86 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Oesterr. Bot. Zeitschrift (received 20 Jan.).—A. v. Hayek, ‘ Zur 
pe von Lygeum sparteum und Macrochloa tenacissima.’— 
ssler, ‘ Das Phytoplankton des Nussensees bei Ischl.’ 
K. Ha wine ‘Neue Griser’ (Aphanelytrum, gen. nov.).—J. Freyn, 
: seaeep Karoane (cont.).—A. Paulin, ‘ Das Re von Viola 
corn 
“iodo (Dec.)—M.A. Day, ‘Herbaria of New England’ (concel.). 
F. 8. Collins, ‘Notes on Algw.’—M. L. Fernald, ‘ Fall Dande- 
lions pee e) of N. America.’—O. Ames, ‘ Lobelia inflata x 
cardinalis 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
Tue Association Internationale des Botanistes, founded last 
August at Geneva, have purchased the Botanisches Centralblatt, 
which is now continued as the organ of the Association. It appears 
weekly, and is to contain shales of all important publications on 
botanical subjects. Dr. otsy, of Leyden, the President of 
the Association, is editor-in- chief, with a very large staff of ‘‘ special 
editors” in differ ent countries. Those for England are: Miss : 
Barton (Alges), Prof. —— (Cytology), Mr. A. wate — 
goniate), Mr. B. D. Jackson (Phanerogams), Dr. D. 
(Morphology), Mr. George Massee (Fungi), Dr. D. H. Beit (Palas 
ontology), and Prof. Vines (Physiology). 
Ture can be no doubt as to the utility of such a record, but 
the two numbers before us as we write suggest the ‘necessity of 
greater care in detail. For example, the date of publication of the 
papers reviewed is more often than not omitted, and the misprints 
in the English notices, both as to spelling and punctuation, a 
gest that the proofs have not been submitted to the wri ters. 
on one page (62) we have ‘A stricking, variety’: **M. J. M.” ‘a 
‘*the initials of a M. J. Masters’’; and ‘Obituary Davidson, 
eorge’ ": on the same page, as well as in the index, Mr. ea encer 
Tue Daily News of Dec. 80 has an one ee ou 
headings, one of which is “ Renicaeaas of Darwin.” The 
and life of the great naturalist are so well known that it is dificult 
