284 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
The volume now before us, still more than Schneider’s work, par- 
taeet of the character of an encyclopedia, and is nearly double that 
ri ds 
more than thirty-five pages (seventy-one columns) ; “ Cellula,’’ 
nineteen pages; ‘ Accrescimento "’ to twelve pages ; ma 3 dione Hh: 
to eleven pages. This amplitude of treatment permits of a goodly 
display of authorities being appended, and for those who read Italian 
with ease the book will be of considerable use. It is a matter of 
course that Itali ngs prevail, with the effect that Ph is prac- 
tically non-existent, there being only four headings with seven lines 
under r t' of the Greek character, the rest being 
transferred to F; H has only three columns, — majority being 
placed under the vowel whith follows the aspir 
appendix of names of botanists occupies e than a hundred 
pages, and it is a matter of regret that the aaithor: did not get some 
English reader to supervise the names. Passing by many minor mis- 
spellings, we find too many actual Thani as Bentham, 
Joseph Hooker is described as ‘ ralente Prof. di bot. a Kew’; his 
father is said to have been born ‘* Exeter,’ oa Lindley at 
 Chatton,” this being Pritzel’s eis for Catton ; Gerard’s death 
is given as ‘1607,’ and Clemente appears twice, once under C, and 
again under Rojas de Clemente. This appendix seems the least 
iaGaiactony part of the work, which otherwise offers a useful and 
compact handbook for inquirers. ae 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, éc. 
Plantarum Japonicarum by Professor Matsumar a, which bears date 
and 1905 respectively. The first is devoted t o Oryeenees, 
the second, which is the first part of the seco at volume, to 
Gymnosperms and Monocotyledons. We regret that we are 
hnguage 
though in Roman characters, but the scope of the work i is indicated 
on the title-page as including the plants of the various islands 
of such details as page-headings are excellent. There is a full 
st with © tga ‘n the abbreviations omauael Pol the 
works chiefly consulted ; of these abbreviations are 8 
open to ee a ” “Vat. “s ioe Mee “Clk.” for Clarke ; 
journals. is there any gain, either in space or convenience, in 
seeing Hole Rendle, and Boott to “ Rolf.,”’ ‘‘ Rendl.,” and 
