232 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
and fulfilled a distinct purpose; it was : enone in a new de- 
comprehens f th lation of 
brought r on one of the most important aspects of the 
textile industries. It was therefore in high expectation of much 
benefit that we turned to the perusal of the new volume 
ce) aie has occurred since Dr. Bowman gave the public his 
views on the main aspects of his special study of the cotton. 
staple that a réswmé was no mean undertaking. If we venture to 
criticise the book somewhat unfavourably, it should be borne in 
- mind that we do so from its shortcomings in this respect, ag not 
with regard - its practical yalue in conveying the opinions of a 
tee ae e 
n the pctiise the author tells us that he had hesitated for 
h 
growth of the disAtéie slower from the earliest trad, o 6, the 
ments and observations and sketches,” to find the bracteoles = 
more figured and described as the cal So, again, on fig. 
have a picture that for inaccuracy would be hard to beat. The 
leaves are ats as opposite, and the flower-bud as terminal, 
must allow the author to ie ae his own plate :—* On the same 
peruvian n as typical generally of 
the other varieties, although they differ slightly in the form of the 
r edge and, indeed, this occurs 
on the same plant; also the colours differ: »'(p. 83). It would 
seem that the names of species are regarded like the peripatetic 
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