168 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
main features of the transition are most like Arauwcaria, the 
it. ) 
points of resemblance to the Cycads; centripetal xylem is 
developed in connection with the cotyledonary bundles. veral 
abnormalities are described. On the whole, the investigation has 
served further to confirm the impression of the aberrant nature of 
the a it may indeed be described as an ‘adult seedling.” 
RNOLD Lees has reat hog the Bradford Public 
25,000 s 
n 1905 for the Cartwright Hall iccum of that town. ‘Addttio 
are still made to the collection, ‘‘ to the End that when the while 
has been arranged, mounted and (as far as possible) fully tee 
it shall be and continue to be an Evergreen although a ‘Dri 
Garden’ for the mind: an exemplary ie a ethic tnesains 
history of its fair subject—in fine, a befitting Monument to Flora 
(or Ceres) ‘ when in sorrow Logs sauiietlcn a was neglected,’ crowned 
with that Laurus nobilis which grows in such wise as ever seems 
to make it the wreath of pee symbolism and honour.’ This 
sentence, reproduced verbatim et literatim, will give some idea of 
the ot style of the pamphlet. 
Borany “AS SHE Is Taueut.””—The extraordinary drivel which 
fills tee: - vobadeen! s corners” of our newspapers is never more 
extraordinary than obi: it touches on natural history. In this 
direction the Daily News hae long held pre-eminence: here is an 
example te the issue of May 7 :-— 
‘My favourite flower is the——. Well, I won’t tell you. 
You tell me, pean I will give a megan to the boy and another book to 
the girl who tells me best. You may tell me in a long eg = not 
more than a hundred words, you may tell me in rhyme like th 
best. 
- = Package your fey way would be to give one or two reasons 
why you like your favourite flower. If you are able, you can tell 
me what sige your flower belongs to, and therefore woes its 
near relatives are. For example, if you chose the milkwort, you 
might say it belongs to the pink family, rer = for its cousins 
the red and white campion, the cloves, and t But 
it gs doesn’t matter whether you tell me th 
It is difficult to know whe ther to admire e the literar 
_ skill which rhymes “ grows” Sala = betes "(apparent any 
other a will do as well) o botanical knowledge which 
milkwort in “the pink Sanity But ey “it 
alts docen | postion hae? one is accurate or the re 
