400 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
yin January, 19038, the first number of a new per iodical— 
pannlee: Mycol ogict baie in notitiam Scientia Mycologice Uni- 
versalis ’—will appear, which proposes dealing emg with 
‘‘ the cultivation and Fiartharnnies of Mycological Scien DENTE 
Sydow, of Berlin, who is to edit the work, ‘‘ intends this enterprize 
to remedy a défoct; which must often have been keenly felt by 
parties interested. . The new work will from a seri point of 
view, form the centre ‘of the whole mycological world. . The 
Annales Mycologict are destined to supply a long felt want. In fact 
every Mycologist vit ue be able to get on without them, nor will 
any botanical Muse e able to possess an up- to-date library 
without taking in oe new periodical,” 
Dr. Avotr Waener, of Innsbruck, issues a prospectus of a new 
magneto, of which ‘* the first number shall be issued January 
the 1st, 1903,” to be entitled ‘* Botanisches aie aturblatt (periodical 
of botanic literature), Sian for Author-reports of se whole domain 
of botany.” ‘‘ The undersigned venture oa this, to give notice of 
the establishment of the said periodical of botanic ites ature, kindly 
begging each and all of home—and foreign botanists, to avail them- 
selves ordinarily of the opportunity offered hereby for timely and 
prompt publication of self-made reports (Authorreports).” e 
ape that space will not allow us to reproduce the prospectus 
n full. We should hardly have thought there was need for 
wadhion periodical dealing with botanical sean but of this 
Dr. Wagner is convinced, at any rate so far as Germany is 
concerned. He thus expounds “to the P. T. piétabhi oid english 
speaking, colleagues in Botany” the necessity for the new venture. 
‘‘ For the establishment of the periodical sao herewith announced, 
a twofold want was of determining influe in the first place it 
was the frequent unreliableness and hae am of indirects reports, 
which gave cause to the aspiration of amending that by means 0 
Savion among german speaking people. A majority of german 
botanists eiahee nd is in need of 
oe are the cause, that such an information of forelgs 
literature, as it ought to be 
care, that their labours be made ibseietble tn a possibly most 
trustworthy and easy way for german study Sig iemeis which 
contributes so much towards the advance of scien 
WE regret to announce the deaths of Mr. C. P. ek formerly 
of Huddersfield, and Mr. H. D. Geldart, of Norwich, of whom notices 
will appear in our next issue. 
