\ CURRENT LITERATURE 469 
; a readable account of many topics, and incidentally furnishes much 
ion upon the general subject of physiology. The cuts are especially 
sable in showing how the student is to proceed. In short, the work 
and attractive, and yet leaves the student to ascertain the actual facts 
‘most part by his own observations eats the living plant or in intro- 
'y demonstrations. 
The work is all the more satisfactory for howe the outgrowth of two pre- 
ry works, the first published in 1894 and the second in 1895, both now 
print.—J. C. ARTHUR. 
MINOR NOTICES. 
Tie ‘SECOND FASCICLE of Ohio fungi, distributed by Professor W. A. 
rman, of Columbus, O., has been issued, and is larger than the preceding 
ts contains twenty-six numbers, of which seven belong to the genus 
a, five to Uromyces, three to Ustilago, two each’ to’ ‘Gymnoconia and 
orangium, and one each to Aecidium, Gl 
Polystictus, Stereum, and Urocystis. The ‘excellent preparation 
ness of material is maintained. Thefi 
number of this journal (p. 239). Alth 
ition to i molt the author has s consentes 
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PECOND EDITION $ of Frost’ S$ Laboratory roe in sicmentany ry bactert 
rst (4t to) edition. He: 
the Suni of a ~ahoaiar oniltie sad of'a: notebook, blar 
rams oe inserted for. records of the student's rk tions. 
: apters on morphology, physiology, and t taxonomy. ‘In he latter 
Naluable descriptive adjectives, similar to those. suggested 
oduced. ne Il ese with medi al bacteriol 
