368 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Tue Thirteenth Annual Report of the Moss Exchange Club 
(York: Coulina and Volans, April, 1908, pp. 267-294) contains 
a ral pages of recor ~ of mosses and hepatics, often with 
nded notes descriptive or critical. Descriptions of five 
maaan new to the British Islands (one of them new to sokaney 
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relationships of that species with G. Lise sad 6. trichophylla: his 
views as to the subordination to the last species of the two former 
- and certain other species might well be expanded into a separate 
_ paper and published for the benefit of bryologists generally. 
Messrs. Jack, of Edinburgh, send us the first parts of what 
second number she contributes a study of Anemones which is a 
beautiful example of colour-printing. The work, which both in 
printing, paper, and plates is — satisfactory, will be com- 
pleted i in se venteen parts at 1s. (net) each. 
GA Ds and Philosophical Society fers orn many of such lists 
by the presence of interesting notes on the plants and the circum- 
stances of their occurrence, and also in the inclusion of many which | 
introduced Flam- 
mula, Silene latvohe (‘becoming very common in the district”) 
uonymus, Anthemis nobilis, Carlina vulgaris, Echium vulgare 
and others whose character is usually equally above suspicion, but 
which in this district are associated with railway stations and 
embankments. One or two of the plants included—e.g. Lathyrus 
so seem out of place on the list; others are both native and alien, 
such as Broom, which is wild on the Frodsham hills but also grows 
on railway banks as an introduction. Kalmia ang gustifolia, which 
finds place neither in Mr. Dunn’s book nor in a Druce’s list, 
has been established on Rixton Moss for’ many year 
WE have received the Report of the Watson Biiaiical Ex- 
change Club for 1907-8, from which, as well as from that of the 
Botanical oe Club, we. oat to give some extracts when 
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