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Vol. XXI. October, 1907. No. 249. 



THE 



BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. 



CONTENTS. 



T. Makino :— Observations on the Flora of Japan. (Continued 

 from p. 88) . 135. 



Articles in Japanese:— 



T. Kawakami: — On Bombax malabaricum of Formosa. ..... 255 



T. Nakai:— On Polygonum scandens L. var. dentatoalatum Maxim. 266 



Current Literature: — 



E. A. Newell Arber, On the Past History of the Ferns.— 0. Porsch, 

 Versncli einer Phylogenie des Embrvosacks und der doppelten 

 Bcfruchtung der Angiospermen.— Eriedrich Laibach, Zur Frage 

 nach der Individualitat der Cliromosomen in Pflanzenre'ich. . . 269 



Miscellaneous : — 



Microorganisms of Pipe-water— A list of Plants of North-eastern 

 Provinces, V.— On Chinese species of Rubia. — On the scientific 

 name of common sweet potatoe.— On C^ptogramme Stelleri 

 Prantl and Galium triflorum Michx new to Japanese Flora. — 

 Personals, News, etc. 273 



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