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BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, de. 
Ar the meeting of the Linnean Society on November Ist, Mr. 
George Talbot exhibited abnormal specimens of Equisetum maz- 
imum from Broxbourne, Herts, where they grew on eto round and 
in a narrow area. They were characterised by the development of 
grasses exhibit a great variety of structure, those of Bamboos are 
exceedingly uniform. In bud they are always convolute; they all 
have in the upper "epidermis, alternating with the longitudinal 
nerves, bands of large bulliform cells known as motor-cells. 
most species these motor-cells are filled, entirely or partially, with 
boos (w sf 
Chusquea pinifolia of South-east Br raxil) hate large spear cavities 
which are completely filled by large flat thin-walled cells, lying on 
over the other, like the leaves of a book. This tissue is entirely 
different from that which, in a young state, fills the cavities in the 
leaves of Glyceria aquatica, G. fluitans, and other aquatic grasses. 
ar to 
Bamboo. Prof. A. J. Ewart read a short paper on the systematic 
position of Hectorella cespitosa Hook. f., which had bat paged been 
regarded as belonging to the Por julacoe: but w. the author 
suggested might be transferred to the Carjopkyiaaese: 
Mr. 
Sewarp has pat elected to the professorship of 
botany in the University of Cambridge, in succession to the late 
Prof. Marshall Ward. Since 1890 Mr. Seward has oes lecturer 
in botany to the University. He was president of the botanical 
section of the British Association in 1903, and his name is on the 
list of those recommended to the Fellows of the Royal Society for 
election on the Council of that Society. He has published several 
books, aneating The Wealden Flora and The Jurassic Flora (British 
Muse talogués) and a first volume of a text-book on en 
plaiits for pres ua te and he joint editor with Mr. Frank Darw 
of More Letters of Charles Dee. published in 1903. 
In The Naturalist for August are printed extracts from four 
interesting letters written by Richard MrT tdson to Samue = we 
in 1727. The refere 
upon the dunghills [of] Bingley town ’’—should be cic in con- 
junction with Brewer’s and Richardson’s letters of the same year 
in Richardson’s race ae = ge 8-281. 
Tue latest issue (vol. iv. , part 8) of the Flora Poses 
contains the Soieakenon of a pee (N. E. Brown) and the 
