220 NOTICES OF BOOKS. 
Britis mycologists will be interested in ee that the Rey. 
John Stevenson has in preparation a ‘ Flora of British ee 
lag ae a in two ae illustrated : M . Smi 
The price to subscribers will s. 6d. per volume, and the per 
will be published as soon as a soaps number of names have 
been received by the author, whose address is Glamis, Forfarshire, 
N.B.— Mr. William Phillips is preparing a ‘Manual of British 
Picincton: in ica volume, illustrated : ome’ . subscribers not 
to exceed 10s. Address :-—Canonbury, Shrew 
Tue last part of Boissier’s ‘ Flora Orientals * containing the 
April ints An ‘Index Nominum Vernaculorum’ 7 contributed by 
Prof. a M. Boissier is now engaged upon a supplement 
e 
Tue Committee x the Palestine Exploration Fund has issued 
a handsome quarto volume of 455 pages, on ‘The Fauna and 
Flora of Palestine,’ under the editorship of Dr. Tristram. Th 
Flora occupies about half the book; it consists of a list of species, 
mainly compiled from Be aa s ‘ Flora Orientalis, but including 
other sources, of w Dr. Tristram says :— ‘The catalogue 
of the Flora has heey compiled, both from rod own herbarium, 
comprising 1,400 species, forme wne, who 
additions. The MS. catalogue of the Flora of Palestine, com- 
piled by Mr. Hanbury and Sir Jos seph Hocker now in the 
Herbarium at Kew, has also been used.” We regret to see ops the 
objectionable innovation of spelling all specific names with a 
initial letter has been adopted 
Dr. Croumpre Sgt: is continuing his series of works on 
Forestry with gr apidity : his last contribution is a general 
sketch of the subject entitled « es to the Study of Modern 
Forest Economy’ (Edinburgh, Oliver & Boyd), which gives in & 
peel ndy and readable form ae views of the principal wees on the 
subjec 
Ew Booxs.—C. Ha eae ‘Monographie der Gattung 
Epilobium’ (4to pp. viii. 318, tt. 23: Jena: Fischer).—J. WEISNER, 
‘Elemente der Organographie, attr und ae oie bao ese 
8vo, pp. xii. 449: Vienna: Holder).—H. F. von , * Dae 
ersuchswesen auf dem Gebiete der Pilanizenphysiologia’ (8vo, 
pp. vin. 264: Berlin, Springer) —K. L. Verrers, ‘ Die Blattstiele 
der Cycadeen’ (8v0, p pp. 26, 2 plates: Leipzig). —A. pease : 
