862 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
barks, * Henr Irvin ng; 2 © dose of water-colour drawings and 
180 sketches of British Basidiomycetes, by Worthington G. Smith; 
125 Micro-Fungi, by Vestergren; 100 Saxon Fungi, by Krieger ; 
50 Malaysian Mosses, by Fleischer ; 176 rica  Cryptogams by 
Robert; 100 Hawaiian Alge, by Miss Tilden; 100 Uredinee, by 
Sydow ; 2 photographs of Alga, by Nordstedt ; 125 North American 
Alge, by Oollins, Holden, “and Setchell; 161 Equisetacer, by 
Wirtgen ; 31 Hepatics of France, by Husnot; 50 Ascomycetous 
gi, by Rehm; 27 North Asrietioas Uredines, with photographs — 
aad “iinatrated pamphlet, by Arthur and Holway; 100 North 
pee by Renauld and Cardot; 200 Italian Fungi, by Saccardo ; 
uropean and exotic Fungi, by a, ;-Pazschke ; an 
a Pobiswen, by Migula, Sydow, and Wahlsted 
SHORT NOTES. 
Hysriprry 1s Hreractum.—As Mr. F. N. Williams has mentioned 
my name in the course of his remarks on this subject (pp. 315, 330), 
perhaps I may be allowed to say a few words. There is (I think) no 
necessary connection between the view taken as regards pers 
pr the acceptance or non-acceptance of evolution. Som the 
fixed, and treated as true ‘ speci e had & 
hybrid origin ; this is a speculative matter hardly capable of 
roof, ) as he suggests, “look a eat”’ ybrid- 
Cibeey piers hawkweeds; many hybrids seem occur in 
Europe, a in Britain. Still, my experience (agreeing, 
apparently, with that of others) is that they are decidedly rare 
in a country ; iat reason, I am ui unable 
and careful bike ia should ‘oaks a lifelong study of this most 
difficult genus in Britain; but Mr. Williams, who is somewhat 
severe on his fellow- sctibtkymeet; does not appear to have as sufficient 
personal acquaintance with our living plants to — his rather 
ex cathedraé pronouncements.—Epwarp 8. MarsHau 
UPHRASIA CURTA, is procona.—Under this name Mr. Town- 
send dia ribes in Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. for July, p. 177, a plant 
gathered by Prof. Trail near the loch of Loirston in ree a 
by Mr. Beeby at Baltasound, Shetland, and by the Rev 
Linton near Bethesda, Oarnarvonshire. Mr. Townsend’ “aescrip- 
tion, we up from Shetland specimens, is as follow 
ulis tenuis erectus, 24-8 em altus, sleipbai saat nfra medium 
ramis euiéetinis flores non gerentibus instructis, setis erispulis 
