82 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
“ Cedrus Libani ( Barrel.) Loud. 
“‘ Originario dell’ Asia minore, Siria e Urali e gia conosciuto in 
Ttalia dall’ era romana in poi (Plinio, Mattioli 1565, Cesa lpino 
1583 = ma coltivato fra noi solo dalla seconda meta del peti 
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4s 1760 — ed. 1840—1787 Savi. Cfr. Targ.-Tozz. 1853— 
1820 Bonat 
Following this we have lists of the plants arranged in the 
periods in which they are grouped, with an indication of the year 
in which eee were recorded, the licks sdraibied with an index 
of gener. 
Vibe uber Botanische Stammesgeschichte. Zweiter Band. — 
ae a Zoidogamia. Von J.P. Lorsy. Jena: Gustav 
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ill no & appear excessive. a. however, am ent 
some more general remarks on the work, 
In the first place, its value to teachers 3: bekaliy and to senior 
students may be emphasized, though it is self-evident. To be 
able to turn to a single volume summarizing the main facts known 
regarding the groups of plants described and to find collected in a 
bibliography the ti rg of the more important works to be consulted 
will be 
appreciated by teachers throughout the world. The labour in- 
volved in the eo. of these lectures will not be lost, for the 
work will certainly find a TEs in the library of every botanist 
— of every botanical schoo 
- The lecture form in ius the book is cast leaves doubtful the 
precise er it is intended to take in botanical literature. There 
difference een a - advanced course of lectures 
a a subject and such works as Sachs’ Lectures on Vegetable 
Physiology or Scott’s Studies ie Poa Botany. In works like 
