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the living marattiaceous genus Kaulfussia, but differs from it in having the 
ringlike sorus of sporangia multiseriate instead of simple. 
In the sixth memoir Antholithus Zeilleri Nath. is discussed, which has been 
tegarded as the staminate inflorescence of Baiera. It is shown that the fossils 
in question consist of dichotomously divided, dorsiventral organs, the ultimate 
divisions of which bore eight sporangia. Consequently they do not resemble 
the staminate flowers of the living Ginkgo. : 
Throughout the author gives paramount importance to the microscopic 
examination of his material, and suggests many ingenious and some novel devices 
for the preparation of the objects for the microscope.—E. C, JEFFREY. 
Anatomy of Veronica and Gratiola.—The internal structure of the stem 
(the rhizome). : 
The aH contains well-written anatomical diagnoses o ceenrse 
accompanied by a number of very fine drawings, showing their a : 
characteristics. It is only to be ae that ot has not been ere 
for there is no doubt that the structure of this organ must show variations 0° | 
Small importance, when we bear in mind that among these species of Veron d 
are both terrestrial and aquatic types, annual and perennial, herbaceous 28 
suffrutescent. The fact that the primary root persists in some of them, aot 
that it becomes replaced by secondary roots in others, might also deserve P° 
T. *° HUCHEDS, J., Veroniques et Gratiole. Etude histologique et P rer 
ravaux Lab. Mat. Medic. Ecole Sup. Pharm. Paris §:137- 19°7- 
