184 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
e second, issued in April, contains two papers by Mr. Massee, 
each accompanied wit a pla te—a ale n of pages and descrip- 
tions of ives new Fast found in the Garden There is the 
usual preface by the late Diventor(has time it is that to the Fauna 
and Flora of Kew Gardens, recently issued as * Bere Series VY.” 
of the Bulletin, which we hope to notice late 
WE note that Mr. Thomas Jamieson’s iret on we Utilisation 
h we ref 
of Nitrogen in Air by Plants, to whic erred on p. 143, is ; 
meeting with justly severe criticism cleo ere. long letter ex- 
- 28, from the pen of Mr. George West, from which we learn that 
the work has also received ‘ masterly criticism” from Prof. Balfour. 
Bor Natio nal pens has la tely acquired the ne ne ee 
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f Phillips and Plowright and of Cooke and Phillips. The draw- 
ings, oves three thousand i in number, are a very valuable sagt 
to the unique soles tion of figures of fungi possessed by the 
Ratoni: Herbari 
A USEFUL addition to the books that treat of our pobre Hepat 
is Mr. Symers M. eae eit Key to Hepatics of the British 
Islands (Eastbourne: V. T. Sumfield, Station Street 1906, 19 pp., 
Ww 
are rarely employed, as they prove too difficult for the beginner. 
Sound advice is given in the preface as to how specimens ought to 
be examined, and as to the importance of Therm the position 
form Mr Macvicar’s emg was printed in this. Journal dont, 
3 ie 154-167), & fact to which no reference is made in the new 
HAT ies in every sense undertakin ng, the Flora Brasiliensis, 
has been brought to a conclusion by the issue of Fascicle exxx.; 
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7 | gely based; this is by 
Dr. Urban, who has already shown special aptitude for this kind of 
work, and is ex page done. 
light im mportance, sick overlooked in cor z the etisias of “ihe 
—_ of the ‘ Index Abooedarius Si foto the Supplement 
number. These h corrected for the reprint 
whic will be issued when the Index is complete. The intention is 
gators pn ms gd Planta 
