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1898). To that description we refer our readers. A few of its salient facts 
we reproduce here. 
The founders of the library are John Uri Lloyd and Curtis Gates Lloyd, 
brothers, who constitute the firm of Lloyd Brothers, extensive manufacturing 
pharmacists of Cincinnati. The small collection of text-books purchased by 
the two brothers while serving their apprenticeship in drug stores, constitutes 
the nucleus of the present handsome library. It has been found advisable to 
divide it into two departments, one embracing pure botany, in charge of C. 
G. Lloyd; the other, embracing medical botany, pharmacognosy, pharmacy, 
and related branches, in charge of J. U. Lloyd, and since 1894 in custody of 
his assistant, Dr. S. Waldbott. The library is being constantly enlarged by 
the liberal acquisition of new books and serials. It now comprises approxi- 
mately 4000 volumes and 1000 pamphlets in the pharmaceutical department, 
and about 5500 volumes and 3000 pamphlets in the botanical division. There 
is also in the same building a large herbarium and about 1500 jars of fleshy 
fungi preserved in alcohol. A building at 224 Court street was purchased 
in 1891 to house these collections, and though it was then considered ample 
for some years to come, it had to be enlarged in area and a third story added 
in 1895 to accommodate the increase. Persons who desire to utilize the 
exceptional facilities of the library are accorded every possible privilege at 
Cincinnati, and books are even generously loaned to those at a distance. 
Professor Fliickiger was struck by the remarkable resources of this library 
when on a visit to this country some years ago, and endeavored to persuade 
Mr. Lloyd to donate it to some German University. But its founders have 
determined to donate or bequeath it intact to some educational institution in 
this country where it can accomplish the most good.—C. R. 
For MORE THAN forty years, notwithstanding close search and careful 
experimentation, no one was able to add much of importance to the descrip- 
tions given by Hofmeister and Mettenius of the gametophytes of Botrychium 
and Ophioglossum. Hence, when Mr. E. C, Jeffrey published a preliminary 
statement in the Annals of Botany announcing his discovery of more that — 
six hundred prothallia of Botrychium Virginianum, botanists awaited the full 
results of his studies with considerable interest. These have now been pub 
lished,’ and, as was expected, prove to be a most valuable contribution sage a 
morphology, and by far the most complete investigation of the gametophyt® — 
of any of the Ophioglossacez that has yet been made. Only one gap in 
life history now remains to be filled, viz., that between the chlorophyll-bearing of 
three-celled prothallia obtained from the spores by Professor Campbell, and 
the tuberous saprophytic form of the mature prothallia. <a 
The prothallia of Botrychium Virginianum are oval in shape, destitute of 2 
*The gametophyte of Botrychium Virginianum. Edward C. Jeffrey. T#™ 
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Canadian Institute —: 265-294. 1896-7. : 
