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two new Chinese maples, a conspectus of the maples of eastern continental Asia, 
two new American species of Parthenocissus, and one new Chinese Oroxylum, 
by ALFRED REHDER; a new Phellodendron, by CHARLES S. SARGENT; two new 
Californian species of Arctostaphylos, by ALICE Eastwoop; a new Central 
American Dracaena, by JoHN DoNNELL-SMITH; and two new Mexican pines by 
G.R.SHaw. This a closes the first volume, and contains the title-page, index, 
and corrections.—J. 
HERBERT hiss we brought together a most interesting collection of 
descriptions and excellent photomicrographs of commercial timbers. Being 
able to draw upon the British colonies for material, the list is unusually full. 
An introductory chapter gives a general account of the varying structure of wood 
from the standpoint of one who has a practical acquaintance with timber; and 
this is followed by practical hints as to its identification. The list of timbers 
includes 247 numbers, each species with a very full description, all the genera 
being illustrated by photomicrographs.—J. M. C. 
E PARTS of an illustrated handbook of the angiospermous woody plants 
native or hardy in middle Europe . K. ScHNEER have appeared.2 The 
illustrations are numerous and excellent, floral dissections, fruits, and leaves 
being given, and in many cases fine half tones of characteristic bark. The 
ENGLER and PRANTL sequence is used. The first part includes Salicacae to 
Fagaceae, with 95 illustrations; the second part, Fagaceae (Quercus) to Ber- 
beridaceae, with 102 illustrations; the third part, Berberidaceae to Spiraceae, 
with go illustrations.—J. M. C 
A SECOND EDITION of Grout’s Mosses with a hand lens has been published,'° 
including the common liverworts. The review of the first edition’: stated the 
general scope and purpose of the book. The demand for a new edition has 
justified the undertaking, and with the addition of much new material the author 
believes that he has reached the limit of the hand lens. The addition of the 
common liverworts represents a very natural extension of the author’s method, 
and introduces beginners to a group they must have encountered repeatedly in 
collecting mosses.—J. M. C 
8 STONE, HERBERT, The timbers of commerce and their identification. Illus- 
trated with 186 oo . by Arthur Deane. Imp. 8vo. pp. XXXViii + 311 
London: William Rider & S 1904. 
9 SCHNEIDER, CAMILLO pee Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde. 
Charakteristik pa in a. npr und im Freien angep ten a 
Spermem Geholz-Arten und Formen mit Ausschluss der Bambuseen und Kakteen. 
Jena: Gustav Fischer. r904. Each part M4. 
Illustrated by Mary V. Tuayer. Second edition, revised, enlarged, and including 
the hepatics. 8yo. pp. xvit+208. pls. 39. figs. 118. New York: The Author, 360 
Lenox Road, Flatbush. 1903. 
™ Bor. GAZETTE 31:132. 1900. 
