RABENHORST’S KRYPTOGAMEN FLORA VON DEUTSCHLAND. 253 
Vanna Dearet Rehb. f. Sunda. Gard. Chron. xxvi. 648. —- V. 
‘Linvent Rehd. Id. 70. 
Venomica MYRSINOIDES Oliv. a — Pl.4 
Viora Rossn Hemsl. China. Journ. . Soc. xii 54. — V. 
l, Id. 56. 
Virts Henryana Hemsl. China. Journ. Linn. Soe. xxiii. 182, — 
V. pacuypuyiya Hemsl, Id. 185.—V. umpennata Hemsl. Id. 187. 
ZaNTHOXYLUM bissiItum Hemsl. China. Journ. Linn. Soe. xxiii, 
— —Z. popocarpum Hemsl, and Z. serosum Hemsl, Id. 107. 
Z ER BREVIFOLIUM N, FL. Br. Philippines. Gard. Chron. xxvi. 390, 
Baie aFFinis Hemsl. Perak. Ic. Pl. 1544. 
NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
Rabenhorst’s Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der 
Schweiz. Zweite Auflage. Die eeresalgen von Dr. Ferpinanp 
Hauck (Leipsig: Kummer, 1885). 
As the first instalment of a series of —— of the several parts 
of this great book, I propose to — Hauck’s volume on 
The opportunity may be taken, janitor; to call special 
attention to the rapid hee (considering the labour involved) of 
the section dealing with the Fungi, and to hope that Dr. Winter, 
to whom this work is rir may soon be restored to health and 
strength from the serious illness from which he has s uring 
recent months. Enough has been issued of the volume on Mosses 
to give promise of a work of enduring value 
Dr. Hauck’s volume on the Sea- weeds has been finished for 
some time, and if this review of it be behind date it may have this 
merit, that the opinion of the reviewer is the fruit of gee of 
e use of the book, and no mere statement framed on a rapid 
survey of its pages. It has therefore been subjected to a test 
believed to be sufficient n — the writer to state in the most 
unqualified way that for acy in details of all kinds—not 
merely in the citation of sthotities, but in the descriptions them- 
selves—the book has few riv. 
To those who are accustomed to our British systematic books 
group presents little change 
masterly treatment of it in th 
Algarum.’ The first family, Porphyracee, consisting of Bangia and 
Porphyra, will enn: sale British algologists of the old school 
pause ; indeed, algologists of 734 exit: still eek this position 
with some misgiving. There uch to be said, and so much 
is said i forcibly, on both sides of the aamnlcgs es I for one == on 
t position Wi with resignation, adop' 
as in its prosenh 3 gs Ga wake a vd “ 
