NOTICES OF BOOKS AND MEMOIRS. 921 
the advance in our knowledge has taken place. The orders treated 
of are the Schizomycetes, Saccharomycetes, Basidiomycetes (fam. 
cence roots =e Ustilaginee), and the Uredinee. Dr. Winter 
the occasion to criticise it; "but ‘is difficult t o pass a souk 
expressions as ‘‘the yet open tad of the ore of the 
et ” without a strong desire to do so. However, for such 
n as the sinking of the genera Mcidium, Ure is. ¢., one 
scamict but “foal erateful. There is a useful introduction to the 
study of Fungi, in which there is an unfortunate chapter on the 
preservation and the “oe ation of Fungi for examination. 
Ann. des Sc. Nat. (Botanique), sér. Vi. Le ae [dated evince 
—E. Bescherelle, ‘ Bryological Flora of Reunion’ (concluded).— 
Maquenne, ‘ ears on the ¢ iffusion, absorption, and veel 
of heat by leaves.’— E. Prillieux, ‘ Alterations produced in Plants 
by colkiva soot in an over- -heated Soil’ ee eee Sagot, ‘ Cata- 
logue of French Guiana Plants (t. x s.1& 2). —L. Olivier, 
‘Researches on the tegumentary case of Roots’ (8 plates). 
Botanical Gazette-—J. T. Rothrock, ‘Modes of Work in Prof. 
de Bary’s Laboratory’ (continued). — —T. 0. Porter, ‘ Audibertia 
Vaseyi, sp.n.’—W. K. Higley, ‘ Experiments on Car nivorous bod 
Hares, — M. E. Banning, ‘ Ma ryland vie écantittned).— 
B 
ils sson, Potent Fragariastrum —F. Behn, ‘ esearches on ‘the 
Flora of Jemtland.’—C. phere ‘ Journey in Lappmark in 1880.’ 
Bulletin of Torrey Bot. Club.— C. H. Peck, ‘Two new Fungi:’ 
Ascomycetella (gen. a quercine, Polyporus (Merisma) lactifiuus. 
—J. B. Ellis _ W. Harkness, ‘New North American 
(contd.) : Spharonema pat ath Sporodesmium Ranii, M, ytilinidion 
ss ary Spheria consociata.—J. C. Arthur, ‘ The Lapham Her- 
——G. Hespell, ‘Preparation of Pileate Fungi for Herbarium 
“Midland Naturalist —J. E. Bagnall, ‘Flora of Warwickshire’ 
td.) 
(con 
(Esterr. Bot. Zeitschrift. one IG Vi — ‘ Orchis Braunii (lati- 
Folia wiicutlita}? —H. Steininger, ‘ Flora the Bodenweis.’— 
H. v, Borbis, ‘On Plants with cacally verticillate leaves,’— 
