184 The Botanical Gazette. (March, 
M. P.-A. Dancearpn, in Le Bofanisfe (Jan. roth), has published # 
very interesting illustrated paper upon the parasites of the nucleus and 
those of the cytoplasm. 
ENGLER’s Die natitrlichen Pflanzenfamilien is rapidly approaching 
completion. Parts 126-128 are now before us, containing besides se 
eral small families the beginning of Zadiate by Briquet. 
Filibert Roth, special agent in charge of timber physics. It is the firs 
publication of its kind in English in peer and available form 
