100 1.8.C. Proceedings of the Ninth 'N.S., XVIII, 
Considering the vegetation by groups, the algae first claim 
our attention. Here little work has been done, even in a taxon- 
omic way. In addition to a few older scattered references, 
Guose! has recently given us some information about the 
Cyanophyceae of Lahore, and lyenear’* has worked out some 
of the Volvocaceae of Madras. The life histories of algae in 
a tropical periodic climate— methods of growth, reproduction 
and perennation—would certainly repay work. 
Practically nothing has been done with the morphology 
of Indian fungi, except in parasitic forms investigated at the 
agricultural and forest research institutes. The name of But- 
LER stands out conspicuously here. But only a good beginning 
has been made. It is almost essential to know the complete 
life-history of a parasitic fungus before remedial measures can 
be intelligently applied. As in the case of algae, there is a 
very large field for research in the structure and life histories 
in the rain forests and the Himalayas. ‘Kasnyap® has already 
logy of Indian mosses. It is usually considered that mosses as 
a whole are quite uniform in structure, but until work has 
been done on the Indian forms, it cannot be said that they 
would not repay investigation. 
Pteridophyte morphology may be expected to yield valu- 
able results. Kasnyap+ has made a distinct contribution to 
our knowledge of Equisetum in his investigation of the game- 
tophyte of #. debile. Miss Bancrorr® has studied the forma- 
tion of perennating tubers in two species of Selaginella from the 
Himalayas, and some work has been done on the vascular ana- 
ee ee 
ote, 5. ie The Myxophyceae of Lahore. Jour. Indian Bot. 1: 
? IveNcar, M.O. ParrHasaRATHY. Observations on the Volvoca- 
ceae of Madras. Jour. Indian Bot. 1: 330-336. 20. 
3 Ka The relations of liverworts, especially in 
the light of some recently discovered Himalayan forms. Proc. Asiatic 
oc. Bengal, N.S. 15: 152-196. 1919, (Presidentiai address before the 
ey Section, Bombay meeting of the Indian Science Congress. 
ASHYAP, SHiv Ram. The structure and development of the pro- 
thallus of Equisetum debile. Ann. Bot. 28 : 163-181. 
1914. 
5 Bancrorr, N. Note on vegetative r roduction in some Indian 
Selaginellas. Ann. Bot. 28 : 685-693. 1914. 
