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about to consider. And in most cases it will be found that the 
trouble bestowed upon she contents of a book is reflected in the 
care taken with its externals. 
In the volume before us the two certainly go together. Mr. 
Morey has been fortunate in securing a competent staff of writers, 
tion to our pages aistee from 1868. There is no need to say more, 
except that Mr. Stratton in the brief history of botanical observa- 
aie 
may well be, however, that this appeared too late for inclusion. 
marine alge are cca rae by the editor, who ac pwioiate the 
help of Mr. E. M. Holmes. The Rev. H. M. Livens ‘hee compiled 
the list of lichens, to which Mr. J. A. Wheldon —— a useful 
introduction dealing with their structure; Mr. Livens has also 
undertaken the mosses, with the help of Mr. In ahagi The 
volume contains an excellent map and numerous illustra tions— 
including Calamintha sylvatica, Hyoscyamus, and Epipactis palus- 
tris—from photographs. 
THe AFRICAN F'LORAS. 
Tue African Floras prepared at Kew continue to make steady 
p art of each was issued during March. The 
flora of ‘Tropical Africa begins a new (the sixth) volume, which 
pede been Snes This part includes the orders Nyctagi- 
ce@ to nandiacee ; for most of them Mr. J. G. Baker is 
pr petal renter but, his MS. having been prepared many 
years back, the help of Mr. C. B. Clarke and Mr. C. H. Wright has 
een obtained in the final preparation for press. The Myristi- 
acee and Lauracee are undertaken by Dr. Stapf; Mr. Sprague 
deals with the Hernandiacee, one of which, Illigera SP 
was sagt in Fl. Trop. Afr. ii. 436 under Gyrocarpus Jacquin 
lora Capensis concludes the bulky first Sietions nals 
1200 chia !—of its fourth volume with the Gentianacee, by 
Colonel Prain and Mr. Hill; half of the part is occupied by the 
completion of the Asclepiadacee by Mr. N. E. Brown; Colonel 
