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net) contains the very interesting sketch of the botany of the Indian 

 Empire which was issued separately in advance in 1904 with the 

 authority of the Secretary of State, and from which we gave some 

 extracts in this Journal for that year i pp. 221-227). As we then said, 

 the essay gives an admirable idea of the constituents of the Flora, 

 which exhibits that masterly power of summary which Sir Joseph 

 displayed in the celebrated essay on Island Floras and in other of 

 his works. It is perhaps to be regretted that its publication in this 

 form has been delayed for three years, as in some respects this 

 prevents it from being quite " up-to-date/' but it is and will remain 

 an excellent epitome of our knowledge of the subject. The same 

 volume contains chapters on the physical aspects, geology, meteo- 

 rology, zoology, ethnology, languages, religions, and population — 

 all evidently well and thoroughly done ; it contains nearly 600 

 pages and is cheap at 6s. 



The Rev. H. J. Riddelsdell has left Aberdare ; communications 

 should be addressed to him at St. Michael's College, Llandaff. 



Referring to our note on p. 160 as to the desirability of giving 

 a list of members and their addresses in the Reports of the Watson 

 and Botanical Exchange Clubs, Mr. George Goode, the Secretary 

 of the former, points out that such a list is given in the " List of 

 Desiderata n which is sent to each member of the Club, and which 

 we had not previously seen. 



Since the note on p. 214 was written, we have received a Memo- 

 randum on the American Gooseberry Mildew issued by the Board 

 of Agriculture, which urges upon growers the necessity of taking 

 every possible precaution to prevent the spread of the disease. The 

 statement is confirmed that the mildew has appeared in Worcester- 

 shire and Gloucestershire, and growers are advised what steps to 

 take to destroy the fungus, or to modify its ravages. The Board 

 also issues an illustrated leaflet, which is intended to assist growers 

 in identifying the disease. 



The Liverpool Botanical Society proposes to undertake a Flora 

 of South Lancashire, i. e., of that part of the county south of the 

 Ribble. Mr. W. G. Travis, Secretary of the Flora Committee, will 

 be glad to receive help of any kind in the way of records, speci- 

 mens, &c. ; his address is 107 Delamere Street, Liverpool. 



The Queensland Government has issued a volume on The Weeds 



and Suspected Poisonous Plants of Queensland, by Mr. F. M. Bailey, 

 n with brief botanical descriptions and accounts of the economic, 

 noxious, or other properties, to which are added in most instances 

 figures illustrating portions of the plants brought under notice/' 

 This full title gives a good idea of the scope of the book. The de- 

 scriptions are based on those in the author's Queensland Flora, but 

 are not mere transcriptions ; the numerous figures are small and 

 not very good, but should be helpful to the cultivator and stock- 

 holder, for whom they are principally intended. The subject is 

 treated in a somewhat comprehensive manner ; thus Woljfia arrKiza 

 and a Lemna are included as being " troublesome in tubs and tanks 

 set apart for the growth of ornamental aquatics." 



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