BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 207 
the cells of the cambium with those of the secondary tissues is 
not shown in the diagrams (figs. 14, 22), though the cell pao 
are drawn in. ‘“ Procambium strands” is not a good name for 
the precursors of strands of “bast fibres” arising in the pe oy 
scately suitable Pee pee importation into English. The 
reference to the mechanism of leaf-fall is inadequate. ee the 
e i rst 
found is in itself sufficient to show how free the book is from va Fa 
defects, and we cordially wish it a wide sale in this country. 
AG Te 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, éec. 
THe publisher of Rabenhorst’s — Kryptogamen-Flora 
von Deutschland has been fortunate in securing Dr. Karl Miiller, of 
Freiburg, for the Hepatice. His enthusiasm, industry, and kn now- 
for the task. is n 
Hepatic Flora; and it is to be hoped that there will be no delay in 
the regular appearance of the api ere ag ten to fifteen pita} in which 
the work is expected to be completed. The work is copiously illus- 
value in the determination ot the different Le es ‘al 
the first place devoted to a description of German, Austrian, and 
Swiss species, the author gives a short de ine dre with eer of 
ones European species, thus making it of more general interest 
to British as well as to Continental students. Parts i. and ii., and 
a portion of Part iii., are taken up with the Introduction, Strue- 
ture, Systematic Arrangemen t, &c. In Part iii. begins the e deserip- 
notes and observations. is evidently up to date: thus 
there i ription of Biseie pseudo-Frostit Schiffn. with a 
