300 The Botanical Gazette. [September, 
(Wat. Rund.). The reviewer of reviews, while acknowledging in a 
general way that he may have been even more radical than Kuntze, 
cannot subscribe to all his views, although this probably refers to cer- 
tain minor points. He points out very clearly that this much criti- 
cised author has the merit of consistency in his application of the 
“Paris Code,” a fact which would seem to indicate that the time has E 
come to guard the workings of the code. Professor Greene regards 
Kuntze’s work as the most important contribution to the literature of a 
nomenclature that has ever been made and one for which all botanists 
should be grateful, an opinion which Tue Gazerre has already ex- 
' pressed. : 
IN THE SAME publication Bentham’s genus Linanthus is restored to 
include some twenty-five species which have been usually placed 
under Giiia. Many new species from the wonderful Pacific coast 
flora are also described. : 
PRoressor A. C, Apcar is the author of a small book dealing with 
the trees of the Northern United States’. There can be no doubt 
‘that the trees are too much neglected by pupils in botany, and that 
many a person becomes familiar with the herbaceous flora of his 
neighborhood without being able to recognize the trees. This book 
is prepared for the easy, determination of our trees, cultivated as we 
as indigenous. As it does not profess to be written for the profes- 
sional botanist 1t should be judged merely from its adaptation to its 
audience. An easy analytical key to genera is provided, and aise 
tions are plentifully sprinkled through the text. There is no ae 
why this book should not be very useful in enabling students to a 
come acquainted with trees, a thing much to be desired. a 
Dr. W. J. BeaL AND Mr. C. F. WHE Ler have published pee 
logue of Michigan plants*, which is based upon the Wheeler pret 
catalogue of 1880. The pamphlet contains some 70 pages of ta fora 
prefatory material, discussing from numerous points. of view the ie 
of the state, and including many group lists. The catalogu : es a 
1746 numbers, including the pteridophytes. The publication 
valuable addition to our increasing list of useful local catalogues. me 
*APGar, AusTIN C.—Trees of the Northern United States, their a 
scription and determination, for the use of schools and private students. 
American Book Company: New York, Cincinnati, C ot Pr 
Bea, W. J. and WueeEter, C. F.—Michigan Flora. - Prepared y 
Ann, Rep. of the Sec’y of the State Board of Agric. 8vo. pp. 180. 
