92 ARTIcLES in JouRNALS. 
This pe sents naturally results in brevity, and in something 
besides. The attentive reader will note that the Shetland Islands, 
for example, by this method are included both in sections 1 and 8; 
and that Dover is expressly — from both 8 and 9. What 
has Dover done to merit this treatment? It ought to be a 
‘« starting-point,” and perhaps the eahors think that Dover has 
ae gia enough of the sort already. Similarly in Ireland, Malin 
is included twice (viz., in sections 10 and 12), and Wexford 
Pashous is es excluded (viz., from 13 and 14), but then such 
things are as one expects them to be in Ireland. Brevity is thus 
well mated, sod ‘the authors may be pardoned their joke, though it 
needs so élaborate an explanation. At the same time, one cannot 
ri thinking it would have been less amusing, but more scientific, 
ivide our coasts into something like natural areas, and to 
Toate them either symbolically or otherwise, but after an 
intelligible fashion. I may therefore be pardoned if I do not echo 
out the distribution of ge on our shores.” This system 
is surely bias for once, without experimenting on its possible 
developme 
Chavo w are two appendices—the first of species to be tie 
‘“‘ since they have not been proved to grow on the shores 0 
- These are Cystoseira barbata g., Laminaria longicruris De ia Pyl., 
Sargassum bacciferum C. Ag., ; and Sargassum vulgare C. Ag. On 
what shores, may I ask, has Baty gassum bacciferum been sate to 
row? Itis a doubtful ee on those mythical shores 
of Dover or Wexford Harbour. I agree to the exclusion of this 
occur on the shores of Britain, having been found on the Atlantic 
shores of France or of Norway, or in the Baltic, is certainly of 
express service to the collector. Apart from such —— rs (and this 
criticism of them I tender in the most friendly mood), Messrs. 
Holmes and Batters are to be heartily thanked be a solid and 
useful piece of work, — will bear fruit in many hands. 
ARTICLES IN JOURNALS. 
Ann. Sciences Nat. (7th Ser., xii. 4-6: Jan. 189 91).—A. Garcin, 
‘ Recherches sur Vhistogénése des péricarpes charnus’ (4 plates). 
Bot. Centralblatt. (Nos. 4, 5). — M. Leonhard, ‘ Zur Anatomie 
der Apocynaceen’ (2 plates). — C. O. Harz, ‘Ueber die Flora von 
Marienbad in Béhmen.’—(Nos. 6,7). G. Kuntze, ur vergleicl 
den Anatomie der Malvaceen.’ — J. R. Jungner, Ueber die Pape- 
nara im bot. Gart. zu Upsala nebst neuen hybriden Formen.’ 
“recon Gazette (Jan.). — — J. Donnell-Smith, ‘ Undeseribed 
cleats from Guatemala’ (Bocconia velutina, Chorisia soluta, Myrodia 
 maeigiootg Heteropteris retusa, Potentilla Donnell-Smithii Focke, 
Tibouchina Bourgeana Cogn., Monochatum diffusum Cogn., Conostegia 
