444 ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
thought the seeds and capsules of species of Juncus would have 
been plentiful. Of the Gramineae, Phragmites communis only is 
admitted, the author considering that seeds and other remains of 
he says: “Many of our named subspecies have evidently no more 
claim to such rank than have luxuriant garden specimens,” thoug 
1t must be admitted that sufficient discrimination has not always 
been used, and many varietal names which have been given to 
ded 
from the large amount of information it contains, it will be of great 
use to botanists generally on account of the problems and lines o 
research which it suggests. Mr. Reid does not pretend to have 
dealt exhaustively with the subject, and we hope that what he has 
done will have the effect of stirring up other workers to assist him 
with material and observations, so that this useful little book will 
be the forerunner of a much larger and more complete work on the 
early history of our present flora. H. & J. Groves. 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS.* 
Fungus’ (1 pl.).—L. A. Boodle, ‘Anatomy of the Ophioglossee’ 
(1 pl.). — H. De Vriese, « Biastrepsis in relation to cultivation.’— 
J. B. Fa W. G. Freeman, ‘Structure and Affinities of 
Helminthostachys’ (3 pl.).—M. M. Hartog, ‘ The alleged fertilization 
olegnier.’ mle 
Bot. Centralblatt (Nos. 32-36).—F. Brand, ‘ Cladophora-studien 
F. G. Koh 
; 34). L. Marchienski & F. 1, ‘ Uber 
, B 
Bot. Gazette (29 July).—G. F. Atkinson, ‘ Studies on Reduction 
__, rhe dates assigned to the numbers are those which appear on their covers 
elie but it must not always be inferred that this is the actual date 0 
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