NOTICES OF BOOKS. 851 
und neg (Wiesbaden. C. W. Kreidel, 1886). It forms a com- 
panion to the same author’s ‘ Die Methoden der Bakterien-forschung’ 
Published last year (by the same publisher). It is in very handy 
form » and well illustrated. A ae ae kind of publication is 
pai 
L. Voss, 1886), In it there is Bi “forth in handy tabular form a 
description of the more important Schizophytes. ‘Die Untersuch- 
gs-methoden,’ by Drs. Huber and Becker (Leipzig, Vogel, 1886), 
is a book on the familiar plan dealing with instruments, reagents, 
methods of preparation, staining m methods, preserving substan neces, 
&c., by Dr. Huber, while the account of the Bacteria themselves is 
given by Dr. Becker. It is well written and illustrated. eit 
a Dictionary of Bacteriology has been published, called ‘ Woérterbuch 
der “arte mares von Dr. W. D. Miller r (St uttgart, Ferdinan d 
Enke, 1886). s in German, and is doubtless a useful publication, 
but greatly ‘battered from the botanical point of view by the names 
ieee in it without any authority. One or two minor blunders 
are more absurd than serious—such as describing creer ner as & 
be ¢ rect in a dicti onary“ aand a small dictionary—leaves room for 
stern For example, ‘‘ Uromycetes’’ is abominable, because it 
looks like the name of a new natural order. ‘‘ Sphacelia’’ is descri 
r. Miller would simply omit these names ungi, which have 
nothing in the world to do with Bacteriology, se wo 
serious number of errors. ce Murray. 
Unper the title ‘ Bibliotheca Botanica’ and the editorship of 
illustrat 
is =a chat by Fischer, of Cassel. Hach issue is complete in 
New Booxs.—-H. Lacuor, ‘Flore élémentaire’ (plants of Semur, 
Cote d'Or), (12mo, pp. xvi. 240). — C. Satomon, ‘ Worterbuch der 
botanischen Gattungsnamen’; and i Wartaxbuck der gn ep 
Bee tiche fiir Gartenfreunde ’ — Mead “© 188 
iv 
Oo, pp 92, & i TEN ‘ Saas, 
** Dictionary of English Plaht-nain s’ (part i leting the 
wor riib — i. Prrrzer, ‘ Morphologische Studien ueber 
die Orchideenbliithe’ (Heidelberg, Winter: 8vo, pp. 139, 65 cuts) 
—-E. Voazs, ‘ ee Pflanzenleben des Meeres’ agi Frohberg: 
8vo, pp. 83, 2 uts) J. L. pe Lanessan, ‘ Les Plantes Utiles des 
nies ‘oe oce (Paris, jaseiclibele id ee. pp. iv. 990). 
