140 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 
Bot. Zeitung (14 Feb.) —G. Gotz, ‘ Ueber die Entwickelung der 
Gilmospe bei den Characeen.’ — (16 Feb.). H. Solms-Laubach, 
‘Die age ant Cleveide@ und ihre Verbreitung.’ 
Bull. del’ Herb. Boissier (24 Jan.). — H. Christ, ‘ Fougéres der — 
Mengize ' (aeialss 1 pl.).—H. Schinz, ‘ Beitrage zur Afrikanischen 
lora ’ (Leqguminose & Pedalinee, H. Schinz ; Asclepiadee, R. 
Schlechter; Convolvulacee, H. Hallier; ete et K. Hackel).— 
J. Bornmiiller, ‘Drei neue stent (1 pl.). —IRd., Merendera 
kurdica, sp.n. — G. O. A. Malme, ‘Die Xyridaceen vps tee — 
G. Schweinfurth, ‘Sammlung Aishiels: ethiopischer Pflanzen.’ 
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club (16 Jan.). — De Alton Saunders, «Four 
Siphoneous Alge of the Pacific Coast’ (1 pl. ): — A. Nelson, ‘ New 
Plants from Wyoming.’ — B. D. Halsted, ‘ Mycological notes.’— 
H. Ness, Lacinaria cymosa, sp. n vi pl.). 
Erythea (6 Feb.),—G. Hansen, ‘ Calochorti i in the Sierra pore 
Journal de Botanique — etal ved 11 Feb.). — J. Nadea 
‘Plantes nouvelles des Iles de la Socié té. don oe arpa 
épithéliale et antipodes des soa ’—O. Kuntze, ‘ Nomenclature 
ghee — Alge et Fungi.’—K. Roze, ‘ Flore hen de Charles 
de l’Escluse. 
Matpigh ia (xii. fase. 7-10: Jan.).—O. pene nee ‘ Tllustrazione 
del volume 1° dell’ erbario di Aldrova ndi.’ — L. Buscalioni, ‘Il 
nuovo microtomo ‘ Buscalioni-Becker.’ -—O. oem Prise casa- 
pensis, >. n. — E. Chiovenda, ‘Piante nuove e rare della Flora 
omana.’ — L. Buscalioni, ‘Un nuovo reattivo per l’istologia 
venedsle? 
Nuovo Giorn, Bot. Ital. (Jan.). — A. Ba — ‘ Collezione 
er Seekonk a’ Ate 1896.’—G. Arcangeli, ‘Escursione a Moncioni 
— P. Pellegrini, ‘Funghi della il di Massa- 
Be rrara.’ — Le Cragnola, ‘Analogi e fra la flora enigenge e quella 
dell’ en Bi tsar "—A. P Wieden Linaria Jatta, s 
esterr. Bot, Zeitschrift (Feb.). — R. v. Wettstein, “Dex bot 
Garten und das bot. Institut in Prag.’ — J. Bornmiiller, Cuts 
Carmanica, sp. 0 .— J. K. Urumoff, ‘Gur Flora von Bulgarie i 
F, Arnold, ‘ Lichenologische Fragmente: Labrador.’ — A. Wais- 
becker, * Zur Flora des Hisenburger Comitats ’ (Filice es). 
Trans. Linn. Soc, 2nd s. y. pt. 9 (Feb.). — G. Murray & F. G. 
Whitting, ‘ New Poridincavde on the Atlantic’ (7 pl.). 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ¢ée. 
Ar the meeting of the Linnean Society on Jan. 19th, Mr. A. J. 
Maslen read a paper on Lepidostrobus. After remarking that the 
late Prof. Williamson’s collection of fossil plants in the Natural 
History Museum contained a number of slides which he had 
associated with Lepidostrobus, but which could not be referred with 
cer dome to the particular vegetative organs to which they ee 
while it was difficult also to refer isolated sections of the same 
of Strobist to one another, he explained that the present paper ase 
