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a hard fruit, the woody endocarp containing an abundance of crystal bearing 
cells. Coriander, belonging to the third group, also has a woody endocarp 
but lacks the crystal bearing cells. The Saniculina do not possess a char- 
acteristic fruit, and the oil tubes are either wanting or they replace the fibro- 
vascular bundles. The Apioine constitute the large and very perplexing 
group of the family, and are broken up into eight tribes. The intricate rela- 
tionships of these eight tribes are presented, the Scandicinew apparently 
being related to the Saniculine through Echinophora and Arctopus. The 
Scandicinez in turn are represented as having three lines of relationship con- 
necting them with all the other tribes of Apioina. One of these lines leads 
to the Amminez, which in turn are connected through the Seselew and Peu- 
cedanum with the Peucedanee. Another line connects Scandicinezw with 
Daucinee, through Caucalinez, and Daucinez in turn are connected with 
Thapsiee. The third line connects Scandicinew with Smyrniez, which in 
turn lead to Coriandr. It should be said that these statements are derived 
from a complex schematic presentation without any explanatory text, and 
that so far as numbers and type indicate the eight tribes of Apioinz are Ech- 
inophora, Scandicinez, Coriandre, Smyrnieex, Amminez, Peucedanez, Thap- 
siee, and Daucinez, although the inconsistent terminology does not indicate 
correlative groups.— J. M. C. 
AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION to our knowledge of the affinities and 
development of the Phallez, as illustrated by the successive stages of J/ut- 
inus caninus, is based upon Professor Burt’s study” of an essentially com- 
plete series of the eggs of this species (the smallest of which measured not 
more than } xX 3™™), including conditions not hitherto critically examined by 
students of the group, and furnishing evidence of crucial importance in con- 
nection with the consideration of phylogenetic relationships between the 
Phalleze and the Clathree. The structure and development of the form in 
question were studied by means of microtome sections, excellent figures of 
which accompany the text, and seem to afford ieee data in support of 
the author’s view, recently more fully elaborated in his paper on Clathrus 
columnatus, according to which the Phallee are regarded no’ t as an offshoot 
from the Clathrez, but as shynopineg. - an — and suet series not © 
directly related to them.—R. y Saeee 
ope. Scanwis, in the third fascicle of | his very important GENE S dke 
fogica, describes the following species which are new to science and to the 
American flora: 1. Phylittis ccna’ a eee): * cas incase " 
Binghamie (anew genus 3. Cysto-— 
seira Myrica occidentalis (C. i Myrica Palm. Agi Baham. no. 8), Florida and co 
& Annie ok Botany 10: 343- 1896. 
oe Reg psn antes ca — - 1896. 
