128 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 
Gardeners’ Chronicle (Feb. 25). — Galanthus byzantinum Baker, 
sp. n 
Irish Naturalist (March).—R. Ll. Praeger, ‘Flora of Co. Armagh’ 
(cont.). — W. Swanston, ‘ <0 opeth Wood of Lough Neagh.’ — N. 
Dama ‘Flora of Aran Islan 
Journal 
Avalon pement de la graine’ (cont.). a (Feb. 16). J. Ves esque : ee 
tribu des eens (cont.).— G. Poirault, ‘L’oxalate de calcium 
ari 
Ust gisSbeat — -( mr. 4). ;  Tieghem, ‘Classification des 
Ba aear oehes — E. Belzung, * Sur les sore et les nitrates 
es plantules en voie de germination.’ — (Mar. 1,16). J. Miiller, 
‘* Lichenes neo-caledonici ’ (cont.). 
Midland Naturalist foareatt -— W. Mathews, ‘ County Botany of 
Worcester ’ co .—J.E. Bagnall, ‘Notes on the Flora of Warwick- 
shire’ (con 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, de. 
THe Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists is now 
printed off, with the athe on of the introductory matter and list 
in this oiaitial i in serial form. Those yh have not yet sent in 
their names, but are desirous of obtaining the book at subscriber’s 
eae (4s.), should communicate at once with the publishers of this 
essrs. West, Newman & Co.),.as the cost will be con- 
siaaibly aa on publication. The edition is limited to five 
hundred ¢ 
Tue British Museum Catalogues have just received a notable 
addition in the Guide to Sowerby’s Models of British Fungi in the 
Department of Botany, which has been prepared by Mr. bgt = 
G. Smith. The history of these models, which will be found a 
length in this Journal for 1888 (pp. 231, ey is briefly rier 
b arruthers in a prefatory note. Mr. Smith’s Guide is mue 
more than its title implies: it is indeed a popular handbook to the 
better known of our larger fungi, and as such will be useful apart 
from the collection to which it refers. It is illustrated by nearly a 
4 : 
Sorverel, meter The work contains 82 beautifully printed pages, 
and costs fourpence; the Trustees of the British Museum are to be 
| thanked for having produced so excellent a guide at so low a price. 
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Charles Pierpoint 
“Setiosin. pein of British Wild Flowers, which occurred at Cam- 
berwell on March 6; also of the Rev. Dr. Woolls, of Sydney, of 
Dr. Auorge Vasey, whose works on American Grasses have often 
been noticed in this Journal, and of Dr. Prantl, 
