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Dr. D. H. Scorr on the same occasion gave an ie a (illus- 
trated by ‘lantern- -slides) of ‘‘An Extinct Family of Ferns "—the 
Botryopteridea, our knowledge of which is primarily due t o the 
researches of M. Renault. The vegetative organs and iestatie ia of 
e type-genus Botryopteris were described, and two British Paleo- 
zoic species, B. hirsuta Will. and B. ramosa Will., were added to the 
genus on the ground of rec anatomical structure. The genus 
4ygopteris, also known with some degree of ¢ ompleteness, was next 
dealt with, and the structure of ‘the ‘British ipa 4. Grayi Will. 
described in some detail. Reasons were given for including other 
genera, such Anachoropteris, Asterochlena, and Tubicaulis, in the 
family, while sa connection with Diplolabis and Corynepteris 
was also sepiniod's s probable. The affinities of the group were 
discussed in conclusion, points of pe aie with Hymenophyllacea, 
Osmundacea, Ophioglossacee, and other families of Ferns eing 
pointed out. Heteros ospory, pelioved by M. Renault to exist in 
Botryopterts and Zygopteris, was not regarded as established, and 
affinities were sought rather among homosporous Filices. 
. Lorrain Suirx publishes in the Journal of the Royal 
Microscopical Society an interesting; spaper on ‘« Fungi found on farm 
seeds when tested for germination.” The paper, which is accom- 
anied by an excellent plate, wages the description of a new 
genus, Stemphyliopsis and of two new species—Langloisula hetero- 
spora and Rhizopus umbellatus : toasiinedi and slides of these have 
been . in the National Herbarium. 
Ir is not from a wish to find fault that we once more refer to 
the satan misprints in the Botanisches Centralblatt, but in the hope 
that demonstration of the need for it may result in increased care ; 
carried on at present, the usefulness of ne magazine is seriously 
marred by careless proof-reading. In no. 5, for example, Mr. 
. M. Wood is entered as « Medley, Wood J.” and naated under 
* Medley,” and tugulensis is printed ‘‘Augulensis”; while an 
article on ‘‘The Snow Plant,” by Pauline Kaufman, is entered as 
“Kaufman, C., The sward plants nts.” In no. 7, the only English 
ag deed referred to are attributed respectively to ‘‘ Britton, J.” and 
** Spencer Le Sapo M [archant],” the latter author being indexed. 
un ae ‘* Spencer.” We are unable at present to discover what 
rules, if any, scoala the inclusion of papers or the length of the 
notices, many of which are extremely disproportionate. There does 
not appear to be any system as to the dates of the papers quoted ; 
thus no. 2 cites contributions from pp. 289-889 of this Journal for 
1901, while one of the papers in no. 7 is from pp. 140-143. W 
trust. that an excellent scheme is not going to be frustrated by 
ee execution. 
Gustavus A. Ornano Sr. Bropy, who died at Wallingford, Berks, 
on the ‘20nd of last November, was the author of a small descriptive 
Flora of Weston-super-Mare, published in 1856, in connection with 
the botanical lecture-classes he held in that rope it contains an 
interesting but not always accurate records. Dr. St. Brody 
born in France in 1828, but appears to have spent ‘the chief viet wf 
