188 ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
Baker MSS.”—although not unknown, is unusual and undesirable : 
and such a name as this, taken at ran m, leaves us in doubt 
whether this plant has actually been described before, although Mr. 
Sim cites the name from two lists. 
There are interesting facts scattered up and down the pages, such 
as the occurrence of the New Zealand and Australian Pteris tremula 
at Natal as an escape from cultivation. The book is well printed, 
although misprints are somewhat frequent: and Mr. Sim has 
evidently known how to utilise the opportunities which he possesses 
as Curator of the Botanic Gardens at King William’s Town. 
Le Thé. Botanique et Culture, Falsifications et richesse en Caféine 
des différentes espéces. Par Antoine Brirrix. Avec 27 figures. 
Paris: J. B. Bailliére et Fils, 1892. 
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chapters on the chemistry of the tea-plant are the most striking 
and original portions of the book, and the portions for which it will 
probably commend itself, i ae ee 
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‘ Bot. papelragonsey pair oar — VY. von Borbas, Euphrasia 
ransiens Borb., sp.n. — (No, - J. G. O. Tepper, ‘Flora of 
Roebuck Bay, N.W. Australia,’ 7 ssid 
Bot. Gazette (March 20).—J, E, Humphrey, ‘ Monilia Sructigena’ 
i Plate). le L. Russell, « Non-parasitic Bacteria in Vegetable 
issue.’ — F. B, Maxwell, « Comparative Study of Roots of Ranun- 
