382 BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ETC. 
Botanische Zeitung (Oct. 28-Nov. 18).—M. W. Beyerinck, ‘ Die 
Lebensgeschichte einer Pigment-bacterie ’ (1 plate). 
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club (Oct.). —E. L. Sturtevant, «Some 
names for Cucurbite. =: = 2 papa Spherella gossypina, sp. n. 
(1 plate). 
~ Gardeners’ Chronicle (Noy. (oe Picea pungens iss, 8, 74). 
—W. B, Hemsley, Aristolochia gigas seit 75).—(No it). Nerine 
pancrativides maid sp.n.— (Nov. 21) Acampe madagascariensis 
Kranzlin, sp. n 
Journal. de jit Bs (Noy. 1).— P. Viala and C. Sauvageau, 
‘Sur quelques Champignons parasites de la ae ov. 16). 
m 
tle: Soe. (Bot. xxviii. 20, 195: Oc ns ory HN; 
Ridley, ¢ Bhs Genus Bromheadia’ (B. sylvestris, B. alticola, spp. nn. : 
1 plate).— Id. ‘Two New Genera of Orchids from E. Indies’ 
( Leucolena, ee 2 plates). —M. C. Potter, * te aes) 
tion of Buds in the ie ao (4 plates). — F. R. M. Wilson 
‘ Lichens of Victoria (1 plate). 
Oest é repeat (Nov.). — J. Freyn, ‘Plante nove 
Orientales” i Ranunculus Sintenisti, Gypsophila capillipes, Silene - 
Bornmulleri Te oieeepioes Sintenisii, H. tomentellum, spp. nn.).—R. v. 
ettstein, ‘ Die Arten der r Gattung Gentiana aus der section Endo- 
tricha.’—K. v. Halaesy, ‘ Beitrige zur Flora der tenn n 
— K. 
er, ‘ Hutchinsia alpina and H. brevicaulis’ (i Shs —H. 
Ponaky ‘Weitere Beitrage zur Brombeerenflora der Kleinen 
fe, Fas Soc. (Bot. iii: pt. 4.: Oct.).—G. Murray, ‘ New 
species of Caulerpa, with observations on the position of the 
genus * (2 plates). 
BOOK-NOTES, NEWS, ée. 
J ting themselves with much energy 
systema their country. of. Yatabe sends us 
the first part of jaainste Flore Japonice—a work which is to be 
for Japan w. ish Botany is for Britain, as intended to 
tain figures and descriptions of all the indigenous plants, erypto- 
d sai . . TyP 
gams ell as phane erogams. This first instalment contains 
twenty excellent plates, with descriptions in English and Japanese : 
five of the plates-are devoted to the forms of the very variable 
Saaifraga cortusefolia. No systematic arrangement is followed. 
_WE have also to acknowledge three parts (Nos. i April-June 
fa monthly publication entitled Tet sous of the Flora of Sana 
Dr. Tomitaro Makino, which is intended to serve as an atlas to 
