Garden is well 
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o greece regions. Published by an enterprising American publisher, It 1s 
Saba. his isk will be justified nag the generous response of all interested 
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cording to the part used, such as herbage, root, escent uit etc. “Condime t 
Plants,” vi Fodder-Plants,” “ Honey- ~ ihe fe) “Medicinal Plan di “ Scenic 
Plants,” etc., being used. the systematic index of pe ra it is a ee to 
note the re relative tapetinate of families in this respect. Graminee he 
list with 77 poral then Leguminose with 73 ; Composite 37 ; Palmacee 34; Umn- 
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a i dis ul genera. 
ing to the much greater number of families, of course Dicotyledons eventually 
_satlgeacae Mew morlels ons; but the tw o great amilies, Graminee an gum 
inosee stand preeminently above all others in theie. relation to man’s needs. 
Panini List ae the yeaa Ga exe a —— By William Trelease. F i 
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uthor BES calls a a pind list and as such ms intends te 
make it. It contains about 270 speci = of which are new, on abou ee 
same number aiid daly ah Mok ae species 
co t Madison by the Fithoe, peer H. Pammel, # 
special ry student. This list will be very rapidly ine y a few 
roar collecting, and it move in exactly right direction As ou. state 
re prominent plants have been for th art completed, ph 
is more interesting or important than a catalogue of the parasitic fung! apie 
li ists can be valuable or worthless, and as competent cryptogamic botanists are — 
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catalogue te ‘ree re should never be even a thought of a neiea it. The bot- 
sconsin should send Prof. Trelease specimens from all p 
state, that the list may be made as naickls and as complete as possible. 
