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e only to advanced students; a more popular introduction 
rather than the descriptions of species would have been more 
helpful to those for whom the little work is, we suppose, intended. 
ut we should regret to say a word to detract from the value of 
this remarkable little volume, which the enterprising publishers 
offer for sixpence.—W. C. 
THE new (third) edition of the first volume A Soin bade ooh 
of the admirable Flora der Schweiz of Drs and Kel 
(Raustein, Ziirich, price 6 frances 80 oantinieia) ei in penien ways an 
advance on its predecessor, excellent as that was. To begin with, 
it is larger—not in bulk, which remains commendably convenient 
for the pocket, but in quantity—648 pages against The 
arrangement strictly follows that of Engler a Prantl, which 
will doubtless in time be adopted for all floras, and the nomen- 
clature conforms to the Vienna Rules as intavpreted by Schinz 
and Thellung; various critical genera have been revised by 
experts. Synonyms and acce names ught into one 
series instead of. fees. indexed reget as in the Laker 
rene ion. There is, however, still r for improvement in 
angement in t this particular : the” en sistiion which run thus, 
” « Galeobdolon lutewm Hudson = Lamium Galeobdolon (L.) Crantz,” 
should have the’ number of the e page added, thus avoiding the 
trouble of a second reference to the index—indeed, an indication 
of the page only would be sufficient and would reduce the bulk of 
the index. It would, we think, be worth while to translate the 
volume into English, gepeeiy as the English edition of Gremli’s 
useful ag is out of print: a French translation already exists, 
and we commend the suggestion to the enterprising publisher. 
We Here setecet on p. 322 to a question of nomenclature con- 
peti with os wo ork. 
. 8, West has snakesdida Mr. Hillhouse as Professor of 
Botany at rales: College, Birmingham. Mr. D. T. Gwynne- 
aughan has been appointed Professor of Bot t een’s 
College, Belfast. ae gies ete 
hope to notice in our next issue the volume on The Botany 
of Worcestershire by Messrs. John Amphlett and Carleton Rea, 
wes as announced and advertised in our issue for a. = 
may be glad to use it during the present sea So far as we ine 
judge from casual inspection, the work, which is published by 
Messrs. Cornish Brothers, 37 New Street, Birm inn, price 25s. 
net, is a valuable addition to our list of local flora 
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