288 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 
‘La Guerre des Nymphes suivie de la Hadvella Incarnation de 
Buda ”’ is the title of a pamphlet in which Dr. Saint- Lager discusses 
the nomenclature of Nymphea, and the vexed question of Buda v. 
: t 
nomenclature will not expect to find here any practical solution of 
difficulties, and will therefore not be disappointed. 
Tae most recent part of the Flora we asiliensis contains a& bens 
of Dr. K. Schumann’s monograph of the Malvacee. A new genus, 
Modiolastrum, is established, to Shuck a malvifolia Gr, eine 
previously unpublished species are referr 
WE regret to announce the death of Saniinal Haynald, which 
took place at Kalocsa, Hungary, on the 4th of J uly. ‘The memoir 
y Prof. Kanitz, to which we referred at p. 128, gives a full account 
of the life of the amiable and distinguished prelate ; we regret that 
the nen demands upon our space preclude us from giving an 
abridgment of this. 
on of a Botanical Survey of India, which has 
been pores. consideration since 1885, — been finally settled; the 
ill be 
the general control of Dr. King, who i is ofticially entitled “‘ Director 
of the Botanical Survey of India. 
Aw account of the Herbarium and botanical collections in the 
Science and Art Museum, Dublin, prepared by Prof. Johnson, has 
lately been issued at the Museum. The Irish Flora is represented 
by Miss ’s collection of Alge, Dr. D. Moore's Mosses and 
Racatien, and Mr. T. Chandlee’s Flowering Plants: there is also a 
collection of ‘Kildare plants (by Douglas) presented by Marquis 
are.” The general herbarium contains, among others, Ne 
collections of Prof. W. R. McNab and Dr. Litton, and the Lichen 
and Fungi of Admiral Jones. The greater r part of the sollestionis 
at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin (see Journ. Bot. 1883, 55), 
have been transferred to the Museum. 
We are glad to learn that the second edition of Mr. Mansel- 
Pleydell’s Flora of Dorset is passing shron ugh the press 
Unper the title ‘Monomialism,’ Prof. Baile the 
pie Gazette for July, states his sbidations to the “new fashinn 
of naming plants” which is adopted by some Seas pent 
botanists, and on which we have more than once animadver 
Should space permit, we shall reproduce Prof. Bailey’ 8 odactar 
and well-timed protest in these pages. The same number of the 
Gazette contains a very ioe og review of Dr. Aveling’s recent 
Introduction to the Hg of Botan 
Tue second part of Miss ist Woolward’s oetph of 
The Genus Masditatice has just been i ssued, and is 
cessor of the first, of which we spoke at some length my p- 88 of this 
volume. second instalment contains figures and descriptions 
following species :—M. civilis, M. corniculata, M. cucullata, 
aS matte a ates oe M. maculata, M. picturata, M. Reichen- 
_ Pachiana, M. Schlimii, M. tovarensis. Thig Pea monograph 
i form part of the library of every orchid-gro 2 
