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that these go far to support his thesis, once it is ae er 
plants do not act as they do “because they must,” but a 
researches of Mr. Francis Darwin and others. ee has emcees! 
given us an interesting and readable book, the attractiven 
which is greatly increased by the numerous and beautiful full -page 
illustrations. 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, de. 
WE are indebted to Mr. Morton P. Porsild for a reprint from 
the Meddelelser om Gronland of his paper ‘“‘On the Genus Anten- 
naria”’ in that, country. The result of his eto. since ae of 
Rosenvinge and to name as A. gr i without indicating 
its supposed rank, A. dioeca var. hyperborea of Lange. The paper, 
which is illustrated by excellent figures and is written in English, 
hie interest British botanists. 
pee instalment of the systematic portion of Father 
Blat Flora of Aden, the ino part of which we noticed 
last sists (p. 255) forms no. 2 of the nth volume of the Records 
of the Botanical Survey of India fiaeiaed: in April). The arrange- 
ae of a mes 4; Hecker r is followed and the enumeration is 
ied dow re end of Urticacee. The species are treated at 
ee pagthy the descriptions being very full and the synonym 
copious: the latter would have been more valuable had the dates 
of cep been added to the citations—these en however 
entirely omitted. A good deal of information is brought together 
regarding nia plants of economic value as Boswellia and Commi- 
Sividieltieation would suggest occasional criticisms as to nomen- 
clature—e. g. it cannot be correct to place as the first reference 
for Kissenia spathulata, “BR. Br. in Herb. Mus. Brit.,” which 
Newman, which took place, from heart failure, on the platform 
of Haslemere Station on the 10th of November. Mr. Newman, 
who was in his seventieth year, became publisher and printer 
of this Journal in 1878, two years before the present Hditor 
became responsible for its contents, 
Tue first revision of the Biographical Index of British and 
Trish Rotanists _being now practically completed, it is hoped that 
hoped that any corrections or additio ions to the work will be 
Boston Road, ee oe Middlesex, in order that they may be 
Se e final revision for press. It is proposed 
tan the work & up re sas end of 1915, 
