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as would seem necessary, accompany the limitation of programme. 

 The new venture will be called The Scottish Botanical Beview, 

 and will be under the management of an editorial committee, 

 among whose names we do not find that of Prof. Trail, who was 

 so prominently associated with the botany of the Annals. 



The Lichen Exchange Club Beport for 1911 is chiefly occupied 

 by a criticism by the Secretary of Miss A. L. Smith's British 

 Lichens. A reviewer of a book on such a specialised study as 

 Lichenology should have a sound knowledge of the subject, but 

 this Mr. Horwood does not appear to possess, judging from certain 

 misstatements, e. g., those concerning the classification adopted 

 (p. 5), and as to Ghrooleiyus aureus (p. 5), Lecidea and Lecanora 

 (p. 5), Buellia (p. 7), &c. If Miss Smith had written some of the 

 things imputed to her, she would indeed have needed the "helpful 

 criticism (in view of possible second editions) " offered in this review. 

 But despite the praised "much less Latinized English," "the 

 simplification of the terminology " was apparently not carried far 

 enough to make matters "readily intelligible" to the reviewer. 

 Mr. Horwood wishes to know why " Specimen not seen" figures 

 after descriptions of Dr. Stirton's plants ; judging from the con- 

 troversy which took place between the Rev. J. M. Crombie and 

 Dr. Stirton some years ago, it would seem that the question 

 should be addressed to Dr. Stirton. The fact that Miss Smith has 

 not adopted the method of double citation is criticized. As has 

 been repeatedly pointed out, the name of an authority is not given 

 to do him honour but to indicate the plant. In the method 

 adopted, e. g., " Gyalecta cupularis Schaer. Bnum. p. 94 (1850) " 

 the plant is clearly indicated ; and the original describer is always 

 cited in the synonymy. 



Mr. Horwood' s method of spelling proper names has called 

 forth the following protest from the author of the Report proper : — 

 "dear mr. britten in the "report of the lichen exchange club for 

 1911 " which has just appeared i notice that capitals are not used 

 for proper names, without wishing to arouse or enter into any 

 controversy on this yankee innovation, i should like, as the writer 

 of the report, to claim the hospitality of your pages in order to 

 state that the responsibility for this innovation rests upon mr. 

 horwood the secretary, and not upon me. i am still conservative 

 enough to sign my name J. A. Wheldon." 



We regret to record the death of Mr. G. R. M. Murray, which 

 occurred on Dec. 16. A notice of him will appear in due course. 



A Correction. — We regret that the following corrections 

 relating to the notice of Mr. Bolus (pp. 241-3) were omitted from 

 the list given at the end of our last volume. The date in the 

 heading is given " 1910 " instead of 1911, and the place and date 

 of his death — Oxted, Surrey, 25 May — are omitted from the notice. 

 The amount bequeathed — " £48,000 " — should read £20,000, 

 £28,000 being the amount previously given as the endowment for 

 the herbarium of the South African College. 



