850 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 
Trish Naturalist (Oct.).— G. Pim & R. J. M’Weeney, ‘ Fungi of 
Dublin District.’ 
Journal de Botanique (Sept. 1, 16). — P. Hariot, ‘Les Algues 
d’eau douce d’Islande.* — A. Franchet, ‘Sur quelques nouveaux 
trophanthus.’ — L. Mangin, ‘Sur les composés pectiques.’ — 
Patouillard, ‘ Quelques Champignons du Thibet.’ 
idland Naturalist (Oct.).— J. E. Bagnall, ‘ Flora of Warwick- 
shire.’—W. B. Grove, ‘ Fungi of Abbot’s ‘ Flora Bedfordiensis.’ ’ 
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift. (Oct.). — A. Nestler, ‘ Die Perldriisen 
von Artanthe cordifolia.’ —L. Celakovsky, ‘Morphologische und 
biologische Mittheilungen.’ — L. Linsbauer, ‘Ueber die Neben- 
blatter von Huonymus. —R. H. Franzé, ‘ Ueber einige niedere 
enformen.’—J. Schuler, ‘ Zur Flechtenflora der naheren Umge- 
bung Triests..—J. Murr, ‘ Ueber Hieracium pulchrum,’ 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ¢e. 
Tue following American “appreciation” of the 
J. G. Baker (see p. 248) will be read with interest; it is from 
Meehan’s Monthly for September :—« He ig represented with some 
Onoclea-like fern on the table before him, about which he is 
penning notes. The pleasure it gives to see for the first time the 
facial outlines of one so much beloved is mingled with regret that 
in improved furniture to add ten or 
fifteen years to the life of such a useful man as J. G. Baker.” 
Dr. Tueopore Cooke has been appoj ted Seienti : f 
the Imperial Institute. Dr. Cook ppointed Scientific Director o 
India, and has been engaged for some time upon a Flora of Bombay. 
Tae nineteenth part of the Flora of British India brings the 
enumeration some way Into Cyperacee, on which order Mr. C. B. 
progress which this important Flora 
however, there must be considerable 
‘Flora of British India ig making rapid ag ion i 
within reasonable distance, ee ee 
