318 BOTANICAL NEWS. 
‘¢ On an abnormal plant of Primula veris,” by the same. A plant of 
Primula veris was picked in a field on the east side of the Hill of 
the leaves of the Cowslip as well as two umbels of flowers of P. veris, 
both arising from the axils of the younger or inner leaves. One of the 
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occasional plants of evident hybrid origin. The abnormal plant 
exhibited was probably a hybrid, showing the return to the parent 
forms much in the same manner as the well-known Cytisus Adami. 
= Darwin in his last book ‘* on the rs”? mentions the 
e admixture of the two species in Sussex and elsewher 
(To be continued.) 
Botanical Mews. 
Agticies In JournaLs,—Aveust. 
Annales des Se. Nat. (ser. 6, vol. iv., pt. 2.)—N. Sorokine, ‘‘On 
Ascomyces polysporus.” —C. Na udin and Radlkofer, ‘‘ On the influence 
of changes of climate on plants.” —J. Vesque, ‘‘ oi the absorption of 
water by roots in relation to transpiration’ (tab. 5 
Bot. Zeitung.—C. O. Harz, “On the original one of Sper- 
gulin, a new igsaaaied body.”—P. Ascherson, ‘‘ Euchlena, Schrad., 
tpsacum fasciculatum, Trin,” "ssl, Gobi, ‘* On som e Phaospora of 
the Baltic and Gulf of Finland.”—H. G, Holle, ‘On the growing- 
point of the root of Dicotyledons.”—A. Morgen, ‘‘ On hs process of 
assimilation in the germinating Cress (Zepidium sativum) 
Flora.—A. Mirks, “On the Lichen-parasite djundtion:" * —F. Arnold, 
“* Mosses of the French Jura” (contd.).—W. Nylander, ‘* De gonidiis 
et eorum formis diversis ae see WE ”—-A. Wigand, ‘On the 
horn-prosenchyma.’ 
Hedwigia.—N. Sorokine, ‘‘ On Synchytrium punetum, n.sp.” 
ue 
ad logicam austriacam ” (Resleria, gen. nov. Helvellac.). 
Fah pe Pras oS Adriatic” (contd.). Schulzer v. 
uggen’ Bs ogi Motes * contd,).—F. Antoine, “ 
of the Vienna Exhibition” (eon . ( 
