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B. A. Fedtschenko, ‘ Novitie Flore Turkestanice.’ . Chodat, 
‘ Pleurococcus & Pseudo-pleurococcus.’ — A. Chabon: i. ie irs 
d’antan’ (cont.). — H. Schinz & H. Junod, ‘Zur Kenntniss der 
Pflanzenmelt der Delagoa- Bay.” 
ull. Soc. Bot. France (xlvi, 4-5: Nov.). —G. V. Aznavour, 
‘Flore des environs de Constantinople.’ — —. Hue, ‘ William 
— (1822-99: portr.). — J. Comére, ‘ Conjuguées des en- 
s de Toulouse’ (1 pl.). — ae G. Camus, ‘ Fleurs anomales 
. Rou 
et Hispanica.’— —. Finet & A. Franek: ‘Plantes du Fokie 
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club (15 Nov.). — F. E. Lloyd, Lye 
peice cc issus & L. complanatum (1 pl.). —G. V. Nash, ‘ The 
_ dichotomous Panicums; some new species.’ — P. A. Rydberg, 
« Delphinium carolinianum and related species.’ — A. A. Heller, 
‘Plants from ve stern North America.’ — B. D. Halsted, Hry- 
okie gen.n 
Gardeners’ Onn Von Nov.).—M. Foster, Iris bck ape 
(fig. 125).—(9 Dec.). T. Druery, ‘ Evolution of fern fronds.’ 
Journal de pa (« Sept.’’: received 14 Dec.).—A. Frapehe, 
‘Plantarum Sinensium ecloge tertia’ (Conifer@ : conel.).— P. v: 
Tie ieghem, ‘ Sur les ere ee vi sy Mangin, ‘ La membrane pe 
Mucorinées’ (cont 1 pl.). —H. G. Camus, ‘Plantes hybrides 
spontanées de la fans suinpeaee (cont. ). 
Malpighia ge fasc. 4: received 16 Dec.). — L. Nicotra, ‘ In- 
quirende nella Flora di Sarde egna.’ — M. Pitzorno, ‘Di alcuni 
antichi professori di botanica dell’ Ateneo Sassarese. ’*—O. Mattirolo, 
ulla Mannite contenuta nelle Tuberacee.’ — G. Cecconi, ‘ Galle 
ai Vallombrosa, —F. Cavara, ‘Di una nuova Laboulbeniacea’ 
(Rickia, gen. nov.: 1 pl.). — L. Montemartini, ‘ Pistillodia dell’ 
antera in Gentiana campestris.’ 
Oesterr. Bot. ait (Dec.).—R. a Wetistein, ‘ Die weibliche 
Bliite von Gin nkgo’ l.). — K. Fritsch, ‘Zur Syste matik der 
Gattung Sorbus’ “conel). —A. Waisbecker, ‘Zur Kenntniss der 
oe titi 
Rho sean —H. Webster, Lepiotes rhacodes (1 pl.). — M. L. 
Fe fash ‘ Ranunculus acris var. Steveni in New England.’ 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
Ar the meeting of the Linnean Society on Nov. 16th, Mr. W. C. 
Worsdell read a paper on ‘‘The Comparative Anatomy of certain 
Species of Encephalartos.” The chief features of the anatomy were 
shown to be the presence of several vascular cylinders in the stem, 
a character Se also in Cycas and Macrozamia; and the medullary 
system of vascular bundles, forming, as in Macrozamia Fraseri iq., 
a complex dpe intimately united with a corresponding network 
