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sexuality are then considered and much is made to depend upon 
much abused “trichogyne.’’ Would that some wit would 
suggest the polyphyletic origin ‘of this all- -important structure! 
n any consideration of the origin of Ascomycetes it would 
seem logical, no matter what theory of sexuality be held, 
consider the case of Eremascus, a i Wy ne other “ primitive” 
Rami The author seems to. be ‘clinging to erroneous 
tradition ” when he sy Mesarding these, that ‘‘ The Hemiascales 
iesiascince) of some authors have not been admitted, though 
Eremascus and some others of these plants may yet prove to be 
m —but the 
oulbeni 
Lecanorales, Caliales, Helvellales, iaberalos, Phactiiales Hypo- 
creales, Dothidiales, Spheriales, Pyrenulales, Perisporiales, Asper- 
gillales, Exoascales and Saccharomycetales. As this is a “ pro- 
visional arrangement which is to serve as a basis for the study of 
be pe an elansd A full HinECSeapies and two plates are ee. 
er the recent writings of the senior author, one turns with 
interest to the treatment of such a group as the Collemacea, 
where ra alga is the bisa ren partner in giving morphological 
characters. ‘In order to dispose of typical lichens as fungi, no 
center departure from the ordinary methods is required than to 
omit from the description all reference to the oserption "When, 
to) 
are dealt with cocina at the end: it may be nee out that 
there is, throughout both papers, an irritating pact reel of 
“spermogonia.” There is a short bibliography and fo ur plate 
J. ee ne 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
Tar London Manx Society has reprinted from the Isle of Man 
Weekly Times, as a shilling pamphlet (to be obtained from Mr, 
J. B. Shimmin, Canterbury Road, Leyton, N.E.), an account of 
the proceedings at the Edward Vorbes ee Commemora- 
one held at Burlington House on Feb. 15th. An interesting sum- 
ary of Forbes’s botanical work was given by Prof. Bot ottomley, 
