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et de la Chine.’—E. cerca ‘ Selectio Novorum Mus 
(May 16). G. Beauvisage, ‘ Sur les fascicules criblés Buehived @ sa 
le il nanettonie de la Be ne.’ 
Linnean Soe. (Bot. xxvii. 187-8, Ap. 25). — G. Masse 
Life-history of Dictyospharium Ehrenbe pe st 4 plate). — .. 
Johnson, ‘ Systematic A Cone of Dictyot acee.’ — J. Ball, ‘ Further 
Contributions to Flora of Patagonia.’ — 8S. ee M. Moore, ‘ Investi- 
gations into true nature of Callus. ’"—Id., ‘ Microchemical Reactions 
of Tannin.’ 
La Notarisia (April 30). — P. Magnus, ‘ Nuova contribuzione 
alla conoscenza dell’ area geografica di Spheroplea annulina 
Hariot, ‘Algues du Brésil et du Congo.’— M. Mobius, ‘ Conspectus 
algarum endophytarum.’ 
Oesterr. Bot MB (May).—A. v. Degen, Arenaria set: 
folia & A. transsylvanic — L. Ce — ovsky, ‘ ya die Verw 
schaft von Typha mae Sparganium.’ — A. Zahlbruckner, ‘ oo 
Krypt ogamenflora Oboristereeh — H. Polak, ‘Zur Flora von 
Bulgarien.’ — E. Junger, ‘ Botanische Gelegenheits bemerkungen.’ 
R. R. v. Wettstein, ‘ Ueber die Section Laburnum der Gattung 
Cytisus 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, de. 
Mr. Worraineton G, Surru is preparing for the public — 
of the Botanical Department of the British Museum a series of 
ninety-six tables, illustrating the British Fungi. Every soi of 
the Hymenomyce ee will be figured in its natural colours, the 
wings being n from Mr. Smith’s own series, already in the 
Museum, with ethars from original figures lent by Mr. Plowright 
and others. 
A HanDsomeE volume on The Missowt Botanic Garden has been 
issued by its ‘Deastecs, under the editorship of Prof. Trelease. It 
con 
by whom in the same year he was sent to New Sg Thence 
he went to St. peed, where he amassed a lar, Ee e 
Missouri Garden was begun by him in 1857, ca ite favelépuient 
occupied him from that date. He died at St. Louis, in his 
residence in the G Cnedens: on August 25th last. Mr. Shaw appears 
to seehde had no knowledge of Botany, but his wii deservedly 
m’s European 
heabtiactnh has beat aabed aed ioe am ene is available for 
reference. 
Baron von Murxu.er is is continuing his useful Iconographies of 
: Australian Plants, Of the most recent, devoted to the Salsolacea, 
