elxviii Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
Some methods suitable for the study of roe) it dove 
A. Howarp and G. L. C. How 
In connection with the re. of the f agricultural wor 
it has been found necessary to find some ib by which the fine root 
ends and root nodules can be traced in the soil. In alluvial soils like 
those of Pusa, - Lets root system down to the piliferous layer and 
the root can be pias from the soil without damage by means of an 
ordin gif knapeack spray 
ce the effect of vari green 
ae and other forms of organic matter) on root hee i a 
modified form of pot culture has been designed. 
The recent retails obtained in z. eey of the root system of Java 
indigo are dealt with. 
Blastomyces et Blastomycoses (comprenant une revision 
des champignons — dans cette classe).—Par F. de 
MELLo et L. G. FERNANDES 
The authors say that there is at present great confusion in tank 
cal conception of the word Blastomyces and on the clinical vanes "f rr 
clesifed Vt eayg The Yeast-like > fungi included in the Blas —o a 
The wo oa da has had three moni ons. (1) “Fungi 
which bud.”—A purely saab oped meanin _ ch cannot ae since 
a 
ni ause many of the Criptococus (e.g. C. gilchustt) have a filamen: 
tous mycelium, (3) "posal the word Blastomyces for those ose fungi : 
which there ig ay cannot be, sufficient information to classify CRORE 
a well-defined ge vig ad the same ; 
i ander of the word adage cose has h e : 
in, 4 he wo jastomyces 
a4 
then ‘dis cuss the genera of fungi and accept and submit 88 °°" 
identified the fo lowing :— a 
nyees (Rees i emend. Vuillemin 1898, including the f e 
es (of Queyrat and Laroche 1909). 
Saccharomyces (Meyen 1838, emend. Vuillemin ?)- 
. ta 
Zymonema (De Beurman sna Gomes t 1909). 
ndensypeniiae pe (De Beurman and Gougerot 1909). 
Oidium (Li 
Monilla (Gm olin 1791, nec Person 1801). 
Oos: i eats h 1833). 
They 4 define the genera, rejecting the Criptoc “_— 
; genus 
and reserve it Saly for those saad which, described Ponder sees 
