828 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY ‘ 
mining the existence and localization of starch in their tissues. 
Their first a of the species is systematic. For convenience they 
then rearrange the species in three groups according to whether 
they contain ee little, or no starch. In the first group are 
twenty-seven hepatics and fifty-two mosses; in the second, twelve 
ae and twenty-four mosses; in the third, eleven hepatics and 
fourteen mosses. Types of the first group, in which the plants 
maintain a constant freshness, are Cincinnulus Trichomanis, Atrichum 
undulatum ; types of the second group, exposed to short and rare 
periods of desiccation, are Lophocolea scschted, Ceratodon purpureus ; 
types of the third group, adapted to withstand a. desiccation, 
I is gro 
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the effect which light, heat, water, and nutritive solutions respec- 
tively have upon the production and fluctuation of the stores of 
starch, the authors found that the Muscinee react in precisely the 
“game way as do the chlorophyllose phanero gams. —A. G. 
ica by Mr. Spencer Moore. Among other plants of interest, 
Mr. Moore figures ae describes, from authentic specimens in 
National Herbarium, two obscure a Athanasia 
Kunze and aaa brachyloba Kun 
R. Perripis is contributing to ‘hi A siatioon Journal of Phar- 
macy see interesting series of illustrated articles on ‘‘ London Botanic 
Gardens.” The oe will, we understand, be reprinted in a volume, 
when we hope to have an opportunity of noticing them. There are 
evidently statements which need correction : e.g. it is stated in the 
ir Jose 
of course the Banksian herbarium was never at Kew 
oi Kew Bulletin seems to have taken a new lease of life, and , 
the new Director on his success in overcoming 
difficulties which hitherto were app: wetira insuperable. Nos. 4 and 
5 contain, besides descriptions of new Chinese and African plants 
and new orchids, lists of additions roe the Herbarium during 01 
This is ee a case of ‘‘ better late than never”; we have mo 
than once commented on the inconvenience which ine cessation of 
this aa other items of —— fare published in the ann ates 
reports of the Gardens would c those desirous of knowin 
what collections were to be found et eal 
gE regret to record the death of Mr. Charles Baron Clarke, 
which took place at Kew on Aug. 25, and of Prof. Marshall Ward, 
t Torquay on the next day. Notices of the deceased botanists 
will be published later. 
