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charm of novelty, which seems to be the only reason for their 
rs eg hardly compensates for the setting aside of a recognised 
custom 
The abbreviated. titles of books are, as might be eer from 
Mr. Jackso “a su for ready identification; ‘‘ Wall. List’’. 
would have been more accurate than ‘“ Wall. at,” be ‘“‘ Ker- 
Gawl.”’ for John Bellenden Ker (who was afterwards Gawler, but 
never combined the two names, selene a having then come 
into senegal is inaccurate, though conven 
could linger longer over this delightful book, sides column of 
which suggests pace tee investigations. Mr. Newbould once said 
of Pfeiffer’ s ig tor that each entry oe coal for a 
paper and this is far more 
true of th « Kewensis. But t 
eeige cies of-space forbid a longer sniveatigation of its merits, which, 
indeed, are sufficiently apparent. 
The Clarendon Press have, it is needless to say, done their work 
admirably; but a word of pononeenee bose be uttered with regard 
to their allowing the Index to be an ced as ‘now ready,” at 
least two months before its actual cian. One consequence of 
their eateries 3 prospectus was that at least one London newspaper 
spoke of it as a fait accompli, and announced that part ii. was nearly 
ready; and an American journal for August referred to it as having 
‘*just been issued in London.” It is to be ie oped that the promise 
held out that the work will be completed in 1894 will be realised ; 
it will assuredly not be Mr. Jackson’s fault if his magnum opus has 
not by that time arrived at its conclusion. Jiued Baran, 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
Bot. yAeeigiese (No. 87). — J. J. Kieffer, ‘ Beitrag zur Flora 
Lothringens.’-—(No. 88). H. Heiden, ‘ Anatomische Charakteristik 
se Opeubietaeel) (1 plate). 
Bot. Megeeie (Tokio). — R. Yatabe, Mallotopus japonicus Fr. & 
Sav. (1 plate). 
Bot. ‘ote (Haft, 4).—H. W. Arnell, ‘8. F. Gray’s lefvermoss- 
slakten.’ — R. Boldb, ‘Nagra sétvattens-alger frin Grénland.’ — 
» Es Auitvengten, Malva borealis x vulgaris, Scleranthus annuus x 
SS 
ng (Sept. 16).—B. Frank, ‘Die Assimilation des 
ie "Sickstofl durch die Pflanzenwelt.’ 
Bull. Soc. Bot. France (xl.: Comptes rendus 8: Sept. 1).— 
i a ° Sea maak ‘Du réle du périe Zhe dans la racine du 
thivet fe la ia Vallée du Rébenty.’ — casi, Hine, "Lichen des environs 
de Paris.’ — G. Rouy, ‘ Doronicum ‘scorpivides’ (D. ng ee 
n.), -— A. Battandier, ‘ Zollikoferia anomala, sp.n 
‘ Herniaria hirsuta & glabra ; Scutellaria galericulata ws minor,’ — X, 
