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(contd. ). —W. N Fiaaler, * Collemacat, Calicie’, Cladoniet, and Thelo- 
tremet Cuban no —F. Arnold, *‘ Lichens of the French Jura” 
(contd.).—F. de Thi iimen, “ Fungi Austro-africani” (contd.).—W. 
Seen, ‘*Addenda nova ad Lich. Europeam”’ (8 new British 
species), 
Bot. Zeitung.—J. F. Fiickel, ‘On the seed-coat of some Cucurbi- 
tacee’’ (contd.).—O. Drude, “On the separation of the Palms of . 
America from those of the Old World.”—J. Schuch, ‘Is Ivy the only 
native plant which forms aérial roots?”—L. Sautermeister, ‘On 
tent recisa, Fr. 
Journ. Linn. Soc, (No. 87, Dec. 15).—T. H. Potts, “ Habits of 
: *On th 
Bers: ar Can y> New Zealand.”--S 8 n 
digestive ferment. of Nepenthes.”—J Crombie, Lichens of 
Rodriguez collected by I. B. Balfour.”—W er, ‘* Note on Fresh- 
water Alege collected H. N. Moseley in Kerguelen Land.”— 
* Freshwater Alge coll. in Torres Straits, coast of Japan, and Juan 
Fernandez,’ asters, ‘* Remarks ‘ superposed’ arrange 
on 
ment of the flower.’ *__Kirk, ‘*Note on speabinans’ Of Hibiscus allied 
1. Ros-sinensi.” 
Botaniska Notiser (18th Dec.).—S. Berggren, his Hy nig of 
the prothallium and embryo in 4zo/la.”’—E. Warming, ‘On 
ie ori of Coratozamia, ’—Id., ‘* Review-of Danish botanical Giclee 
0 
Tra Side Aes, Edinburgh, 1875-6 (vol. xii., pt. 3).—A. S 
oy “ Observa and experiments on Ergot.’ zie © Dickson, 
T. Masters, ‘‘On the Hungarian Ouk (Q. conferta, Kit) as <a ee 
in the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh ” os 7).—A. 8. Wilson, ‘* Ex- 
periment with Turnip seed.”—T. G. Balfour, ‘‘ On tera 
Views of climbing plants ae 2 Gisistioon, ““On the effects of 
te ereaion Coca leaves.”—Id, ‘‘ On a tree struck by lightning” . 
7 9).—W. R. McNab, ‘ On the tes of certain species of 
A isa 
New Books.—Willkomm and ‘‘Prodromus Flore His- 
panice,” vol. iii., pt. 2 (Stuttgart, _ jG Sanatea and Savatier, 
“Enumeratio Plantarum in Ja nia sponte .crescentium,” vol. i., 
pt. 1. (Paris.)— L. a ust, genres Jahresberaty 1875, 
pt. 1, are. \—G. L. Goodall and J. ‘* Wild Flower, 
of America,” pt. 1. (Boston, Mass., 5 doit.) 
The ereently Lah parts of the great ‘‘ Flora Brasiliensis ” are 
Fase. 70, the Leguminose Mimosea, by Bentham; and 
Fase. 71, seaeetee of the Ochnacea, Anacardiacea, Sabiacea, and 
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of Japanese urian peat ‘in the “ Bulletin ” of the St. 
Petersburg Academy of Sciences (t. xxii., pp. 209-264). A new genus 
of Ertieee, Sceptrocnide, is described, and several of Col. Przewalski 
e Bedfordshire Nat. Hist. Soc. and Field Club has issued its 
